My oldest son’s first clear word was dog. A family pet rushed into the living room where we were visiting Christmas Day. “Dog,” he blurted.
Bird followed. My toddler kept vigil over the birds eating the seed outside our kitchen window. “Bir” he said over and over. “Bird” corrected his visiting grandmother.
We moved, and moved, and moved again. Bird feeders were forgotten for twenty-two years.
Twelve inches of snow followed by nineteen inches of snow caused my husband and I to hang bird feeders on our deck. We watched cardinals, blue jays, doves, woodpeckers, chickadees and more. We photographed them. We researched them. As the snow lingered, and word spread, the quantity and varieties on our deck increased.
My joy was mixed with sadness. My sons were in college. They were missing adventures and learning experiences that could not be regained. If only I could go back twenty years and re-hang a winter bird feeder.
Does something need to be reinstated in your home?
Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!
Luke 12:24 (ESV)
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