Curious Encounters

A couple of weeks ago I was reading the blog of a friend and what she wrote encouraged me to try to share this story of a chance meeting that I had witnessed here on the hill. It happened twice, actually, and I've included a picture at the end of this post which shows one such meeting. The story I'm hoping to describe though was something that I witnessed on my way to work one morning.

I was driving along our little road when I noticed a doe and her fawn feeding in the yard next to our house. They were there often, so I almost didn't stop to gaze again on the beautiful little fawn's slender body and cute spotted coat. I am so glad I did, as I was rewarded for doing so. The fawn had her feet splayed apart so that she could more easily reach down to the grass; there, in front of her face was a flock of tiny turkey babies all gathered round, peering at her through the tall grass. She lifted her head and they just stared at each other for quite a time. It was as if they almost wanted to play together but just did not know what the other creature actually was! It wasn't long before mother doe called the baby away. It was one of the most incredible things I had witnessed in the wild.

The Lord provides blessings all around us if we can just slow down to see them. As a believer I know that He wants me to keep my eyes open at all times. This purely refreshing encounter that I witnessed has no eternal weight of glory but the Lord allowed me to see it for a reason. So much of the world is walking around today with eyes on things that are filthy and do not promote a healthy lifestyle. Any one of us can fall to its prey. Oftentimes I imagine being able to stay here on the hill, never having to go into the "world" and be subject to the fads and habits that it breeds. The Bible says that a christian is, "in the world, but not OF it." God has us out there, as Jesus was, for a reason. We are not part OF it anymore and it has no power over us. I am so thankful for this!

So, whether the Lord takes me down town today (I've already made a lunch date with my Mom, to our favorite little cafe) or whether He changes my plans and keeps me here on the hill, I am, "wherever I am", with Him.

I hope that you can enjoy some surprises today. Keep your eyes open!

Here's another chance meeting that we saw out in front of Mom's house a few years ago. The turkeys walked up to the deer, they acknowledged one another and all went on, business as usual. It happens all the time, I'm sure, but we seldom get to see it.