Christmas Tree Mistake
One year while attending the First Assembly, we were placed on their Christmas Help List. A tree was presented to us. I was a big beautiful blue spruce. Looking at it - its branches were so perfectly full. Your dad & I loved it. We wanted to get it up right away although dad noticed the truck was way too large for the stand so he decided to cut it at a point where it would fit. This did seem like a good idea. NOT!!! When it was removed, half of the tree went with it. We didn't realize how much of the tree was from the bottom trunk!!!

We were soooo disappointed that dad piled us all in the car to go Christmas tree shopping. But it was the last Sunday before Christmas (just a few days off). None could be found. So we went home and found the tree still didn't fit right so were propped the tree in the corner of the tipout & decorated it. It didn't look too bad but because we could not keep it watered the tree was taken down as soon as Christmas was over. I was scared of fire the whole time.