My Dad emailed me this video today.
When I was 14 years old our house burned down.  I had been deep-frying corn dogs and left the grease on the stove and thought I turned the burner off.  Instead I turned it on high and then went next door to my Grandmothers house where we would eat the corn dogs.  The grease caught fire and burned the house down.  Everything was destroyed except the log walls remained standing.
Anyway after this I became ill with Mono and couldn't seem to shake it for over 9 months.  My parents and family cleaned up the mess from the fire and rebuilt the house (with LOTS of help from friends and relatives). I stayed in bed or resting most of that time.
I needed something to occupy my thoughts during this time.  My Mom told me that her grandmother collected hummingbirds.  So, I started a collection.  People would give me little hummingbird figurines and such for gifts.  I really loved it!  Then someone told me that if I put a feeder out that I would be able to watch "live" hummingbirds.  So, I put one feeder out.  Within a few days I had a few hummingbirds at my feeder.
We lived in a little one room canning kitchen during the 9 months that it took to rebuild the house.  This little kitchen had a sink and a wood-burning cook stove and a gas stove/oven.  We had a camper parked beside it that had a little bathroom in it that we could use.  This canning kitchen was in between my grandmother's house (Nannie) and my Dad's sister's house.  So, we could make use of their bathrooms too.  Just take a little hike :)
So, when we were able to move back into our house I hung a feeder up there and the hummingbirds just followed.  Every year I would hang a feeder up and then we started getting so many birds that I added another feeder. I enjoyed reading about them and learning about the different kinds.
 I graduated from highschool and moved off to college, then got married and moved to Canada, but my parents kept up feeding those hummingbirds.  They have LOTS now.  I still enjoy watching them.  I thank the Lord for HIS creation! These little creatures are magnificent!!!
My Dad was so sweet to video my hummingbirds for me!!!!
Thank you, Dad.  I love you!