Ordinary Housewife EXTRA Ordinary GOD

The next year was a “mosquito” year. These pesky insects were around our neighborhood in large numbers! When the girls came to pick up Zach to go to the bus, I saw a cloud of them surround the threesome. Their tiny wings would reflect the sunlight like little diamonds. Even though they were mosquitoes and nasty to have around, it still was a beautiful sight. I felt sorry for the children as they were swinging their arms around trying to keep them from landing on parts of their bodies not covered by clothing. Michael had set up a big tent in the backyard, so the children could play outside without getting bothered too much. I would spray the outside edge of the door with some bug-spray to minimize the number of insects entering the play area. Michael suggested that we walk around the parameter of our lot, pray and anoint the 4 corners with oil. That was an excellent idea, and we agreed to do it as soon as the children were in bed. After our prayers, my husband and I felt satisfied that something good was going to happen. We had no idea how or what but gave the outcome in the Hands of the Lord.

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One beautiful sunny morning, about 14 days after our prayers, I was sitting at the dining room table in front of the sliding door. The door was open, screen door closed, and I was facing the window, reading some scriptures. As I looked outside, I saw something flying by the house. Not just one, but many flying insects! The children and I walked out on the deck to see what they were. Some were caught in the tent and we went down to the backyard to see if we could see one close-up. Dragonflies! They were flying in droves from south to north, like an endless procession. As this was going on for some time, I wondered whether this was a normal occurrence. The children and I were standing together in the yard with these dragonflies all around us. Then I remembered I had an Audubon Nature Encyclopedia, ran inside and took the book that contained the information on dragonflies. Another name was given after dragonflies: Mosquito hawks! Once back outside I relayed the news to the children: their nickname is mosquito hawk as they eat mosquitoes while flying. We were thanking the Lord for sending insects that feast on these unpopular insects. I wanted to know if it was normal for dragonflies to fly in such large numbers from south to north. It did not specify any kind of information in the encyclopedia, so I phoned the Department of Natural Recourses in Ontario. Their location was in Maple at that time. The gentleman on the other end was not sure what I was asking and connected me to the professor who was available to answer my questions. After telling him about the hordes of dragonflies over our house and neighborhood for the last 10 minutes, he said: “I have never heard of this before.”