Funny - I had to let a bird out of the fireplace today. I shut doors in the house and opened the front door, but couldn't coax it out or see it again. I left the room and after I had forgotten about it (and closed the front door), there it was in the kitchen. I jumped up and re-opened the door, and out flew the beautiful blue bird.

Made me remember how I had told a friend at work recently that the bird was me.

You see, there was a motion activated bird that we had set by the door at the shop, and it notified us when someone had entered (or left) the building.

Once a live bird got into the building and was hurt. The bird was brought in and after flapping around in the office a little while, they bought a cage for it, but it quickly got better and was let go.

That's when the doorbell bird was placed in the cage, by the door, and of course got more comments than ever by those coming and going.

Recently, the bird was moved and was out of the cage and was sitting on the floor by my desk. The next thing I knew, I didn't know where the bird was, and didn't really think about it. Then, the bird was back in the cage, and back in the accounting office.

As the decision was confirmed that I would be leaving, the Lord impressed on me that the bird was like me. I had been wounded, healed, placed into a protective space and hidden, now I would be released to fly! Hallelujah!