Hawks Flying

A few years ago, I began to get spiritual insights from hawks.  It seemed God wanted me to start paying attention to how many hawks I would see, and from that He would give me hope and encouragement, from the things that would say to me.

You probably wonder what sort of things?  Well, to begin with, how many would I see along the way?  If I saw one, that would remind me God was watching out for me.  If I saw another one, then that would represent Christ, and if I saw a third, it would remind me of the Holy Spirit.  If I saw five, that would mean to expect God's grace to be apparent in my life.   Seven would represent God's wholeness, ten completion of something, and so on.   Now, were they sitting on a fence post?  On a tree?  On a telephone wire?  On a power line?  Each of these also represented something, too.  Like sitting on a post.  Rest in the Lord.  Sitting in a tree?  We are called trees of righteousness, so it would remind me of my spiritual walk.  Telephone line?  That would be to communicate.  Power?  God is my source of strength.

This brings me to why I brought this subject up today.  Today, Isolino wanted to go to the new Lowe's in Sonora.  That is about a half hour drive.  Going there, a hawk swooped right over our car.  Coming home, another hawk going over us.  This reminded me of what flying hawks mean to me.  It is a reminder to me, that I need to fly on the wings of God's Spirit.  I need to rely on His Supernatural Strength.  I need to remember that the battle is His.  It is His way of telling me that I need to be flying in His Realm, and not this worldly one.

You see, hawks look for that strong airflow, so that they can glide through the air.  They don't have to use their wings as much.  They just soar over things with little effort, and they have a much better view of what they want to see.  So, for us, it means looking for where the Holy Spirit is moving, getting into the flow of that wind, letting go and letting God take over, and then we will save our strength, see more clearly, and have a much easier time of it.

I pray you will all soar this weekend and this coming week.  I pray that this helps you to look and rely more on God.  God bless you all.

Surprising Gifts

You may be wondering what this picture is of.  Well, for the New Years weekend, Isolino, Kaylee, and I went camping at Bodega Bay.  On our way to the campground, we stopped at the viewpoint for the whales.

We were blessed to get to see this whale very close to shore.  So many people were as excited as I was, and I wouldn't even have seen it, if Isolino hadn't pointed it out to me.

We had been here so many times before, and I always thought I might have seen a whale, way out in the distance, but you could never be sure.  This time, as you can see, it is more clear that there is definitely something big there in the water.  We could see them blowing through their spouts and spraying water in the air.  Isolino and Jolynn had come here in August to go deep sea fishing and they were blessed to see some whales that trip too, but further out.  I was so excited that God had allowed me to see these wonderful creatures.

This trip was about a lot of surprises.  I was able to get a woodpecker up close, I saw some swans, I was able to get some sheep, a beautiful hawk, seagulls, waves, whales, cranes, blue herons, egrets, and the most wonderful of all, we had a quiet campground, so our New Years was blessed.

I pray that you, too, get to see God giving you special surprises this year.  I have a dear friend who when she went to Hawaii, said, "God let me see everything I was desiring to see.  It was like He was giving me gifts all during my trip."  That is how I felt on this trip, and I pray you feel that same wonderful feeling of getting gifts wrapped up in God's Love and Care, saying to you, "I love you so much, I want to bless you with the answer to this desire."  If an \earthly father can give good gifts, how much more does our heavenly Father want to give us good things?  A lot more!  He is good.  Believe He has good things in store for you my dear friends.  God bless you!

First Monday of the New Year

This Monday started like most Mondays, with a situation.  I was choosing today not to let anything phase me, and so with each step, just went forward with a laugh on my lips and a joyful heart.

Car situations, late starts, gas crises', and time allotments being challenged, didn't mean a thing.  What was important was to enjoy this day and bring joy to whoever I was with.

I had many nice things happen today.  I saw a lot of hawks, which have a big spiritual significance for me.  I enjoyed the clouds and the sky and the wonder of God's handiwork.  I enjoyed being with my middle daughter and her boyfriend, which I don't get to do very often, and mostly, I was grateful for another day to be here on earth, to have my family be in my life, and to have an understanding husband.

I have many things to share, of this weekend and what God blessed me with, but until I get my pictures done, I have to wait for all of that.  So, Mondays being what they are, this one was neither the best or the worst, but one where I saw my choice of attitude make a huge difference for me.

I received more card orders from one of my sisters, which blessed and surprised me, I received a call from a dear friend of ours wishing us a joyous New Year, and I had a wonderful dinner cooked up by my precious husband.  Our youngest daughter had a good first day back to school with her new teacher and our close friend, Mrs. Garcia.  Then to top the day and night off, our oldest daughter came by and we got to enjoy a long time of sharing together.  My son even blessed me with his "Hey".  God is good, all the time, and all the time, God is good.  God's blessings to all of you.