All creatures great or small.....

Yesterday was a very busy day. I was indoors giving my house a complete, total much needed cleaning. I cleaned high, and I cleaned low.. I cleaned everywhere! Since I was cleaning the house, I felt compelled to go out and clean in the sun room as well. I kept pushing it out of my mind because there was so much to do inside. Surely the outdoors could wait for another day. Nonetheless, I kept getting this feeling that I should go out and clean my sun room and I kept pushing it out of my mind. Finally, about 5:00 I decided to take a break and I made a trip out on the deck to see what daddy and the girls were doing in the back yard. I was outside for just a few minutes when I had decided I better get back to work. On my way inside, I spotted this "almost" dead plant in my sun room, that I have been wanting to throw out for weeks now. So I decided I should just grab it now and stop putting if off. After removing the plant from the sun room, and out onto the deck (not completely deposing of it like I should have) I went back into the sun room. I started to walk back inside when something told me to turn around and start cleaning. I went back to the corner where the plant was and realized nothing needed cleaning.. so I started to once again turn around and come back inside. I knew I had so much to do inside, but I kept getting this feeling that I should start cleaning out in the sun room. Once again, I pushed this feeling aside and I started to come back inside, when something told me to turn around and look down..... about 3 feet to the left of where the plant was sitting I spotted a glob of something. I thought.."what is that"? As I walked closer to inspect I realized it was a female Ruby Throat Hummingbird. She was tangled in a lot of spider web, (the thick and sticky kind) and laid motionless on the ground. It was wrapped around her beak, wings and legs. I thought she was dead and as I leaned closer to take a better look, I heard a faint "peep". YYAYY..she was alive! I picked her up and brought her inside. She was so weak she didn't move. As I started to unwrap all the webs from around her beak, wings, and legs she gave another faint peep and then went still. I thought that perhaps she had died. I started to pray for her..."Lord, please don't let this little hummingbird die. You said your eye is on the sparrow and I know that surely your eye in on this tiny little bird as well. Please give her back her strength.. she is such a sweet little bird.. you know I love these hummingbirds.... and this precious tiny bird puts a smile on my face each time she comes in to my feeder. Please Lord, make her all better....in Jesus Name I pray... amen...." Afterward, I took some sugar water out of my refrigerator and put her beak in it. She immediately started to take a drink! Maybe a minute went by and she started to perk up! She raised her head, stood on her tiny feet and she started to adjust her little wings. Praise the Lord!! Before long she took a small flight and landed on my kitchen curtain and sat there looking at me. She let me grab her again, and within a minute I could tell she had gained more strenght and was ready to take a much longer flight!! I took her out and showed her to the girls, let them give her a little pet and when I opened my hand to release her, she immediately took flight near the top of a tree. Just about an hour later, I spotted a female hummingbird come to my window for just a few seconds before flying off again. It must have been that same little hummingbird, that came back to say "Thank You". =)

This was a wonderful experience for me. I thought... God cared enough for this tiny little creature, that He layed on my heart to go outside and clean. And even though I kept trying to push this "feeling" aside, He kept persisting. He never gave up. If He cares so much for this tiny little hummingbird, how much more does He care for us??!?! It makes me even more grateful for His wonderful grace and mercy. God knows how much these tiny little creatures fascinate me... He gave me a once in a lifetime opportunity... to actually get to hold one!!! God is so good... ALLLL the time!

P.S. Picture 1 and 2 was takin' before I prayed for the tiny hummer and picture 3 and 4 was after I prayed... see the difference?? Praise be to God! =)