Submitted by Barb Kohler.
My associates know I’m a chicken lover (3 feeders, 2 suet baskets and three chicken baths). I’m surrounded by my many feathered associates, and even the furry ones, whom I can watch by way of my many home windows trying into the woods.
My associates additionally know my second grandson needed to struggle to outlive after being born in 2019 with coronary heart defects, 5 to be actual. It was tough and coronary heart wrenching to see the newborn with tubes in all places and terrifying for 10 yr. old Sissy and eight yr. old Bro (as they might be referred to as later by their brother) to see footage and listen to that their new brother was struggling to stay and won’t come home from the hospital. Prayer warriors from throughout the nation saved the little boy of their ideas and prayers. And God watched over him!
Somehow in all these darkish days and tears, a music by Bob Marley got here into their world – Three Little Birds. The music has a message of peace and quietness and tells us to not fear concerning the future as the whole lot might be all proper ultimately. So principally, keep constructive in occasions of misery. I knew the identify Bob Marley, however I by no means bought any of his albums. Reggae music wasn’t my model on the time. I didn’t know any of his songs, however I do now.
Three Little Birds begins:
“Rise up this mornin’
Smile with the rising sun
Three little birds
Perched by my doorstep
Singin’ sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true
Sayin’ this is my message to you whoo hoo
Singin’ don’t worry about a thing
‘Cause every little thing is gonna be all right”
The music impressed the household and reminded all of them, particularly Sissy and Bro, that they’d one another and have been all in it collectively. I didn’t know they adopted this music as theirs till a lot later. When I visited (I stay 302 miles away), they might play the music, sing alongside and dance for pleasure! the music does have a catchy melody and beat.
In November of 2022, once I stayed with the household whereas my grandson (now 3 yrs. old) had his third main open coronary heart surgical procedure, the music was entrance and heart. I listened as Sissy and Bro sang together with the music by way of Face Time to cheer up and raise up the spirits of their brother within the hospital each evening. This was their particular time collectively, even when aside. Throughout the keep (caring for the large youngsters whereas Mom/Dad stayed on the hospital), I’d hear the music taking part in, and Sissy and Bro could be singing.
Once again home, I’d ask my roomie, Alexa, to play Three Little Birds on my Echo Dot once I had my morning espresso. An effective way to start out off the day on a constructive, cheerful, hopeful notice.
A couple of mornings later, once I opened my shades within the kitchen, there have been three little birds, perched on my higher deck railing trying in. Before I might seize my telephone, they flew all the way down to my decrease deck and into one of many chicken baths. Quickly I clicked an image earlier than they flew off.
This should be an indication! I instantly requested Alexa to play the music: “Don’t worry about a thing ’cause every little thing gonna be all right.”
And now my grandson is 4 1/2 yrs. old. 2023 has been a very good yr for him well being clever – for the primary time in three years, NO surgical procedures and NO hospital excursions! God has blessed us! Everything is all proper!
