His Eye Is On the Sparrow

"The sparrow is a symbol of comfort and simplicity. In European lore, the sparrow is symbolic of domesticity and competent homemaking. The sparrow is also associated with motherly love. Small though she may be, she is certainly powerful. She reminds us we do not have to have the big stuff to be important; we do not have to have the loudest voice in order be heard.

"The sparrow is vigilant in her goals. She is always bustling for her food, foraging for her nests, and gathering for her young. Fastidious and productive, the sparrow is a reminder that idle hands (and idle minds) should be avoided in order to live a full, healthy life. She beckons us to keep our burdens as light as we can in order to avoid a heavy heart."

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When a sparrow crashed into the window yesterday and didn't survive, I felt overly upset. Then, just minutes after it happened, I learned that Chloé and Wynham's great-grandmother in France, Mamie, had passed away. She was amazing, always youthful and industrious; a tiny woman with an enormous amount of energy, much like a sparrow. A mother of four children herself, she taught me so much about motherhood.

"I just can't stand another blow," said Wynham. It's been a hard couple of years of loss for these kids. Needless to say, our hearts are heavy as we look to the sky and think of her...

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