Poems By AnnieDawn
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Comment from Fonda Little
My favorite part was, "On the way home, one summer day, a bird flew in front of the moving car. Of course, we hit it, which killed it instantly. In order to stop my daughter's tears I finally consented to pull over and hunt the poor thing down. After we found it, at her insistence, we had to give it a proper burial. It took several plastic spoons to dig the hole in the hard ground as they kept breaking. She was patient and dug the small hole all by herself.
The bird was finally buried and then a funeral planned and carried out by my four year old. With a straight face I helped her sing Mocking Bird Hill over the grave, and then she said the only prayer she knew at the time. Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.", because that part really touched me from the innocence and compassion displayed!
The Lord led me to these verses after I read this,
Matthew 10:28-31
New International Version
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
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reply by the author on 22-Aug-2020
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My favorite part was, "On the way home, one summer day, a bird flew in front of the moving car. Of course, we hit it, which killed it instantly. In order to stop my daughter's tears I finally consented to pull over and hunt the poor thing down. After we found it, at her insistence, we had to give it a proper burial. It took several plastic spoons to dig the hole in the hard ground as they kept breaking. She was patient and dug the small hole all by herself.
The bird was finally buried and then a funeral planned and carried out by my four year old. With a straight face I helped her sing Mocking Bird Hill over the grave, and then she said the only prayer she knew at the time. Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.", because that part really touched me from the innocence and compassion displayed!
The Lord led me to these verses after I read this,
Matthew 10:28-31
New International Version
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
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Comment Written 21-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 22-Aug-2020
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Thank you so much for reviewing and your thoughtful comments.