Faith to Weather the Storms – Guideposts

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Spring in Texas inevitably means storms. So when my wife, Dolly, heard bad weather was coming I hurried to finish the yard work.

 

Truth is, I was grateful for the chance to do something physical. It got my mind off things I had no control over—like unexpected illness and prescription costs. God, I know you’ve always provided for us in the past, I thought as I got the mower out of the garage, but the older I get the more vulnerable I feel.

 

I pushed the mower around the yard. Gray clouds rolled in. I turned the mower back around. When I brushed against our flowering crepe myrtle tree a sparrow flew out. I peered into the tree. A nest made of straw and twigs was nestled in the branches. Inside were five gray and white speckled eggs. Too fragile to survive the storm.

 

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