He's got me He's got her and He's got you

 He's Got You

On the day we paid our last respects to the most beautiful lady I've ever met, God sent a marvelous symbol of His love to flutter around  the gathering of old friends and family, as if to say, "Don't look for her here, I've got her now." I think God sends us little assurances to remind us that He is in charge and we need to trust His guidance in everything. 

In the book of James, scripture says that "the trying of your faith worketh patience". In the past year I have become less patience in looking for God's symbol of reassurance. A year ago in August, the butterflies gathered around my garden flowers and reassured my doubts and fears. There is a God, He has her, and He has me. I have not seen a butterfly since Mindy found one briefly on the azalea bush in the front yard last spring.

Everyday when I go to my Four Runner, I take a peek around to the side of the garage  where my 7' tall butterfly bush is thriving. Covered in long drooping limbs adorned with delicate honey-scented blooms that have bloomed all summer. Every day I have been disappointed to see only the willowing bush swaying in the breeze with no critters clinging to the delicate blooms. I am not patient, but I am persistent to sneak a quick glance to the side of the garage.

Yesterday afternoon, in a great hurry to leave for an appointment, I looked to the side anyway and was amazed to see a couple of golden swallow-tail beauties fluttering around the bush. Took me a split-second to decide to run back into the house, go upstairs, remove  the camera from the tripod and dash back down the stairs to try and capture these God-sent beauties. To heck with the appointment. I need not have rushed, the delicate nymphs posed for 10-15 minutes.

Again, in my life, I am reminded that there is a God, He has her, and He has me.