“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Matthew 6:26
This past winter I put up a bird feeder. I’ve discovered that bird watching is marvelous fun.
Here’s my birdfeeder and one of the woodpeckers that frequents my backyard.
Last year I tried over and over again to get a photo of one of these guys. Every time I got out my camera, he would fly away. Although I did get a picture, I didn’t get close enough to show the red cap and the distinct markings down his back.
I also put up a hummingbird feeder. Here is a photo. A cute little hummingbird is helping himself to the nectar.
Isn’t it marvelous to see how God cares for the birds and how that shows God’s care for us?
STARTING OVER
After serving six years in prison for the false charge of manslaughter in the death of his wife, Kurt Jansen must overcome a world of bitterness if he wants to start a new life. But his first priority is securing a restoration job to pay a private investigator to find the real killer and a lawyer to get his kids back.
Hiring a convicted wife-killer isn’t what kind-hearted Molly Finnerty bargains for as part of the prison ministry she supports. However, she begins to believe Kurt’s claim of innocence and gradually finds a great deal to like about him—perhaps more to like than she should.
Can they overcome the past and find forgiveness and love?
Hummingbirds are my favorite bird. What is yours? Have your ever put out a birdfeeder? Let’s chat about birds, and one commenter will win a digital copy of A Place to Call Home.
Merrillee Whren is an award-winning author who writes inspirational romance. She is the winner of the 2003 Golden Heart Award for best inspirational romance manuscript presented by Romance Writers of America. She has also been the recipient of the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award and the Maggie Award for Excellence. She is married to her own personal hero, her husband of thirty plus years, and has two grown daughters. She has lived in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Chicago and Florida but now makes her home in the Arizona desert. When she’s not writing, she spends her free time playing tennis or walking while she does the plotting for her novels.
When I read this title, the Feed the Birds song from Mary Poppins drifted into my head. :) I love the premise of your new book, Merrillee!
My sister had several bird feeders in her back yard, but she had to remove them because they were attracting bears!
Enjoyed your post, Merrillee! I can’t help but notice the ironic/interesting fact that the “Wrenn” is a type of bird, too, although I realize your last name is spelled differently. :) Still, it’s somehow fitting. My husband is the one who likes to hang a bird feeder and watch the birds. I particularly love the Cardinals and the Blue Jays, especially when I see them soaring in the back yard. Keeping the squirrels away from the bird feeder is perhaps our biggest challenge. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. And I’m with Lisa–your new book sounds great! Blessings.
Bear! I’d get rid of mine, too. So far mine has only attracted birds. My hubby was afraid we’d get pack rats again. They had taken up residence in our grill, but so far since we hire “Mr. Pack Rat” to get rid of them, they haven’t been back.
JoAnn, so far we haven’t had any squirrels. In fact, now that I think of it, I don’t see many squirrels here in Arizona, not like we did when we lived in Florida. Sorry I can’t help.
I love watching the birds, especially in the morning while I enjoy my tea. We have hummingbird feeders, oriole feeders, and several seed feeders as well. Nothing is ad delightful in the morning as the songs of the birds.
I love feeding the birds – we have a huge squirrel problem as well though, so we finally broke down and bought a feeder from Droll Yankees (we have the Yankee Flipper, but they have other varieties as well) – now we just feed birds and frustrate squirrels (and enjoy, every now and again, seeing them go careening when they get flipped. They’re not hurt. Just mad.)
I need to get my hummingbird feeder up – they should be passing through soon.
Elizabeth, thanks for the info on the bird feeder that frustrates squirrels.
ibakecakes, yes, one of the big delights of having birds around is their songs. Sometimes they are delightfully noisy.