Deborah 0 Posted July 25, 2013 Last night I was mowing grass and I saw a bird that got stuck in the netting I put over our fruit trees. In past years the birds had taken every piece of fruit off our trees and I was trying to prevent that this year. I was very sad because the bird had died. Today I was walking past the garden and I heard a distressed sound. Sure enough. Another bird had gotten caught. But this one was still alive--barely. As I quickly unraveled the bird from the netting I saw his eyes. They were half closed and it looked like he was dying. I pulled the netting off his head from around his neck. The bird lay limp in my hand. I stroked the little bird, an immature robin that still had specks on his breast. " You shall live and not die," I said. "You shall live and not die!". Slowly the robin opened his eyes. He raised his body up in my hand. I could feel life come back into him. Then, way sooner than I could have imagined, Mr. Robin flew out of my hand toward the lilac bushes. I'm trying to decide if I should just take all the netting off my fruit trees and allow the birds to have a fruit buffet, but for one bird at least, death didn't win today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cholette 0 Posted July 25, 2013 Amen!! Is this real life or is this a story. If it's real, you are a great writer. I felt like I was reading a book or a devotional. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deborah 0 Posted July 25, 2013 Thank you, Cholette! Yes, this really happened yesterday and today. I have a desire to write a book someday:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
