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b'\\u201cWhat will you do after you graduate?\\u201d\\nIf Ashlynn heard those words one more time\\u2026\\nShe rubbed her forehead with tired fingertips. As the computer loaded yet another search for college options, Ashlynn groaned. If only she knew which way to choose.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Ash!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d The back door slammed, and a set of blond pigtails peeked around the corner.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153What do you want, Gwen?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Ashlynn said as she began clicking results. \\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Come and swing,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Gwen said. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153You\\u2019ve been on there all day.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nAshlynn paused, her fingers hovering above the keyboard. The thought of researching another college made her want to gag. She relented. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Let\\u2019s go.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Both girls darted from the house, bursting out the door and into the warm sunshine.\\nAshlynn followed Gwen to the big oak tree with the homemade swing. Fresh air filled her lungs and washed the heated flush from her cheeks as she gave her little sister a shove. Gwen soared into the air.\\nJust then, a flutter at the base of the tree caught Ashlynn\\u2019s eye. She glanced down to see a featherless baby bird huddled in the grass.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Gwen, look at this,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d she said, crouching to take the tiny bird into her palm. \\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Oh.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Gwen stopped swinging. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Is it lost?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d\\nAshlynn spotted an empty nest in the branches above her. \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Let\\u2019s get it home.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d She slipped the baby bird into the pocket of her sweatshirt, then scrambled up the tree and placed the baby bird inside the nest.\\n\\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Right where it belongs,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d said Ashlynn as they watched the mother bird arrive to care for her baby in a flutter of wings.\\n\\u201cIf God cares for the birds,\\u201d Ashlynn thought, \\u201cHe cares about what happens to me too. I\\u2019m not alone in my college search. Jesus will place me right where I belong.\\u201d \\u2022 Anita Seavey\\n\\u2022 Do you ever worry about your future? Have you asked God for wisdom (James 1:5)? \\n\\u2022 What people in your life can give you Christ-centered wisdom about hard decisions? \\nConsider the birds of the sky: They don\\u2019t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren\\u2019t you worth more than they? Matthew 6:26 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nMatthew 6:25-34'