About a month ago on Nov. 5th the day after
our Pres. election, I woke up early to turn on
the news to see who won. Well, needless to say
I was very disappointed at the outcome. I got
up to start my day in this disappointment, not
rushing to get anything done. I was trying to
sort through my feelings and get on with school
with the kids. I didn't even get dressed before
Dave got home from work (Hey, I home school,
who is gonna see). Dave quickly left as I recall
to go hunting and right when I was going to get
in the shower my dog (Bear) got loose and I had
to at least put some jeans and a jacket and to go
chase him.
Well, first let me tell you that Bear is a beagle,
and beagles love to chase after things that they
smell, and they smell everything. So if he gets
loose he is off like the wind. I should also tell you
that I don't usually chase after him. It's Dave's
dog so I let the kids and him do the chasing.
Now remember Dave has left so it is up to the
kids and I to find him and bring him home (LOL).
I laugh because the dog is fast and doesn't listen
to anyone except
maybe Dave when he is loose.
Ok, so here we are running in the tall weeds, I have
my cell phone and call Dave while running and
tell him HIS DOG is loose and he needs to come
home. So even though he is not happy about
missing out on hunting he comes home and
catches up with us. We are now armed with
walkie talkies and cell phones so we can talk
with each other.
So Dani and I walk up this path to see if we
can here anything (Bear yelps a lot if he is
chasing something). Dave and Ty head back
in the woods and tall brush and Ash stays
on a small hill in the middle to catch him if
he runs back through there. So Dani and I end
up on top of this hill on the path and don't hear
anything so we turn around and at this point
we can see Ashley sitting on her little hill.
Well, all of a sudden she stands up quick and at
the same time we hear some thrashing in the tall
weeds. She is running towards what she thinks
is Bear (and we think that also) but it turns out
to be a deer. All three of us assume that Bear
must be chasing it (because he has done that
before) but it is actually 2 deer running. They
see Ashley and turn and head towards Dani and
I. Well, all I could think was where is the camera
when you need it. Then I remember I can take
pictures with my cell phone but I am so excited
about the deer running towards us that I can't
remember how to turn the camera part on (my
Father-in-law called it "Buck Fever"). So seeing
them coming closer I tell Dani to get down so they
don't see us (remember we were on a path
surrounded by tall grass). Well, believe it or not
they ran right by us about 6 feet away. They
jumped right over the path we were on. It was
the coolest thing ever.
(Later I found out that Dave and Tyler scared the
deer where they were, sending them our way.)
When that happened I was reminded that Beth
Moore (You don't know who she is? You should
find out!) was at her cabin in the woods writing
and ask the Lord to delight her that day and sure
enough she went out for a walk and came upon
an Elk that was bugling. What a sight that would
have made! Can you imagine? Well, needless to say
she was very much delighted that day.
So back to my story, I thanked the Lord right then
and there for delighting my spirit and on a day that
started in such disappointment.
So I want to challenge you to ask the Lord to delight
you today and see what happens. I am sure that he
would take much pleasure in doing that for you. Be
on the look out for it. It might come in some way you
aren't expecting, like it did for me.
Taste and see that the LORD IS GOOD!!
P.S. I did get in the shower that day and we did find
Bear with the neighbor's help (and her dog -Bear
loves Zoey).
Believe God,
Jamie
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