Tiny Miracles

Monday we took the sister missionaries to the Palacia de Estoi in  Faro.  We drove up and down  tiny little streets until  we thought maybe  we had found it.  Gale gor out to go to the door and  see but came back  and said, "Nope, but if I need  propane I can get it there."  so we continued on and did find the  beautiful  Palace on the top of a  hill with acres  of trees and orchards all around it.  We went in the glass doors and there was a georgeous ornate table and a reception desk.  Gale asked if this was the  palace  and the man said Yes.  He didn't  direct us or anything so we just started walking and looking at  several of the rooms with ornate paintings on the ceilings  etc.  We went outside to the garden.  The sisters went down the staircase to the lower level and took lots of pictures with some of the amazing statuary and the ornamental plants.  I stayed at the top of the  stairs while  Gale went down to see the view.  As I was standing there a tiny bird flew right next to me and slammed into the  plexiglass rail.  I  was horrified of course.  Gale looked up and saw my distress and asked what was wrong.  I couldn't help but watch as this little bird curled up his feet and breathed slower and  slower.  I thought of how the Lord says that not a sparrow falls that he doesn't know about it, and I asked him to save this little  bird.  I kept watching him breath less and less then I couldn't stand it any more so I went back inside.  When Gale came up I asked him if he had seen the sweet little bird.  He said no. Wondering how he  could have missed him  we walked outside and there  he was standing up.  He walked around for a bit then flew away.  Small miracles are the best!

Palacio de Estoi

Ceiling Panel

Gardens

Ceiling Panel

Stairs to the garden

This made me so sad

What!

This made my whole  day