The Legend of the 3 trees

My favorite book to read to Addison is called “The Legend of the 3 Trees”. It is about 3 trees that have very big dreams of what they want to be when they grow up. The olive tree wants to be a treasure chest that will hold the greatest treasure in the world. The oak tree wants to be a great ship that carries kings. The pine tree wants to stand tall and point people to God. The olive tree is chopped down and only becomes a manger. He is so upset that he will never hold a treasure. The oak tree becomes a ship, but only a fishing ship on a calm lake. He will never carry a king. The pine tree is hit by lightening and is thrown in a scrap pile. He will never point anyone to God. The olive tree is the manger that held Christ when he was born. The oak tree is the boat Christ was in when he calmed the storm on the lake. The pine tree was the cross Christ died on. Each had their own dreams, but God had plans much bigger for them than they could have ever imagined. How awesome is that! God has a wonderful plan for each of us no matter what our circumstances are. He can and will use us if we just submit to Him!
Carrie