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To Bee Or Not To Bee
Ray Evans • January 21, 2020
Decades ago, while our teenage daughter was at a sleepover, my wife and I decided to spend a nostalgic night on my daughter's waterbed. It was great; until we heard a rapping on the glass doors that led to the balcony outside her second-story bedroom.
I went to the door and pulled back the drapes...there in the moonlight stood our neighbor's teenage son. I'm not sure which of us was more startled, but he dashed across the roof, scurried down to the yard and bolted across the street.
Anyone with a teenage daughter knows the anguish a father goes thru raising a daughter...my first thought was to lock her in the closet until she was older, like 37.
Our daughter never gave us a reason not to trust her; so we believed her when she said they were just friends. Nevertheless, I hit my knees...asking God to protect her.
The next day, my daughter came down and said there's a dead bee in her room. Upon inspection, I found and filled a small area where the door frame had pulled away from the wall. I noticed several bees flying around the balcony. The next day, several more and by the end of the week there was a swarm of honey bees occupying the balcony.
The bees stayed with us until we moved back to Texas.,,no one was ever stung; and, as I understand it, we had the largest honeycomb in Oklahoma, inside the walls.
I went to the door and pulled back the drapes...there in the moonlight stood our neighbor's teenage son. I'm not sure which of us was more startled, but he dashed across the roof, scurried down to the yard and bolted across the street.
Anyone with a teenage daughter knows the anguish a father goes thru raising a daughter...my first thought was to lock her in the closet until she was older, like 37.
Our daughter never gave us a reason not to trust her; so we believed her when she said they were just friends. Nevertheless, I hit my knees...asking God to protect her.
The next day, my daughter came down and said there's a dead bee in her room. Upon inspection, I found and filled a small area where the door frame had pulled away from the wall. I noticed several bees flying around the balcony. The next day, several more and by the end of the week there was a swarm of honey bees occupying the balcony.
The bees stayed with us until we moved back to Texas.,,no one was ever stung; and, as I understand it, we had the largest honeycomb in Oklahoma, inside the walls.
I prayed for God's protection...he sent bees. You can think what you want, but every time I see a bee, it reminds me of the power of prayer; and God's ability to answer.
Until you know, without a doubt, God is real...nothing else matters.
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