Growing up on the prairies...
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Growing up on the prairies makes one aware of the importance of moisture. Folks would
try to grow tree or shrub shelter belts around their yards. In years when rain was plentiful,
the trees were green and lush. In dry years, the leaves were smaller and seemed always to
have a yellow tinge to them, as if they were just days from dying. But those trees that
grew next to the sloughs, they always grew. No matter how little rain there was, these
trees had the benefit of the winter runoff. As the snow melted, the water ran to the
sloughs, and these trees drank up the water and grew. When one drove down the country
road, especially in dry years, you could always spot the low spots where the water had
collected, by the lushness of the trees.
The person who trusts in the Lord is like a tree growing by a prairie slough -- water in abundance.
The person who trusts in the Lord is like a tree growing by a prairie slough -- water in abundance.
