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The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights.
Habakkuk 3:19
Sometimes
our walks are uneventful but not yesterday.
I was bundled up, as usual, for my winter morning walk. Bill was having breakfast with a friend so I
walked alone. We many times see wildlife
on our walks and today was no exception.
As I turned a curve I decided to look across the clearing. We’ve only seen deer there a few times but
today I was stopped dead in my tracks as one, two. . . . . . seven, eight deer
crossed my path only 100 yards in front of me.
They hadn’t seen or heard me so I stood still, in wonder, observing
their movements and crossings, their unawareness. Tears coursed down my cheeks and contained
laughter bubbled up from my heart as I thanked God for this precious morning
gift. They were set to eat breakfast and
I was set to finish my walk so I slowly moved forward to see what they would
do. I expected them to move ahead in the
direction they were going but as they saw me,
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looking straight at me, they turned around and
one by one lithely ran and leaped across the path—one, two. . . . . . .eight,
NINE! I had miscounted! Tears welled again. Into the trees they disappeared as only deer
can do. I did finish my walk and was
given new energy to do so. Of course, I
didn’t see them on my return down the path but I’ll never forget that beautiful
moment. I'm actually looking forward to exercising today. Who would have thought?
1 comment:
He gives me animals as presents too. :)
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