Surprised by birds' grief – surprised by God's comfort 驚奇鳥的哀傷與神的安慰

Grief is a color of life, though people used to run away from it. What I am experiencing is God uses my grief to color my life. 

Recently I realize that even my love bird are experiencing the real grief, too. Through the specific feather of my love birds, I know they express their extra grievous emotion this way. Just as the Jewish people tore their clothes, when they grieved, including grieved for dead family.(Acts 14:14)

The Love Season VII 愛的季節 (七)

Many of the world Apple fans think to buy the iPhone 4S is an active action for commemorating the former Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Therefore, the pre-order iPhone 4S now has been reached to 500,000. To raise the love birds is also an active action for me to commemorate my cat, Jazz as well as the love of the LORD. I view to raise my pets is my enjoyable duty and I treat them as my family. 

My love birds are the adorable gifts both from the LORD and my friend. Though I said 'No' to them in the beginning. For I thought it was a hindrance to commemorate Jazz.  Recently I gradually realize some house wives do not like or allow their children to raise pets recently. Just as my sister-in-law mentioned to raise a pet is to make troubles for ourselves a few months ago. I can understand her feeling, but I do not fully agree with her. Because love is the key, it makes everything different. 

Sometimes when I am extremely busy and tired, even I do not have energy or good mood to feed them. However, my love birds always sing and praise with their passion. When I ignore the enjoyable time and relationship with my love birds, it means my life has been overbooked and I lost my family priority and balance.  I also notice if I pay less attention to my love birds, do not feed them on time, I will find one of their wing covert   
feathers or primary flight feathers on the ground. I still need to learn how to take care  and love them properly.

The Love Season VI 愛的季節 (六)

After three months, my grand birdies-the Little Malaysia (Ma) and Little Korea (Ry) finally try and learn how to enter into their cage this week. They used to live with no cage before this fall. I have to admit their parents Little Us (In) and Little UK(May) are adorable and wonderful teachers.

Even though when my grand birdies Little Malaysia (Ma) and Little Korea (Ry)were born, I could not see them in the first moment. I still received the LORD's comfort through them. I felt so excited for the coming of the new generation. But One thing bothered me after I started to raise them from this fall, that was they did not know how to use the cage. I tried many ways to assist them, for I knew the cage will protect them when the winter comes. 

I was thankful God prepared two families of my students to raise my love birds, Little Us (In), Little UK(May) and Little Taiwan (Tai) during I received the surgery and alternative treatment in this spring. But one day I felt sick to know the Little Taiwan (Tai) passed away suddenly because of hard adjustment of the speedy weather change in Chung Li. Her healthy situation had rapidly deteriorated, that I could not even see her one more time before her passing away. 

When I got a thyorid cancer, it is a sad event for me. I grieved for her a lot in the first beginning. I also viewed it as a loss in my life at that time. However, the LORD comforted me soon both by transforming my perspective and granting three more promising eggs- Little China (Chung), Little Malaysia (Ma) and Little Korea (Ry).

The Love Season V 愛的季節 (五)

These are my grand birdies.  Do you notice that Little Ma with his new hair style. He makes it by himself. So cute!
這是我的金孫鳥小馬與小力.你是否注意到小馬的新髮型?這是他自己的弄的,酷吧!夠可愛吧!

雖然小台和小中已蒙主恩召,但神另賜下開朗活潑不怕生的小馬與小力,每天充滿活力盡情的鳴叫歌唱,讓我深感安慰.

The Love Season IV 愛的季節(四)

Even though I do not learn love birds' words, yet I know their love language.
我雖沒學過鳥語,但卻懂牠們愛的言語.
When I hear their sound on the upper floor, I will let them hear my cheerful voices, too.
當我聽到牠們在樓上的鳴叫聲,我也會讓牠們聽見我興高彩烈愛的語言.
How to love not too much or too less? To love love birds is so easier and freely than to love humans. 
如何不要愛過多或太少?愛鳥是如此的容易和自由,遠勝於愛人. 

The Love Season III 愛的季節 (三)

I wish you a healthy and joyful life in the love season.
在這愛的季節裡,我祝福你有一個更健康和喜樂的人生.

Be sure to take care of yourself in every circumstance!

不管在任何的光景與環境中,要記得照顧好自己!

The Love Season II 愛的季節 (二)

Life is simple for birds, so does love.
生活對小鳥來說很簡單,愛也是如此.

Parents and their sons.
在上面的是爸爸-小英,媽媽-小美和祂們的愛子-小馬和小力.

The Love Season I 愛的季節 (一)

Love is also the necessary and natural food for life. 
愛是生命不可或缺的營養食物.

If someone loves you, you will know even though there is no a word.
如果有人愛你,你心將會知道,即使沒有說半句話.

The Love itself comes from the LORD.
這愛本身是從上帝來的.

Peachface Lovebirds 桃面愛情鳥

愛情鸚鵡的中文名字來自希臘文 Agape ( 愛的意思) 而 Ornis 則是雀鳥的意思。這種可愛的非洲之珠 ( The jewels of Africa )小鸚鵡，一直給人浪漫派情懷感覺。法國人叫牠們 The Inseparables 即永不分離，多浪漫啊！當你看見牠們一雙雙，一對對依偎在一起時，纏綿於樹梢頭上，你很易會墮入甜蜜愛情幻想境界。很易會回憶愛情的浪漫片段，憧憬愛情可以給予的滋潤。(More reading in Chinese http://www.mybird.com.hk/parrotpage/parrotpage23.htm)

A Lovebird is one of nine species of the genus Agapornis  (Greek: αγάπη agape 'love'; όρνις ornis 'bird'). They are a social and affectionate small parrot. Eight species are native to the African continent, while the Grey-headed Lovebird is native to Madagascar. Their name stems from the parrots' strong, monogamous pair bonding and the long periods in which paired birds will spend sitting together. The above information is what  I learn from the Wikipeida today. I can not believe that their name is composed of agape and bird!No wonder God gives them as a gift through my friend on the day before my pet Jazz pass away. God prepares everything I need so perfectly, even before my comprehension. How poor In and May are! When they first came to me last November, I even paid no attention to them about two weeks. How often I reject God is as this situation! Yet God keeps His love for me whenever I need Him most!

There are more information in the following:
Lovebirds live in small flocks and eat fruit, vegetables, grasses and seed. Black-winged Lovebirds also eat insects and figs, and the Black-collared Lovebirds have a special dietary requirement for native figs, making them problematic to keep in captivity. Some species are kept as pets, and several color mutations were selectively bred in aviculture. Their average lifespan is 10 to 15 years.