Yesterday, due to a very recent severe wind storm, we had to prune a huge weeping willow back to it's very lowest point on the trunk.
The recent wind storm had lifted the tree up, changing the ground around it, but thankfully, it did not fall.
With no moneys to hire a professional, even if one was available, we began the task ourselves.
A overwhelming challange at least.
I prayed alot as my husband slowly took each section off the huge tree, amazingly, each section falling in a place where no damage would be done.
Finally the last portion, which was the most threatening as it could easly fall towrds our roof, he carefully tied the section to our truck, so our oldest could gently draw the section in the direction we hoped it would go, (away from the roof)!
My husband carefully cut the tree, and ..Oh No! it twisted and despite our efforts fell upon the roof.
As we watched frozen in fear, I prayed, I dont know how to explain this, but even though the section fell upon our roof, it was as though a huge hand was under it, gently rolling onto our roof, then unto the ground.
We stood in amazment that there was no damage, not even a dent in the rain gutter.
We laughed in delight, praise, wonder and thankfullness, praising God for His help.
Now the tree can be saved, start growing again from the pruned trunk, and we will be more diligent in keeping it well pruned every year, never again taking the gamble that maby we can skip this year again.
Thankyou Father God, Lord Jesus, for your care and help in this needed task!!!
God bless
pickles
The recent wind storm had lifted the tree up, changing the ground around it, but thankfully, it did not fall.
With no moneys to hire a professional, even if one was available, we began the task ourselves.
A overwhelming challange at least.
I prayed alot as my husband slowly took each section off the huge tree, amazingly, each section falling in a place where no damage would be done.
Finally the last portion, which was the most threatening as it could easly fall towrds our roof, he carefully tied the section to our truck, so our oldest could gently draw the section in the direction we hoped it would go, (away from the roof)!
My husband carefully cut the tree, and ..Oh No! it twisted and despite our efforts fell upon the roof.
As we watched frozen in fear, I prayed, I dont know how to explain this, but even though the section fell upon our roof, it was as though a huge hand was under it, gently rolling onto our roof, then unto the ground.
We stood in amazment that there was no damage, not even a dent in the rain gutter.
We laughed in delight, praise, wonder and thankfullness, praising God for His help.
Now the tree can be saved, start growing again from the pruned trunk, and we will be more diligent in keeping it well pruned every year, never again taking the gamble that maby we can skip this year again.
Thankyou Father God, Lord Jesus, for your care and help in this needed task!!!
God bless
pickles