I was calmly getting ready for church this morning when I glanced up and … lo and behold! … there went the bear calmly strolling across the backyard!
Immediately I freaked out with excitement and went running for my phone to take a photo!
What I didn’t realize in that moment was that all the house windows were open … so the bear could totally hear my excitement clear out in the back yard.
It had been heading in the direction of the plum tree, but when it heard my excitement, and most likely saw me (through the windows) scurrying through the house to take a photo … it changed course mid-stride and instead headed towards the back corner.
Clearly, there was way too much drama going on near the house!
It paused, then disappeared into the bushes at the back; it rounded the end of the fence and continued on across our neighbor’s back yard. Our neighbors are on vacation (which the bear seemed to be aware of), and so it knew that it could feast on our neighbor’s blueberries in peace and quiet. Ha!
What an amazingly cool Sunday morning blessing!
Thank you God for surprise blessings … which you delight us with when we least expect it!
