Acorns In the Snow

Since we were created as part of nature…part of her trees…her mountains…her brooks…it’s no wonder we find comparisons to nature…everywhere we look. For instance…I often think how we, as babies, are similar to acorns in the snow…how we’re both created in innocence…how there’s so much we don’t know. How we look to our parents to help us with our daily climb…while the acorn looks to Mother Nature with the help of Father Time. How we look to our family for guidance…for support…to teach to explain…to coax…while the acorn looks to its family comfortably nestled among the oaks. How we both start out so tiny…so fragile…a diminutiveness that, at first, hides…to the innocent observer…the potential housed inside. Yes, how often I have thought we, as babies, are similar to acorns in the snow…and how we both need warmth and nurturing if we ever are to grow. Which is why I pray all parents learn from nature and understand how strong…how solid…how tall that tree will grow… depends on how they care for… that acorn in the snow.