Thank You, Lord

Dear Lord,

Thank You for the gift of all sizes and shapes of birds that sing in the dawn these spring days.  Thank You for the big geese that honk their way over me in the morning when I get to school.  Thank you for the curious robins and the dove that seems to guard the neighborhood.  Thank you for the nests.  Thank You for the feathers.

Thank You for all the good gifts and all the challenges.  The stretching and growing isn't welcome or pleasant, but it is necessary. Prone me to grow in Your direction.

Your beloved daughter,

Mary