We crammed our vehicle full of the stuff of day-to-day living on Tuesday and left Bowmanville for Belleville early in the afternoon. By the evening --our 37th wedding anniversary-- we were unpacked enough to feel okay about heading out for supper. We felt more exhausted than celebratory, but we will live to tell the tale. For the next two months we will live in a nice little two bedroom apartment until we can take possession of our new home.
On our drive to Belleville we were stunned when a wild turkey flew across the highway directly in front of our vehicle. We were so close to striking it that we could hear the wing tips brush the car roof. We later pondered the mess a bird weighing up to eighteen pounds might have made to our vehicle and possibly to us.
We are certainly feeling more like a couple of wild turkeys than, say, gentle doves these days. Off we have flown to start a new adventure and it all seems a bit crazy. We have left behind a wonderful congregation and entered into another we trust and pray will be equally wonderful. Everyone here has been welcoming. The Holy Spirit whose urging we will celebrate on Pentecost in two weeks will guide us and lead us. Please pray that we don't smack into any windshields as we take flight.
Thoughts?
Oh yes. You may need to find this Lion Lamb blog on a search engine and bookmark it from there since I am no longer accessible through the St. Paul's website. http://lionlamb-bowmanville.blogspot.ca/
5 comments:
The two of you are definitely not turkeys!! To me, you are angels that rescued me. I know Bridge Street has themselves an invaluable treasure in the both of you.
Thank you for changing my life, and helping me on my faith journey. :)
Add that to the list of stories to tell your grandson!
Years ago on one of several trips to Kingston to see our daughter at Queen's we saw two turkeys running up ahead awkwardly but at quite a speed in the ditch beside the 401. At one point they seemed to be heading for the highway and our car but they veered off. I also wondered what damage those large birds could do to a car not to mention themselves. We talked about it at length and wondered just how smart those big wild birds are. You and Ruth are far from turkeys, more like homing pigeons and as long as you have God, your faith and and each other will be "at home" no matter where you fly off to. Good luck in the apartment, your new town and your new church home.
Turkeys are wonderful beautiful birds! We have them at our place year round,they provide us with many hours of pleasure watching them. Good luck in your new adventures. Will bookmark your new blog space. Enjoy spring and strut your stuff like a proud turkey!
Thanks to all of you for comments. Well I don't want to be a domestic turkey because they are dumb as a post. Wild turkeys, on the other hand, are wily and intelligent creatures. I agree Laurie that they are quite beautiful. The feather fan of a wild male is a show-stopper and the bird we saw in flight was impressive, if a little disconcerting.
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