Wild turkeys display their colors.

Here are the flock of wild turkey's I have the privilege of seeing on my way to and from work on special days. I was able to stop and get a few shots before they disappeared into the brush. They are truely spectacular birds.

Today - the Lord blessed me with scriptures from I Samuel 1:10-18...the prayer of Hannah. It was just what I needed and I praise the Lord for His wonderful Word!

I Samuel 2:1-2 "And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God."

Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord.

Psalm 112:1 "Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments."

What does it mean to "fear the Lord"? A. Respect, B. Honor, C. Reverence, and D. Trust....

Trusting in the Lord, knowing Christ loves us and even if we don't understand His commandments or where He is leading us - we obey knowing that God's love for us is unwavering....always true.
Psalm 112: 7 "He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord."

How much does GOD love us? I John 4:10 "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that HE Loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins." Verse 14: "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world." Verse 15: "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God."

I'll end today's thought with I John 4:11 "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another."

Crows at Sunset over Stormy Skies

James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

"...neither shadow of turning." I love that phrase. How beautiful those words are - that the "Father of lights" is the unmoved mover - He does not change.

James is a wonderful book - very powerful. Verse 19 in chapter one says, "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:"
Verses 20-25, "For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekenss the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and strightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."

Wow - beautifully written.

Hawk

 

"Faith is a bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark." Rabindranath Tagore

 

 

I was fortunate to get a photo of our neighborhood Hawk perched high on a telephone pole one evening. He is quite a sight to see. Birds of prey are incredibly magestic and nothing short of magnificent....in my opinion. They inspire me.

I look for my "Neighborhood Hawk" every day as I drive to work and home again. Maybe I'll get another opportunity to get a better photo of him someday!

God's blessings come in all sizes....

"I will love thee, O Lord, my strength." Psalm 18:1



Here are a pair of doves I photographed in the trees in my back yard. I love the beautiful sound of doves cooing. They mate for life and I feel honored to have a mated pair sharing my yard with me and my family!