Day #15 of Being Thankful

I’m thankful today for the birds that I can see out of the window next to my recliner. For weeks, there have been no birds. None! And the sight of them had been giving me so much pleasure! Three days ago, just before our one inch snow storm, my husband went out and lay things on the ground in the side garden there. I wondered what he was doing, so he told me that after the storm he would move these things and there would be ground for the birds to find food. Sure enough! It happened! He also scattered some cranberries on the bare ground, and there were a whole lot of little gray birds. I have no clue what they were, but I was so happy to see them again. It brought to mind the idea of when we walk away from the Lord. We are the one sheep that He is seeking and He is so happy to see us again!. I think that it is close to the same feeling in the Lord’s heart as what was in mine when I saw the birds again. Or at least a similar feeling, right? Utter joy and thankfulness! The hope is that we won’t wander off and be a prodigal, but if we do, God’s arms are open wide to welcome us again and He will be overjoyed to see us and speak to us again.