When Christina and Nicole were in elementary school, we discovered the best place to trim their hair was out on the deck. After all, I could just snip, snip and toss the hair into the yard without having to clean it up (and I’m happy when I don’t have to clean up!). Well, one spring day, Gary was cleaning out the gutters when he found an old bird’s nest. Thinking it might make a good science project, he carefully brought it down-and made an amazing discovery. There, woven through the fragile walls of the nest, were long strands of the girls’ hair! What a picture of God’s plan and provision for the tiniest of His creation . . . and what an opportunity to shepherd our children’s hearts by sharing that plan with our daughters.
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