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Ifyoureallywantthepeanuts J youhavetotrustus,comeandgetthem!wesay.Afterabitoftime ` ponderingandtwistingtheircockeylittleheads,(youknowwhat?)theydash &v in!quicklypickuptheirgreatlymuchlovedpeanutandareontheirway, < stashingitsomeplaceandhurriedlyreturnformore!Afterseeingthisand R itissuchajoy,itstruckmehowmuchweareliketheselittlebitsofGods h creation.ItseemssohardattimestoacceptandtrustHim.Yes,weeven ~ hesitatebutintheendweareabletoputasideourdoubtsandfearsand  say, Lord,Iknowyouloveandprotectusalways, neverletmeforget  that .Thenwithhumilitywewonderwhyweeverbackofforquestion.It  hasbeensoverytrueofusthesepast2monthsaswehaveprayedand & prayedformyhusbandshealth.Maybeitwasloudlyandin our raucousway  < aswewerenotsuretheLordheardusaskingandaskingthatsurelyour "R desireswereHiswill.Ohhowtrueitiswewantourprayersansweredand #h notjustnowbut yesterday .Wedidnotknowpatience!Evenso,weknowwe .$~ toohavetotrustHimtothefullestwithanunendingfaiththatitisHiswill D%  over ours ,alessonthatisnoteasytocomebytherealizationthatwhatis Z&! bestwillhappenin HIS timenotwhenweinsist.(Matt.6:2529)Readthe p'"  wholepassage!ormore!Oh,howmuchhelovesandcaresforusevenwhen (#! wethinkHeisnotlistening!Hehasallouranswersforourtomorrows. )$"    4    4 Mybelovedhusbandof52years,succumbedtocancerDec.29th +'$ 2003thisnextbitabouttheScrubJaysseemedsounreal,butthere ,.(% arewitnessestothisstory!Iwillnevereverforgetthesebeautiful  birdsandthelessonstheyhavetaughtme.       4 (Justanotherreminder,donotconfusethebeautiful,gentle Scrub B JayswiththeBlueJays!theScrubJaydoes not haveacrestonitshead.)  X ThesebirdsbecameanevengreaterjoytoJerryinthelaterweekshelived.  n Hecoulddolessandlessbutfedthemtheirpeanutsintheshellmanytimes 4  adayuntilhecouldnotgetuptodoit,thenItookover.Itwassucha J  brightspotinhisdayashesatinhischairwatchingthem,astheywould `  comeandgo.Helovedthemsomuchandspoiledthemasmuchasonewould v  anyotherpet.Jerrywouldcontinuetocallthem,talktothemandthey   becamemuchlessfearfultohopjustinsidethepatiodoortogettheir   peanuts.Everydayhewasconscioushewouldask, DidyoufeedtheScrub   Jays?Ofcourse,IsaidIdid.Thedayhepassedawaytherewasnodoubt   thatRuffles(feathersstillupheaveled)andcompanion,wasonourfenceand 4 stayedlongperiods,notgoingandcomingasusualmanytimesthroughoutthe J day,butthisdaytheyremainedsattherepatiently.Ihadfedthemearlier ` butwassodistraughtandasIlookedoutandsawthem,Isaidtoourfriends &v AlandSusan, Oh,Iforgottofeedthebirds,theyarestillsittingonthe < fence.Igavethemtheirpeanuts,howeverseveralwerestillthere.Butto R myamazementtheystilljustsatthere,nothopingdownliketheyalways h had.AbitlaterIlookedupfromJerrysbedashetookhislastbreathand ~ saidtoAlandSusan(ScrubJaysvisiblebehindAl)  Hesgone!   Atjust  thatsameinstantIsawtheScrubJaysflyaway!Tothisdaytheyhave   never comeback!Wewatched,hopingtheywouldreturn,butafter2weeks  Timpickedupthenutsandputtheminthebackyard.Wesupposeother & ScrubJaysgotthembutwehaveneverseenRufflesandfriendsincethe  < momentofJerrysdeath!IcouldnthelpbutthinkthatasJerryascended "R toheaventheywererightwithhim!Yes,wemissthebeautifulScrubJays #h somuchtoo! .$~    4 EventhesewonderfulpreciouscreaturesofGodscreationarepatient Z&! anditseemstheywaitedandwhenthemomentarrivedtheyknewitwas p'"  timetobequietandwait!CoulditbetheywaitedpatientlyforJerryslast (#! breath?IdontknowbutthisIdoknow: )$"    4 IwaitfortheLord,forwiththeLord,mysoulwaitsandinhiswordI *&# putmyhope.(Ps.130:5)  +'$    ,.(%    4 EvennowTimandIarewaiting.Therearesomanydecisions!there  arefearsofmakingamistakeconcerningourfuturewithoutourJerry.We  arebeingquiet,prayingandlistening,andwaitingfortheLordsanswers. , God TrustHim,bepatient,HEhasALLtheanswers!INHISTIME! B     X ##X#X#  #XX#X<'XX#X