THE EAGLE

A series of negative events had cast Ken into a downward spiral of emotions.  He was using what I call "mind-numbing" games to occupy most of his time at home.  Normally he would be doing something outside in the fresh air, but now he was vegetating in front of the computer daily.


"Dear God,"  I prayed, "Give him a reason to be outside and excited about life again!"  Then I went out to the kitchen and began doing the dishes.  I glanced out the window to the backyard.  It was a beautiful day outside.  Ken should be sitting in the sunshine, reading the newspaper or just watching the birds fly around, getting their spring nests ready for new life.


Suddenly, from the right appeared an absolutely huge dark bird with a wingspan of several feet---and a white head, curved yellow beak--
He landed as if in slow-motion on a branch of our mulberry tree, flapped its huge mighty wings and then settled to look around the yard. It was a Bald-headed Eagle!!!  I knew they lived in the area, but I had only ever seen one when it was very high in the sky.  This was a very rare close-up glimpse of this kingly bird.  I yelled for Ken to come look at the eagle.  I could hear him hustling to get to the kitchen and as he charged into the room, I suddenly realized that God had answered my prayer.  Only an eagle could have had such an immediate effect like this!  


"Thank you, God, you did REAL good!!!" I told Him.  


Ken spent practically every waking hour throughout  the next week watching the eagle and his mate build a nest in our pine tree down by the stream.  In an effort to see better, Ken even stealthily made it down to the tree, but as the male eagle approached the tree with a beak full of twigs and straw,  he looked down, saw Ken, and quickly swerved away from the tree.  


For about a week, Ken did not see the two birds but I kept encouraging him to continue watching daily.  I watched too.  


Then, one day, we saw the pair of eagles slowly flying towards us.  They were extremely low to the ground.   We could see the detail on their feathers!  The female swerved away and the male suddenly flew in a tight circle almost straight above us.  Then HE LOOKED DOWN AT US!  He actually lowered his head and studied us for a few seconds.  Then he lifted his head and continued his slow flight onward to what I would like to think was his new home somewhere further east of us.


It was really quite eery to think that he was really looking at us.  I would like to believe that he was God's creature, doing God's work here on earth.  Did you know that even the creatures on earth "know" God?  Remember how much joy they have brought you in your life?  God knows what we need and brings joy to us when we need it.


God is AWESOME!!!  and He answers our prayers!