Dark cerulean blue sky this morning punctuated with bleached fluffy white clouds. Crystal clear sunshine. Soft breeze caressing the wind chimes, my box fan humming in the background. Perfect Saturday for porch pondering. Even the birds are quiet. I’ve been hearing a baby bird symphony some mornings but I can’t find the nest. The baby’s have a loud hungry symphony I call The Nestlings’ Sonata. I think the nestlings belong to the wrens.

The fighting finches have returned and turned up the volume on their yard symphony. I filled up their favorite feeder so they could get seeds at every perch but they still squabble. I’ve seen downy woodpeckers, a few wrens, a catbird, the cardinals and a wood thrush this morning. The titmice and chickadees are nowhere to be seen today. I put them a feeder on the other side of the yard near the gardenia bush they love to flit around in and put a birdbath near by. They were pretty active for a few days.

Well, seems like my critter magnetism has come back again. Penelope got up in the middle of the night and barked a few woofs in the living room. I got up to check on things and be sure the front door was locked. Didn’t wear my glasses and as I walked to the front door I saw a little fluffy thing on the floor by the front door. Thought it was one of the stuffed animals off one of the grandchildren’s beds but right before I picked it up, I realized it was a baby opossum!

I swept the critter out the front door and off the side porch into the wilderness there. I know it came down the chimney in the living room. You know I love duct tape and the last time we had a little opossum in the house I put a strip of duct tape around the fire screen. I could see where the tape was pushed back. I’ve got to get my handyman friends to come put some wire over my chimney. I’m not scared of the critters but don’t want them visiting me in the house. Thank goodness they play dead and don’t run and hide!

Heard this on tv today, “What ever happens, happens. It’s all about how you look at it.” When things interrupt our daily lives we can accept the hiccup in our plans or let the interruption ruin our day. It’s all in how you look at the situation. What ever happens, happens. It’s all part of God’s plan. You can’t stop a train at a railway crossing, you can’t ask the rain not to fall. Even if we’ve done our best, sometimes we can’t control the outcome of the situation. Things happen on our journey through life. We have to accept the new paths God places in front of us.

“Accept each day just as it comes to you. Do not waste your time and energy wishing for a different set of circumstances. Instead, trust Me enough to yield to My design and purposes,” — Sarah Young, Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence.