A Relationship Is A Gift

That Can Blossom In Beauty

The beauty of relationship can weather many storms and remain strong.  Relationship can grow as both delicate and rooted.  In looking at pictures of the National Cherry Blossom Festival I could not help but think of relationship.  Over 3,000 cherry trees were sent to the United States from the people in Japan as a gift of friendship in 1912.  On the northern bank of the Tidal Basin two of those original trees stand today.  They were planted by First Lady Taft and Viscountess Chinda, the wife of the Japanese Ambassador.  … Read the rest