I Stand in Awe
The Redwoods ~
are big trees
crazy big trees
soooooooooo big
you can drive through it =)
Soooo big
when you are 4 foot 8 inches
or 4 foot 4 inches
you have to jump really high in the air to touch the top
of the bottom of the tree! =)
I live in Washington
We have trees
thousands of trees
but these are seriously BIG trees! =)
you can go in them
IN them
and look up a couple hundred feet
and see a hole made by lightening
that caused the inside of the tree to burn away
yet there is plenty of tree left to make a cool room in it
that you could host a small dinner party in if you wanted to!
it even has a door in it!
Crazy!
and this tree
has a giant growth on it
I forget what these giant growths are called ~ anyone???
aren’t they creepy weird?
the base on this tree alone is massive
never mind the giant mass!
yikes!
I asked my 6 foot tall man to stand next to this creepy huge mass
on this massive tree trunk
to add perspective
then I tested him
and asked him to touch the creepy mass!
because I am weird that way! =)
it seriously creeped me out ~ ew!
but it did fascinate me too!
and Look at THIS tree …
that fell to the ground once upon a time
(I would not have wanted to be around when THIS tree feel to the ground!~)
remember my man is about 6 feet tall!
Look at the base of this obscenely large tree!!
just lying around in the middle of the Redwood forest
here are my almost 5 feet tall kids
more than 6 feet high up
standing in the center of the root base of this tree!!
AWE!!
and it isn’t even the worlds largest tree!!
Here is my family standing on the crumbled trunk of what used to be the worlds tallest tree ~ 370 some odd feet high ~ before it fell in 1991.
Can you imagine the sound?
The rumble?
Amazing!
this is a shot about half way down the 370 foot tree
the kids walked the entire length of the tree
can you see them?? =)
Are you tired of looking at these amazing trees yet?
I can not tell you how many massive trees we stood in like this
in a crack
in the trunk
of an obscenely large tree
I started saying “yeah yeah… you’ve seen one giant tree you’ve seen them all” =)
but I didn’t mean it ~
They really make you stand in awe
complete and utter amazement
that they grew from a seed once upon a time!
The scary trees that blow in the wind in my back yard
pale in comparison!
Each massive tree made me feel so tiny.
Each massive tree gave me the feeling of total AWE.
Awe: the overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; a mixed feeling of reverence, fear and wonder caused by something majestic!
They were just trees.
but
Trees made by the same God who created me.
The same God who cares about my every breath.
The same God who loves me unconditionally.
The God whom I stand in Awe of ~ all He is and Does and has done and will do ~
in my little life.
Nature always brings my heart into a place of awe with God.
Just think … Even when the Giant trees fall…
They give back to the earth and to the animals.
The fallen tree has a purpose.
In the same way my life has a purpose.
Even when I feel like that fallen tree.
or the hollowed out tree.
or the giant tree with a massive growth on it.
or the giant tree still standing in all its wonder.
They are all uniquely made by God ~
and they all have made millions stand in awe ~
of their beauty and wonder and mystery
uniquely their own.
I know God can and does use us more than He uses those amazing trees ~
to bless those around us.
to feed the earth. =)
If we feel hollowed out, fallen or lumpy ~ God can and will use those things or times in our life to reveal Himself to others ~ in his perfect beautiful plan ~ just as we are!
Those trees have no idea how beautiful they make the world ~
they are just trees. =)
xo Jenn
PS
Yesterdays post was photographed on the Southern Oregon Coast and Crescent City California! =)
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 10:29 am
Absolutely amazing! We’ve said many times that we will take the boys to see them when they are older.
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 10:38 am
that is just way too cool. it is amazing the test of time these trees have withstood and keep going
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 10:58 am
Wow, those are huge! I would love to see those! I love how you turned this post into a lesson about God!
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 11:29 am
I have yet to see the Redwoods! I liked the photos of your kids peering through the heart-shaped cut-outs!
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 1:23 pm
What a beautiful post. We have done the Redwoods in California and I stand in awe of them too. Someday you may want to see the Bristlecone Pine Forest where the trees are still alive/living since the day Jesus walked our earth.
Thanks for stopping over today. If I put in M&M’s the gumball machine would always be empty!!
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 1:46 pm
Hi Jenn,
Those are amazing trees… we tried to get to the Redwoods last summer on our whirlwind road trip, but they just took us too far out of the way… we had a deadline in CO~ hub’s parents 50th:) I am so glad you shared them here.
Have you ever been up to the Hoh Rainforest? We went on our honeymoon… serious big tree there as well. His creation is awe inspiring. I love it when I have to just take a moment to appreciate and wonder the beauty.
Thanks for visiting myeverydaygraces… I do hope you come back:) Blessings!
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 2:03 pm
such beautiful pictures, esp of the kiddos in the tree cutouts–priceless! glad you enjoyed your trip!
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 4:53 pm
What a great post!!
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 5:14 pm
I would just LOVE to see these trees!!! How cool ! I would love to go inside that chimney tree!
Thanks for sharing these photo’s!
Kristin
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 5:21 pm
Those are absolutely humongous. I went there as a child, but I’ve forgotten it so it was like seeing it for the first time in your post. I can’t believe you can drive through one!
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 6:20 pm
I have never been…wow those were amazing and huge. Beautiful photos.
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 6:49 pm
Beautiful post, the pictures and the words. 🙂
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 6:57 pm
i want to go see the redwoods soooo badly! it just looks awesome and astounding.
have a happy night!
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 9:53 pm
I have always wanted to see those trees!
I find so many things in nature awe-inspiring. Our God is amazing!
Love this post.
August 2nd, 2010 saat: 10:22 pm
Wow! I would love to see those trees. How can you not stand in awe? So beautiful. It was neat to see your family next to the trees to really get an idea of how big they are. What fun. I want to see the redwood trees!
August 3rd, 2010 saat: 10:35 am
This is a place I would like to visit. Your pictures make is looks so amazing and big. Stopping from SITS
August 3rd, 2010 saat: 1:15 pm
I love the Redwood forest…it is amazing. Love your pictures, they really give us great perspective. I also love your thoughts at the end…it is true, even the fallen trees are still “living”.
August 3rd, 2010 saat: 2:19 pm
I’ve never seen anything like that! I guess we don’t grow them that big here in Wisconsin. That’s crazy. Thanks for sharing.
August 3rd, 2010 saat: 3:30 pm
I really hope to get there with the fam someday. Those were amazing pics! Such fun:)
August 3rd, 2010 saat: 5:52 pm
Never been…but really want to…especially NOW!! 🙂
Great amazing photos
Enjoy the night
August 5th, 2010 saat: 8:30 am
Wow. Would my kids love a trip like this! We studied redwoods earlier in the school year and whole forests can grow in the upper branches of these amazing trees!!!!!!!!!!!!