What's Your Vantage Point?

Since moving to New Brunswick one of my goals is to capture some beautiful images of the majestic bald eagle.  Yesterday some of the men here at the Village of Hope saw one roosting in a tree across the river, it was resting there for about an hour.  So this morning I walked down to the river hoping this eagle would be back.

Standing on the rivers edge I looked across at the huge pine where he had been roosting the day before, he wasn't there.  I was disappointed but kept looking.  Zooming in on the tree top with my camera I took a picture thinking maybe he was there somewhere and I just couldn't see him.  I enlarged the picture on my camera screen but no eagle.  So I decided to walk down the bank of the river a ways and hope that maybe somewhere further down this eagle was roosting.

As I walked along the rivers edge I looked back up at the huge pine across the river and there he was, that majestic bald eagle!  He'd been hidden by some branches.  I stood there and captured some shots, as I tried to get closer he flew away, but I'd seen him and was so thankful to my Creator.

Walking back home what came to mind was that he was there all along, all I needed to do was change my vantage point in order to see him.

Vantage point, a position or standpoint from which something is viewed or considered.

How often have I come against something, a problem, a situation, a bad day, and I become burdened down and heavy hearted.  I'm consumed by my feelings and I feel alone.  Yet I'm not, my vantage point is wrong.  Oh the situation is real, the feelings are real but it isn't everything.  At times I need to change my vantage point and realize that I have a Saviour who is right there and He's been there all along.

As we enter the Easter season from what vantage point do you see your Saviour?

Things to be thankful for...

3245. A good day

3246. Gift from friends

3247. A good nights sleep

3248. Saw two bald eagles

3249. Laughter

3250. Drive with my husband, checked out some more covered bridges, seven more off the list of 60!

We went to the beach too, we were the only ones there, of course it was -25, maybe that's why ;-)

3251. Fellowship

3252. Day out checking touring some green houses

3253. Gorgeous plants...such variety

3254. Met a beautiful cat...miss mine

3255. Dan got a job

3256. Chat with Jocelyne

3257. Time in the sugar bush videoing the guys tapping trees

3258. Delicious dinner at Andrew & Erica's with the kids

3259. Lily smiles

3260. Chat with Charissa and Matt

3261. A new day

3262. The guys shovelling my decks and driveway

3263. Charissa's happiness while talking with her dad

3264. Quiet space with my husband

3265. God's timing

3266. Ideas shared

3267. Morning sunshine

3268. Morning chat with Jocelyne and Charissa

3269. Sapphire blue skies

3270. Walk in the sugar bush with my husband

3271. Chat with mom and dad

3272. God's provision through His people

3273. Testimonies shared

3274. Forgiveness...communion

3275. Jocelyne over for a visit

3276. Gorgeous day

3277. Walk to the sugar bush with Jocelyne

3278. Sunshine warm on my face

3279. Chat with Charissa

3280. Cousins hanging out with their grandma

3281. Health and strength

3282. Video call with Lily and Amy

3283. Dinner time conversation with one of the guys

3284. Chat with Charissa

3285. Pictures sold

3286. Pancake breakfast at the VOH

3287. Testimonies shared

3288. The men working together

3289. Meeting new people, good conversation

3290. A marriage mended

3291. Nice chat with my sister-in-law

3292. Brian's graduation ceremony

3293. Words of encouragement and blessing

3294. Gently falling snow

3295. A day of baking

3296. Stillness, not a breeze in the air

3297. Beautiful snow covered trees

3298. Call from Charissa

3299. Good nights sleep

3300. Kids out for a tour of the sugary

3301. Kids excitement and laughter

3302. Good talk with friends

3303. Chat with my sister

3304. Sunshine and blue skies

3305. Games night, laughter

3306. Pancake breakfast at the Village

3307. Meeting new people

3308. Celebrating Chad's birthday

3309. Zion leading in worship

3310. Powerful sharing time, God at work

3311. Beautiful, sunny day

3312. Video of Elmo calling

3313. God's grace

3314. Connecting

3315. Laughter

3316. Beautiful sunshine

3317. The call of the Canada goose while walking to the house - reminds me of home

3318. Saw my first robin

3319. My husband's care for my heart

3320. Laughter with Charissa

3321. Seeing a pileated woodpecker on my walk

3322. Bible verses from a friend, Isaiah 55:10-12, Hosea 6:3

3323. Nice chat with Matt

3324. Lily giggles

3325. Sunshine

3326. Matt got a job

3327. Video call with Lily and Amy

3328. Pancake breakfast, working together

3329. God at work in the lives of the men here

3330. Gift from a woman at church

3331. Worship

3332. Gorgeous day

3333. Beautiful words in a card

3334. Blue skies, sunshine and a hike with my husband

3335. Morning bird songs

3336. True peace

3337. Visit with April

3338. Chat with Matt

3339. Breakthrough

3340. Lily smiles

3341. Chat with Jocelyne and Charissa

3342. Saw three pileated woodpeckers at once

3343. Kara and April over for a visit

3344. Saw a bald eagle by the river 

You can see him sitting on the dead limb behind one of the branches.