Have you had the pleasure of watching these little cuties scurry down tree trunks head first. They are one of my favorite birds to watch. The little white breasted nuthatches.
I certainly do not have the abilities that they do. I have fallen out of a tree and fallen head first in a few places in the past. But I have never seen a nuthatch fall.
Thinking of the little nut hatches today brought memories back to me of times I have fallen.
One fall I have never forgotten and still have the scar from the fall. Around five or six years old I was playing in a tree with a little neighbor boy. We were a ways up in the tree.
I stepped on a limb and the limb broke. I fell and landed on my back. My head rested on a large tree root and was split all the way down the back.
I don’t remember any pain, but I do remember the doctor giving me a half dollar coin because I did not cry while getting the stiches put in.
That scar has been a lifetime reminder for me to stay out of trees. I don’t have the ability of a nuthatch so I need to keep my feet on the ground.
Other than scars there are other reminders that help me to stay on the right path in life. I thank God for all the things that remind me of the right thing to do in all situations and that is…trust Him.
Do you often think of the reminders in your life that keep you on the right path? Or keep you from doing something not in your best interest?
