Smell the Roses

I sat outside on my rocker, enjoying a peaceful evening, and reflecting on the week we had.  Tuesday marked a week since we had to put down our little filly. She was so beautiful. That early Tuesday morning, as I was praying, about 3am, I was finally able to say "not my will Lord, but yours be done."

When the phone rang at about 8am, I heard Tony say "whatever you think it best, Doc. My wife wants know if we can be there with her . . . Ok see you at 9:30."

My heart broke, but I was able to accept His will. This past Saturday, after a restful day, we were sitting on the porch enjoying the beautiful evening, and we saw two fire flies. We had not seen any in about 2 years. 

Wednesday morning, I woke up early, looked out the window, and what did I see? All our horses in the road. Yes, our stallion was at it again. The horses across the field are in heat and he wanted to go over there so he broke down the fence. There was a weak spot in the fence and he found it. We were able to get the horses back and fix the fence. Our problem child was at it again. (They were in my flowers before Tony could get them back to their pen. )

That afternoon, I was listening to some music. I looked out the window and I saw a blue jay on our porch eating some bird seed. I had never seen one on our porch before.

To me, it was like a message from our Lord telling me He is never far from us. He was reminding me of His love for me. 

These two things seemed so special because they were so beautiful and unexpected. God shows us how much He loves us in so many ways. We just have to stop and take notice. We have to take time and smell the roses, just like TR did that morning.

Lord, thank You for loving me the way You do.