Today Matt was the baboon assassin! Usually I don’t like things being killed, however when it is baboons – in the vege garden - their days are numbered as far as I am concerned!! Yes it is not a nice thing to kill things – well that’s my opinion but they mustn’t mess with our vege garden!! The alpha male escaped once again, to keep them away fully he is the guy to get, but he is also very clever and doesn’t stay with the rest of the troupe so he is hard to catch. He ran off into the gums while the others carried on in the field below the road. One poor soul had its last meal today! I’m always “go get ‘em love” but hate to watch it really!
I have been reading a book called “Love Revolution” and it is very appropriate for what we are wanting to do up here at Golden Harvest. I have missed being in the classroom and missed being with children but have come to the realisation that maybe my season in the classroom is over for now and that while I am here God can use me in other ways. God simply wants us to look after widows and orphans. And I have been challenged that as fun as it is and as necessary as it is to make our home a home there are people here that need to be spoken to and children that need to be enjoyed. Anyway “Love Revolution” is so much about being a people who have that heart of God’s – our hearts cry should always be “break my heart for what breaks Yours” and to see where we can be used and do it! The chapter I am on at the moment is about making people feel valuable and there is a quote from Mother Teresa that I really enjoyed,
“Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired!”
It spoke to me so much about just doing the small things for people, paying a compliment, doing something that they need done and even just a smile can brighten someone’s day. Make that a challenge for this new year, loving without getting tired and seeing how many people you can make feel valuable! What’s the worst that can happen, you end up smiling more?
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