~ What Kind of Nest are You Making?

A mother's care for her little ones ~ providing a nest of safety

Sunday was such a glorious Lord's Day, remembering Him, the very One who put the sun in the sky.  There wasn't a cloud for miles and of course, it was Mother's Day.


We had the opportunity to go and visit my husband's parents at their home during the afternoon, sit on the porch and let the girls run around their property with some new friends. As they ran into the playhouse, they noticed something incredible ... and brought it to show me :)


A robin had chosen the playhouse as the perfect place for her nest, and a home for her soon to arrive babies. The girls were memorized ~ they kept talking about the beautiful turquoise colour of the eggs and counting how many there were. The colour was truly stunning and we were all amazed at the way she had put her nest together. The effort she had put into making it the ideal home was incredible, and visibly noticeable.


Why would a robin choose the playhouse? they kept asking. I explained then, and again on the way home, that she knew that was the perfect place to keep them safe and warm and out of danger. 


Isn't it amazing how the robin wants the best for her little ones, providing for them and keeping them? Well, isn't that how all moms and parents feel? We want to provide our children with a safe place to grow and be nurtured, so when it's time for them to 'spread their wings' and learn to fly from the nest, they are prepared and ready to face what is all out there.


How much more does He, as our Creator and Master, want for us? He provides as no other can, giving a nest of safety through the direction in His word. Some see those directions as 'rules' or that they are there to ruin our fun .... but is that what we do as parents when we set down guidelines? We are doing it because we know what our children can handle at different points of life; we know them so well because we have been hand chosen to be their moms! Doesn't He do that as the Heavenly Father ~ gives guidelines and direction because He knows what is best for us? Of course! That is what love is! 


The robin loves her babies before she lays the eggs ... you can see that in her preparation of the nest (the home) she makes. What kind of 'nest' are we making for our family? Are we making it a place where our children feel safe and secure, knowing that they are loved no matter what they may do?! 


May our homes/nests be places where our family is priority, our children feel loved and people feel welcome! That is my prayer for the kind of nest I want to make!