Beautiful Melodies

Winter has a way of keeping us inside. It’s cold and sometimes gloomy. We tend to just stay home more because of the weather and lack of daylight.

This is why I love Spring! To me it’s like the earth is waking up from a very long slumber.

Early this Spring I went out to my special place of solitude – out in the pasture with beautiful rolling hills.

It was a damp and slightly cool evening . . . there wasn’t any wind at all . . . it was perfect to me!

It was refreshing to breath in the fresh air . . . I too was waking up from a very long slumber. The long winter months seemed to have lulled me to sleep as well.

I just stood and listened to all the birds, natures chorus singing their beautiful song! As I listened, it was as if God himself was leading this amazing choir. To me it was perfect harmony.

“The birds nest beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees.” Psalm 104:12

I was praising God for this amazing melody when I heard a woodpecker . . . it sounded more like a jackhammer in the middle of this beautiful song. It abruptly brought me out of my peaceful state of mind.

How did this blend into the beautiful sound I had been hearing? Why would God make Woodpeckers sound like that?

The Bible has MANY verses that tell us to sing praises to the Lord.

“Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6

Not everyone is blessed with a voice that is easy on the ears. But, God made that voice. We still need to loudly proclaim praises to His holy name! It doesn’t matter if you can carry a tune in a bucket or not . . . it’s a sweet and beautiful sound to the lord!

I love to hear the blend of all voices in song . . . in tune or not so much in tune. We are all glorifying our Father who we love and adore!

If you are blessed with a woodpecker voice . . . sing loud and proud . . . God made you and to His ears it is a perfect melody!

“I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath! May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.” Psalm 104:33-34

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Author: 2faithfulsisters

My name is Barb Ninemire. I live in Hill City, Kansas, it’s a small town in the NW part of the state. I’ve been married to my husband Lon for 40 years. We have two children. Our daughter Krysten is married to Braden and she has a beautiful daughter, Klara and a rambunctious 2 year old Elliot. Our son, Lewen and his wife Ashley have two sweet little girls Isabelle and Lillian. Being grandparents has brought so much joy to our lives! I grew up in Indiana and am the youngest from a family of two children. My sister Janet was 14 months older than me. I never new life without her. We were the best of friends! You may have noticed that I am referencing her in the past tense. Six years ago we were right in the middle of preparing her for a bone marrow transplant. I was blessed to be a 100% match for her so I was able to be her donor. She lived in Virginia and I live in Kansas. That meant a lot of flying back and forth for me. I didn’t care at all, it was actually fun because I was able to spend so much extra time with my favorite person! The transplant was in June. She did amazing, and all of her numbers were looking great. I flew back to Kansas a week after the transplant. Soon after I was home things weren’t going as well as they had been. She had graft vs host which is basically her body rejecting the donors bone marrow. She lived just a few short weeks after that. I had never watched someone die before. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever experienced. I wasn’t emotionally ready for anything this devastating. I began to journal my experiences through my grief. My hope is that I can share some of what I went through and how I dealt with this great loss in my life. Life is good - but sometimes its hard. I depend on the Lord and His word for my strength during those times.

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  1. I love this—so true, everyone needs to praise to God with your voice, no matter what kind of voice that God blessed you with. Sing loud, give praise and be thankful.
    Another inspiring story, Barb! You give me so much hope for everyday–love you dear friend.
    Donna

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