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Living in a
domestic zoo can be an exciting experience, especially when
a Sun Conure is added to the menagerie. The bird??™s vibrant
orange breast, bright yellow wings, and red cheek patches
make her by far the prettiest bird we own.
Besides being
beautiful, a Sun Conure is also a talented entertainer.
Ours is no exception. She hangs upside down from one foot,
she sleeps on her back, she plays dead, she crawls down our
clothing and to eat our T-Shirts and buttons, she even feeds
the dog! Every morning when she receives her dish of
vegetables, she waits until our Golden Retriever puppy is
paying attention, and then she pitches carrots and peas to
the floor in front of her. She literally keeps us in
stitches!
She is also a
particularly affectionate bird. She loves to give kisses
and preen hair??”even the puppy??™s! Her all time favorite
pastime is to be caressed??”under her wings, her feet, her
tail??”literally everywhere! All of this affection, however,
is only poured out upon one individual in our home: My
husband. She tolerates the rest of us if he??™s not around,
but the change that comes over her when he gets home from
school is beautiful to see.
If this little
piece of joy has one tiny negative traits, it is
definitely her voice! Many of the smaller members of the
parrot family make beautiful, quiet sounds, and she can
too. But her specialty is a window-rattle, ear piercing:
SQUAWK!!!!! She squawks when she??™s
hungry. She squawks when she??™s bored. She squawks when she
wants attention. She squawks when she wants to be left
alone. She squawks when the other birds chirp. But mostly,
she squawks when she can??™t see my husband!
The other day,
my boys and I gathered the birds for story time. All of our
feathered friends enjoy this ritual, for besides sharing
stories and prayers, we also share crackers! But for some
reason Squawky wasn??™t happy. She refused her cracker and
squawked until she finally few away. Because her wings are
clipped, she soon crashed; but this didn??™t deter her in the
least! She proceeded to march purposefully across the
floor??”directly to my husband??™s feet. We all thought she
would climb his pant leg, but she didn??™t. As soon as she
had rubbed her head against his slipper, she marched back
and climbed onto my shoulder to position herself where she
could see my husband. Then she squawked for her cracker!
Spoiled?
Definitely! But shouldn??™t we all be the same? Shouldn??™t
being with our Master become the goal of each and every
person? Shouldn??™t our number 1 ambition be to seek His
face? Shouldn??™t we, too, ???squawk??? when something blocks our
view of our Lord and Savior?
The next time
something seems to be standing between you and Jesus,
remember Squawky. Fly. Walk. Squawk. Do whatever
you have to do to get your eyes fixed back on Jesus!
???Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.???
(1 Chron 16:11, Ps. 105:4)
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Lyn Chaffart
Answers2Prayer Ministries,
www.Answers2Prayer.orgLyn@Answers2Prayer.org
A part-time
Speech Pathologist, Lyn is also a homeschooling mom who
writes devotionals on the side. She also serves as the
director of mini-sermons for Answers2Prayer Ministries (www.Answers2Prayer.org)
and is webmaster for Scriptural Nuggets (www.sermonillustrator.org/minisermons/
). Besides writing for Answers2Prayer, Lyn has also written
devotionals and stories for Eternal Link, write2theheart,
the Sand Dollar, Gospelines, Moments of Reflection, and
2theHeart.
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May your day be blessed
Bob Johnston |
