When Hope Dangles from the Tree in Your Front Yard
He knows that at our house the first robin of the year beckons a response. So today we’ll thread our tree branches with rainbows–strips of cheerful yarn and a dazzling draperies of ribbon– in hopes that our little feathered friend will find what it needs to build a beautiful nest.
Then while my children hang hope for the birds, I may just drop to my knees in the muddy grass beneath those branches and thank my Savior for the hope He’s strung for me. Because of His offering on that old rugged tree, this flawed and broken nest we call home is laced with ribbons of joy and threads of glory. Hallelujah!
The Overflow: May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. –Galatians 6:14
Linking up today with a daily walk in his grace
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What a lovely tradition! I always celebrate lacey day. The day the leaves are half unfurled and turn the sky into a lacey bride…
I live in the Midwest as well, and can’t believe how incredible the weather has been. I feel like God is looking down and blessing us {I’m originally from the South}with this weather.
What a great tradition you have started with your kids!
What a wonderful idea! Love how you are celebrating life and LIFE with Jesus with your little ones…Such beauty!
Love that idea! And you are teaching your little ones such valuable lessons! Thanks for the glimpse into your beautiful spring! And I’d love to see what the birds nests look like with your nest-couture!