Most things change with time, landscapes, buildings, and people. In McCreary County, Kentucky a few things remain the same through generations and seem an endless reminder of the past. A few years ago we went hiking in McCreary County along with my husband's dad, who was around 80 years old at the time, and his wife. We could see this tall cedar tree from the road. His dad insisted that we walk through briars, sage grass and undergrowth to get to it. You see, it held fond memories for him from his childhood. It stands in the midst of his grandpa, Tom Goodin's old homeplace; this Tom was my husband's great grandpa. My husband's dad was named after him. We hiked over to it, and it was breathtaking. I couldn't take a picture of the whole tree because of it's height, but, I got a nice shot of the upper portion. The old house was gone, no trace of the smokehouse, hen house, hog lot, or anything else that left evidence the old homeplace existed, except for this tall cedar. No aged trees stood around it, only a few saplings and younger trees. I don't know exactly how long this tree has been standing on the old Tom Goodin homeplace on Goodin Ridge, but, Tom's generation comes down like this, Tom Goodin, his son Wess, his son Tom, his son Bob, his daughter Selina, her son Timothy. That is six generations. Whether it stood before that, I don't know. I thank God a few things remain to remind us of those that came before us. We all go. They went. So will we. Will there be anything still standing to remind those that come after us that we were here? Only God knows.frost
November 27, 2010
A Tall Cedar grows high in the sky on Goodin Ridge.
Most things change with time, landscapes, buildings, and people. In McCreary County, Kentucky a few things remain the same through generations and seem an endless reminder of the past. A few years ago we went hiking in McCreary County along with my husband's dad, who was around 80 years old at the time, and his wife. We could see this tall cedar tree from the road. His dad insisted that we walk through briars, sage grass and undergrowth to get to it. You see, it held fond memories for him from his childhood. It stands in the midst of his grandpa, Tom Goodin's old homeplace; this Tom was my husband's great grandpa. My husband's dad was named after him. We hiked over to it, and it was breathtaking. I couldn't take a picture of the whole tree because of it's height, but, I got a nice shot of the upper portion. The old house was gone, no trace of the smokehouse, hen house, hog lot, or anything else that left evidence the old homeplace existed, except for this tall cedar. No aged trees stood around it, only a few saplings and younger trees. I don't know exactly how long this tree has been standing on the old Tom Goodin homeplace on Goodin Ridge, but, Tom's generation comes down like this, Tom Goodin, his son Wess, his son Tom, his son Bob, his daughter Selina, her son Timothy. That is six generations. Whether it stood before that, I don't know. I thank God a few things remain to remind us of those that came before us. We all go. They went. So will we. Will there be anything still standing to remind those that come after us that we were here? Only God knows.
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What a beautiful reminder of how life continues on and God supplies nature with the ability to grow for years and stand during all types of weather.
ReplyDeleteMay our lives be a testament like this cedar that others who come after us can see how God supplied our faith and brought us through all types of weather in life. It would be a family legacy just like this tall cedar. Thank you for sharing this!