“Zebras and Other Evidence
of God’s Love for Us”
By
Shelly Burke, Author and Editor
WOW—I can’t believe
today is the last day of the A to Z Blogging Challenge! It has been a lot of
fun! I’ve found some great new blogs and made some new online friends. The
Challenge forced me to write and blog every day—on two blogs! After doing it
twice a day (except for Sundays) I’m getting very good at posting on the new
Blogger format and on Facebook as well. I’m thrilled to have more followers, too!
I prayed that the A to Z Challenge would be successful for me and my businesses
and it has been. I plan to continue to blog on a regular basis (not every day,
but 2-3 times a week) so check back often or sign up for e-mail notifications
whenever a new post appears.
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| This fun (and fake!) photo is from www.jokeroo.com |
The letter “Z” gives me the chance to write some thoughts
I’ve had for a long time.
Anyone who has read this blog knows how much I love
nature—sunsets, sunrises, the changing of the seasons, animals.
These things make me so grateful to God for His love for us.
Think about it: God could have given us one kind of tree.
Instead, we have many different kinds, with different size, color, and shaped
leaves.
He could have given us one kind of flower. Instead, we have
flowers of many kinds, with different sizes, colors, shapes, and smells.
We could have just one “big” animal to look at, or one breed
of dog, or one kind of cow. Instead, we have hundreds of different species.
He could have made the weather the same all over the world,
every day of the year. Instead we have hot, warm, cool…rain, sleet, snow. Very
dry areas, and tropical rain forests.
He could have made every sunrise and sunset look exactly the
same…yet I’ve never seen two that are exactly the same.
We have almost endless variety in almost everything,
throughout the world!
To me this is proof (as if I needed more proof!) that God
loves us and wants us to enjoy life!
Today, take some time to enjoy the variety of nature…and
thank God for loving us enough to give us such beauty and variety.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…And
God said, “Let the water teem with living
creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky…Let
the land produce living creatures according to their kinds; livestock,
creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its
kind.” And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:1, 20, 24
Thank You, Lord, for creating such variety and beauty in our
world! Amen.
I’m also blogging
today at Home is Where the Mom Is.
Today’s post is
titled “Zoo…and Other Ideas for Summer Fun.”
