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BUTTERFLIES AND BLUEBIRDS · THIS IS THE LIFE PODCAST

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  Speaker 1: Good morning. Thank you for joining us this morning on
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  Speaker 1: our Friday, Front Porch Friday edition of Morning Moments with Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: So glad you could be with us this morning as
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  Speaker 1: we get ready for our devotion time. You know, this
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  Speaker 1: past week has been kind of a busy week and
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  Speaker 1: we've covered some subjects that are pretty deep and pulling
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  Speaker 1: us into our walk with the Lord and God's view
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  Speaker 1: and expectations that we've had. We've just really had a
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  Speaker 1: good outpouring of comments on those as well, so I
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  Speaker 1: do appreciate that. But this morning I thought we'd just
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  Speaker 1: pull up a chair and just have a good time
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  Speaker 1: in the Lord with His Word and just kind of
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  Speaker 1: walk down some memory lanes with a devotion this morning
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  Speaker 1: that's entitled butterflies and bluebirds the word of god comes
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  Speaker 1: to us out of psalm 104 and verse 24 it
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  Speaker 1: simply says oh lord how manifold are thy works in
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  Speaker 1: wisdom hast thou made them all the earth is full
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  Speaker 1: of thy riches and i read that this morning my
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  Speaker 1: thought immediately goes to my grandchildren because they have a
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  Speaker 1: way of slowing me down which is good, really good.
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  Speaker 1: We can be outside with no particular plan at all,
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  Speaker 1: and all of a sudden a butterfly becomes the most
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  Speaker 1: important thing in the world to them. And they follow
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  Speaker 1: it through the yard, watching where it lands and hoping
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  Speaker 1: for a chance to catch it. And oftentimes they do,
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  Speaker 1: especially Marshall. He has a way of going about catching
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  Speaker 1: those things. And when they get close enough to gently
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  Speaker 1: touch a bluebird, they've done that before, They are filled
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  Speaker 1: with wonder and excitement in doing that. And for a
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  Speaker 1: few moments, it seems like nothing else seems to matter.
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  Speaker 1: I personally, and I know maybe you have as well,
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  Speaker 1: spent a good part of my life looking for God's
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  Speaker 1: direction in big decisions or important moments that come in
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  Speaker 1: and out of my life. But my grandchildren, they keep
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  Speaker 1: teaching me something. They teach me that God is also
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  Speaker 1: present in the ordinary things. I might walk right past
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  Speaker 1: if I'm not careful. They do not need a spectacular
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  Speaker 1: view to be amazed. A butterfly will do. A little
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  Speaker 1: bluebird that Marshall was able to touch last year was
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  Speaker 1: more than enough to satisfy that moment. In their view
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  Speaker 1: of life, it invites me to stop, to look closer
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  Speaker 1: at what God has created. And to remember who made
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  Speaker 1: the world in the first place. For all of us
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  Speaker 1: to enjoy. The psalmist here looked at creation. And he
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  Speaker 1: saw what? He saw the wisdom of God everywhere. And
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  Speaker 1: he did not say the earth was full of God's riches.
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  Speaker 1: He said the earth is full of God's riches. That means.
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  Speaker 1: There are reminders of God's love and protection all around
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  Speaker 1: you today, even on the day that feels very ordinary or,
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  Speaker 1: as we talked about yesterday, feels rushed. Sometimes I think
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  Speaker 1: we miss those reminders because we're moving too fast. We're
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  Speaker 1: moving too quickly. Our minds are already on the next responsibility,
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  Speaker 1: the next problem, the next place we need to be.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe as soon as this devotion is over and you
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  Speaker 1: click stop, you're already off to the next thing. I
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  Speaker 1: get that. But meanwhile, a child is calling us over
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  Speaker 1: to see something small and beautiful right where we are. See,
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  Speaker 1: to them, heaven speaks in colors. And if only we
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  Speaker 1: could see what they see, what a wonderful, wonderful world
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  Speaker 1: we would be in. Yeah, I'm grateful for the lessons
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  Speaker 1: that I learned through life. I'm grateful for the lessons
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  Speaker 1: that God teaches me. But He teaches me a lot
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  Speaker 1: through the people in my life, especially here lately, my
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  Speaker 1: grandchildren that we spend a lot of time with. They
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  Speaker 1: remind me that wonder is something that we can all
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  Speaker 1: have every single day. We can pause long enough to
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  Speaker 1: notice a butterfly. We can share their excitement over a bluebird.
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  Speaker 1: We can thank God for a moment together that might
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  Speaker 1: otherwise have passed unnoticed and definitely will never come again.
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  Speaker 1: So perhaps today, you do not need to go looking
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  Speaker 1: for some profound experience. Just spend a little time with
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  Speaker 1: the people you love. Step outside. Pay attention to what
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  Speaker 1: makes you smile. Take a deep breath, and as you
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  Speaker 1: let it out, I want you to think about this.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes our children and our grandchildren help us see what's
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  Speaker 1: been right in front of us all along. As Marshall
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  Speaker 1: starts school this year, I find myself thinking about those
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  Speaker 1: little moments of wonder that we've shared. Not just Marshall,
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  Speaker 1: but Caroline as well, just over the years we've shared together.
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  Speaker 1: I wrote this song earlier this year to kind of
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  Speaker 1: tell about those little moments. It's going to be on
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming album that will be entitled Somewhere Out There,
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  Speaker 1: but this particular song is called Butterflies and Bluebirds. And
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  Speaker 1: so I hope you enjoy it today. Be safe, be strong.
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  Speaker 1: Be blessed. Have a great weekend. And Lord's will, we'll
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  Speaker 1: get back together again on Monday. Have a great day.
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  Speaker 1: In the fields where.
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  Speaker 2: The daylight sings, a little boy runs without stretched wings.
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  Speaker 2: Chasing colors painted in the sky, where butterflies whisper and
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  Speaker 2: bluebirds fly. Every flower holds a secret tune, every shadow
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  Speaker 2: dances with the wind. Through his eyes the world seems wide,
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  Speaker 2: a canvas brushed with joy from the inside.
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  Speaker 3: Butterflies and bluebirds.
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  Speaker 1: Dreams take their flight.
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  Speaker 4: Wonder fills the.
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  Speaker 3: Morning as dreams ignite. eyes of a child simple truth
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  Speaker 3: is clear heaven speaks in colors if only we could hear.
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  Speaker 4: Devils in his pocket, treasures untold.
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  Speaker 2: Stories in the sunshine as the day unfolds.
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  Speaker 4: Every raindrop sparkles, every breeze is kind. The miracle of
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  Speaker 4: living etched on his mind. Every heartbeat sings a lullaby.
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  Speaker 4: Every tear becomes a starlit sky. Through his laughter, echoes.
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  Speaker 2: Soft and true.
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  Speaker 3: Butterflies and bluebirds, dreams take their flight. Wonder fills the
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  Speaker 3: morning as dreams ignite.
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  Speaker 4: Through the eyes of a child, simple truth is clear.
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  Speaker 3: Heaven speaks in colors. If only we could hear.
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  Speaker 2: Catch the dawn and hold it tight.
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  Speaker 3: To find in every fleeting thing the hand of God
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  Speaker 3: and the song of spring.
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  Speaker 4: Butterflies and bluebirds.
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  Speaker 2: Dancing in the air.
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  Speaker 3: Moments made eternal.
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  Speaker 4: Meant to be shared.
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  Speaker 3: I finally see.
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  Speaker 4: The wonders of this life and eternity, butterflies and bluebirds.
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  Speaker 2: If only we could see.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you. Thank you.