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God knows our thoughts

Behind our home, Lost Creek flows year-round, and along the side of our lot, we have a deep ditch that provides drainage for half of our subdivision.
At the junction of these two, I have a bridge over the drainage ditch that is about ten feet high, followed by a wooden walkway along the bank of Lost Creek. The hill on the other side is wooded and there are no houses to be seen. A narrow clearing follows the creek on that side, where the county laid a sewer line to serve another subdivision.
As I walked along my property line, looking at the other bank that is too steep to climb, I thought how nice it would be to have a swing bridge to cross at the corner of the ditch and creek. A large tree with its roots deep in the bank could perhaps support one end of the bridge. I considered the possibility a few times while walking around the backyard.
A few days later, we had several storms and strong winds that knocked over some dead branches. I lugged several arms laden with branches to my fire pit along the walkway, then noticed something strange near the bridge. When I went over to check it out, surprise, the large tree I envision for support for the swinging bridge was lying over the creek, perfectly level and at a right angle to Lost Creek. In the past I have other trees fall into the creek but they were at an angle running along the creek with the tops broken off and landing in the creek. Now they are rotten and lying just above the water.
God provided the perfect bridge that I dreamed of just days before. I now began daydreaming about making a safe walkway at the top of the large tree as I began to repair two sections of the walkway that were thrown into the creek by roots when the tree fell.
Every day I see how God protects me and shows me all the mini-miracles that a friend and I talked about. I could tell you about the many falls and close calls I’ve had spelunking and working in the yard. Looking back, I know that God has sent angels to protect me. I am so happy that I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior at a very young age.

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