The beasts of the woods

I was being intentional about thinking about being intentional! I know...that probably makes no sense to the sane...let me explain...I am still having quite a bit of pain from problems with my neck, therefore, Im not doing much of anything except thinking. Today I was on my back porch, sitting at the table listening to the sounds of the woods that are behind my house. There were a variety of birds chirping loudly at each other, an occasional bark from my dog Madison, of course there cant ever be just one dog barking...almost like the birds...when one starts...others follow. I noticed that squirrels in "my woods" always come in twos, I dont know if Ive ever seen just one scurrying around by itself. This started me thinking about why that might be. Is it because there is a red tailed hawk (probably not just one of those either) patroling the area all the time? Is it because they are youngsters and momma said to always take a buddy?! Or could it be that they know about this relationship with others idea? I watched a pair of them having the grandest time running around chasing each other, jumping from tree to tree almost as if they were flying. At times they would swing around, face each other and bark something only squirrels know, and off they would go again. It looked like so much fun for them. They absolutely were enjoying each others company....or so it seemed to this human! It made me think about my relationship with Jesus and with other people. It made me realize that life is so much more fun with other people and when I chose to allow Jesus to buddy up with me, how much better my life is. When I allow Jesus as my buddy, in every aspect of my life...I can "fly from tree to tree" because I trust Him to lead me in the right direction. When I allow others into my life, I begin to trust them also and together we can be on the lookout for the "red tailed hawk" of the human world....I'll call him satan. Question of the day: Will I let Jesus be my buddy?.....Im thinkin YEP!