Several years ago, my older sister lived on about 20 acres of wooded land, which offered the widest array of Christmas trees and pine boughs. It was a Christmas decorator’s dream, and each year we made a point of heading out for an afternoon to collect as much greenery as we could for our holiday decorating.
One year, shortly after Thanksgiving, she and I spent the afternoon clipping, chopping, and dragging out our wonderful finds. And then I spotted it – a six foot, spindly, Charlie Brown tree. I could have counted the total branches on both hands. And, my next idea hit me almost immediately. How funny would it be to strap that baby to the roof of my car and drive around for the entire Christmas season with it up there? It would be quite the opposite from the typical trees you see atop other cars this time of year.
And so that’s what I did; for four weeks I drove around with that spindly little tree on my car roof. But for such a sad little tree it sure spread a magnitude of Christmas cheer. Everywhere I turned there were people pointing and smiling. Perfect! Mission accomplished.
Becky,
Sister of Soul
Soulspiration of the Week:
"Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give." ~Eleanor Roosevelt
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