As we were driving yesterday we realized that we were very near some property that we used to have oh so long ago. I can't for the life of me recall the year but I know the kids were pretty small. I'm guessing maybe about 15 years ago. We had 6 1/2 acres that we planned to build on but before we were going to build on it we planted over 3000 trees on the 6 1/2 acres.
Here are some before and after pictures of what our property looked like before the trees and what it looks like today with the trees. Looking back at pictures we had taken when we had the property and pictures I took yesterday, they are almost from the same angles.

From the road facing north.


Here is the property with no weeds or anything. When we bought the property it had soy beans growing on it.

This is a look of how the property now looks from the east side of it (Not the white fence I just had to go so far back to get all the trees and the house in the picture). All the trees have grown that we had planted.

This is looking at the property from the west side. The new owners did plant some Blue Spruce trees and Poplar trees in the front but we planted all the White Pine, Nine Barks and Wild Plum trees. Those trees we have in our yard now.

This is from the top of the property looking south to the road.

Jim walking around the property.

When we planted all the trees we would be there all day. So Jim made a picnic table and a fire pit. The only thing missing was a bathroom and I would have to run to the gas station a few miles away for that.
Life sure doesn't always happen like we plan it. We did not end up keeping this property even after all the work we put into planting all those trees. Why? It just didn't work out and so we sold it to a young couple who was from the area and were getting married. A wedding present from the young mans dad if I remember right. God had a plan for us and building a house on that property was not in his plans. I always believe that what ever happens in life happens for a reason.
Today though we look back with fond memories and talk of what our plans were. Not with a heavy heart or sadness of what wasn't to be. We just knew God had something better for us.
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