Monarchs ….. in my eyes, one of the most awesome wonders of God’s creation!  From one day in August watching them as little caterpillars munching away on my milkweed leaves, transforming into these gorgeous black and orange butterfly angels just a few short weeks later, will never cease to be a miracle to me.  What a truly amazing transformation that goes on from within its chrysalis – and one day appears as a totally new creation! Just like us, when we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we become new creations in Christ. 🙂

My 13 yr. old granddaughter got me interested in raising monarchs this summer.  I’ve given thought to it before, but always imagined that there was too much involved, or more work to it than I was willing to give it.   But all it took for me to get hooked was 4 little caterpillars that my granddaughter and I brought in from the butterfly weed (asclepias) in my garden and placed in an old 20-gallon fish aquarium.   She went home from her stay here right after that, and I was left to take care of these little guys… and from that point on I found myself totally smitten with a new hobby, and raising nearly 30 caterpillars to monarchs till the season had ended.   And I’m already looking forward to next spring and summer, with new garden and flower growing ideas for their eating pleasure, as well as saving every kind of container that I think will make a great caterpillar house.  🙂

Anyway … in the midst of raising all these caterpillars and monarchs, I had the awesome privilege of watching this wonderful miracle take place – the transformation into a new creation!  And of course, many photo opportunities as well.  Here is a collage that I made with some photos I shot of the ‘birth’ of the monarch.   Enjoy!

Keep facing the SON !

~deb