The Tree of Life

I've always had a thing for trees.  I love seeing how they change throughout the seasons, their framework, the life they hold, et cetera.  A few months ago my friend, Beth,wanted me to paint something to go with her best friend's favorite scripture.  She wanted something with a sunset.  This is what I came up with:

A few weeks ago I had another tree request.  She wanted it to express parts of her favorite scripture from Ephesians... 'breadth', 'height', 'depth', 'rooted'; putting emphasis on deep roots giving way to life.  This was from a friend that I've only met in person once, Christie, but have gotten to know, via email, over the past couple of years.  She is part of Campus Crusade in Alabama.  
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Last week Lindsay (you know who she is) requested 2 trees painted on barn board.  She was very specific... trees black w/ lots of branches and a little lime green vine on the side.  One of her elementary kids could have done this, but here is one of them:

She has a really cool room that she uses for her morning devotional and she plans on putting her prayer requests on each branch.  I think that's an excellent idea.

There's just something about a tree.  (I have no idea why you can't click on these pictures to enlarge, so if you know what I can do differently please let me know!)