Wings To Fly

Do you want to know something about bees? When the little eggs are placed into their little holes of the honeycomb by the queen, their mother, she coats the edge of the holes of the hive with a layer of wax.

Now, when I originally heard that, I thought it was probably a safety precaution, often like what a daycare does to babies- they put them in a crib so they can't get out.

But then I heard this story.

There was a man who was visiting a bee farm. He was looking closely at one of the hives, and noticed one of the baby bees struggling to get out of his hole. He had a pen in his pocket and he took it out. He poked a hole in the honeycomb because he had compassion for this bee.

He realized his mistake when the bee came forward- the bee hadn't developed its wings to fly.

It fell to the ground, and because it hadn't fully developed its wings, the sun dried them up and it was left there.

The queen bee puts the wax on the holes so the bees will develop enough wing strength to fight their way through and be able to fly.

Sometimes, God allows us to go through struggles to strengthen us in our faith so we have wings to fly.

Sometimes we sit there, thinking "I can't get through this wax. I just can't."

But the more we fight, the more we push, the more we do NOT give up, the stronger are wings become and we are able to fly.

God allows us to go through it for our benefit! And if I haven't said it enough, I have realized that my wings have become unbelievably strong in the last year, and in the last few days. It has been tough, but I have not put my foot down to give up and I have no intention to do that in the future.

If I gave up, I would be like that bee that fell out of the hive with weak wings, only to be dried up by the sun to become something for other insects to feast upon and trample.

But now I have wings to fly. And they're taking me places. They're bringing me to meet amazing people, see amazing things, and be in amazing places.

And some day, they will take me up to be with God in heaven.

Blessings:
Things have just sort of all worked themselves out. Prayers were answered. I am still sick with sinus problems, a cough, and congestion; and my sister and grandpa will be in surgery in the next few weeks, so that is heavy on my heart and mind. But God is faithful and will see them through it. Also, two friends, S and E are very sick and need prayers.

I am remaining stable, calm, and mentally healthy.  Today we went to the city and performed the ECERS (an environmental assessment tool for early childhood education centers) and toured different centers. I didn't notice it, but so many people, especially my professor noted this afterward:
"You were just.... so GOOD interacting with those children! Your passion and your heart were evident this afternoon. You just have something about you that connects you with the children and their faces lit up when you interacted with them. You read their body language well!"

That was something so reaffirming that I needed to hear right now. It strengthened my wings.