--The Lord Is Watching Over All Of Us~~

-"Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young."
---(Psalm 84:3 /KJV) ~

~~~I've been sitting front row center for a miracle this month--a robin built a nest in my second-story office window. There, two Wedgwood-blue-eggs nestled safe from the rain. The mother sat on them for days, her tail feathers pushed up against my screen. She got used to the tat-a-tat of my keyboard, the brring-ring-ring of my phone.

When the babies hatched, they were the size of my thumbnail, with pinkish skin, tiny wisps of white down, and huge eyes. Almost at once the mother began to feed them, flying down into the front yard and procuring a range of delicacies: worms and bugs and silky-winged insects.

Now, after a few short weeks, the birds are dark and fully-feathered. Their chests are the pale red of diluted cranberry juice. They flutter their wings and stretch their legs. I become concerned that they might not fly. What if they fail and crash into my concrete porch below?

I came into my office yesterday and the nest was empty. (Yes, I did check the front porch.) Looking out from my desk, I saw one tiny bird still perched on the window ledge. I needed to open the window, but I was afraid I'd frighten the little thing, throwing off its first attempt to fly. Cautiously, I opened the window to its full height. With a single screech, the reluctant robin threw itself off the ledge and soared to the top of a pine tree fifty yards away. ~~

~"Lord G-D, Creator of all things, thank You that you care for all Your creatures. Sustain me with Your love and truth. And nudge me when I linger too long on the window ledges of life! I know that with You, all things truly will be alright. You hold the whole world in your hands. In Jesus Name~amen"

--Guideposts/MLC--"You're Gonna Be OK" (lyrics)// Jenn Johnson //<https://youtu.be/dgvcw2vXRm4>
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