Sunday, February 6, 2011

Visit of the Nuthatches

Discouraged and overwhelmed, I stepped out onto the covered patio to get some air and  talk to the Lord.  I stepped off the patio and onto the lawn. Suddenly a nuthatch flew under the patio covering and just hovered, almost like a hummingbird, then finally lited on the strand of hanging lights.
Then two more- flitting around, hovering, then one lited on the light strand, near the first, the third landed on the iron chanderlier hanging over the table- only four or five feet from me. My heart filled to bursting, as the nuthatches and I just looked at each other and I recalled God's sweet promise, I care for the birds,Vicki,  don't you know I care for you?
 I have never seen nuthatches behave like this before or since.
 I don't expect to.
 They were the reminder I needed then and the inspiration for my year-long quest for a deeper TRUST in the ONE whose eye is always on the [nuthatch].

4 comments:

  1. Vicki I am pleased to see that you value birds and see lessons through them as much as I do. A couple of days ago one of my much loved Rufous sided towee was lying on my deck and it made me so sad and thinking the same thing about how God knows 'when a sparrow falls' and so how much more He knows when I emotionally fall and need strenght. Thanks so much for starting your blog, I love it.

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  2. A beautiful reminder that our Lord is waiting for us to reach out to him. We grow through so many stages of our life. Each experience and the way we react to them will leave a lasting impression on our heart. The most difficult stage for me was learning to be a mom of grown-up children, allowing them to experience the lessons of trust. Trust has so many dimensions. However, it is something that is shared. The more we learn about trust and demonstrate trust, the more others around us will learn to do so to. Your thoughts warm my heart.

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  3. A beautiful reminder that our Lord is waiting for us to reach out to him. We grow through so many stages of our life. Each experience and the way we react to them will leave a lasting impression on our heart. The most difficult stage for me was learning to be a mom of grown-up children, allowing them to experience this lesson. Trust has so many dimensions. However, it is something that is shared. The more we learn about trust and demonstrate trust, the more others around us will learn to do so to. Your gentle thoughts warm my heart.

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  4. I hadn't thought about your point that as we learn and demonstrate trust others around us will learn to do so to, but of course, it's true! Children learn how to react to life by watching their parents, and if the parents exhibit trust in the Father, so will the children. So, in the church family, the principle would work the same. Good point!

    And thanks for joining the discussion!!!

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