Hawk and I are sitting outside on this temperate August day. We sit in the shade. We feel a light, cool breeze. We hear birds tweet; doves coo. Cowboy chases bugs thinking he'll catch one for sure.
I wonder what Hawken thinks about. I wonder why God is so good to us...well, I know the reasons for that (first, he loves us. And second, he is God! Perfect Love; Perfect understanding; perfect compassion; total and complete wisdom....God is absolutely amazing).
The scriptures say that "The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!" (Isaiah 55:12b). That makes me wonder -- wonder about trees and heaven. Use your imagination -- think of all of creation shouting for joy to King Jesus! Even Jesus said to the pharisees that if no one else spoke (when he rode into Jerusalem a week before he was killed) the rocks would cry out in praise to God.
I wonder what we will first see when we go to heaven. Will it be all white like you see in movies? Or will we suddenly be in an incredibly out-of-this-world beautiful meadow where the flowers burst out into butterflies and a bubbling, singing, laughing clear brook dances by while a cool breeze touches our noses and ears and lips with love?
Our dog Cowboy I've grown to appreciate. He's a lot like Winnie-the-Pooh's Tigger. He's ridiculous and so distractable and thinks he's helping when he creates chaos, but he means well and is so loyal. When I walk in the house he stays right beside Hawken until I return. He senses Hawken's helplessness and protects him from any potential monsters that might come his way while I am gone. Do you ever wonder how a dog thinks?
Not sure if anyone is reading, but I'll give you a tip -- fly spray for horses works on humans too! And prune tomato plants harshly for a good yield.
This fall Hawken and I are going to study Imagist poetry hoping I'll get some inspiration. I wrote poems in 2021 -- even put them into a book (I have a few copies if you'd like one) -- the process was used by God to heal me within over the way life happened that year. Throughout our lives we'll need healing over and over. God will always provide it.
I told Shannon recently that maybe Hawk hasn't been healed physically yet because God wants him really grounded in Scripture first. Because if Hawk was walking around and functioning like us typical able-bodied people, I'm pretty sure he'd have lots of girls in love with him. He is quite the handsome man!
Seek Jesus. He sure loves you!