May 2021

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Safety In A Burrow

I

by Jennifer Cobb

have always wanted my kids to have an appreciation

burrow to burrow to just peek inside to see if there was

for nature and how God has created nature to be

anything in there. As a homeschool mom, in my finest

present in our daily lives. For a little over three

homeschool mom moments, we turned this trip into

years, we were a part of a nature enriched homeschool

something educational. Before we went, we discussed

program. It was honestly one of the best decisions I

the animals that may live there in that area, and we read

ever made for us all to get out of our comfort zone.

books about the specific animals. One book discussed

Due to that program, we not only learned more about

how the Gopher tortoise homes were sometimes shared by other animals and could house up to 365 different animals at different times! We were walking on the Gopher Tortoise Trail, and we came upon a burrow where we finally saw a Gopher Tortoise! It also had a snake in the burrow with it! We really did get lucky, because we did not find anymore, just that one that day, and it really was sharing its burrow with another animal. This idea made me think of our lives today. There is so much anger and animosity in the World for just thinking differently or having different values. As we are left fighting amongst ourselves, instead of focusing on the things

learned about the wild edibles you can eat, the seasons

that are holy and righteous, we can learn from animals

in which they grow, and how to turn a nature lesson

that don’t belong together how to find safety in a

into anywhere you visit. We recently went on a family

burrow. Another animal’s home; that is opened up to

camping trip to a local Georgia State Park. At this

help protect those that are not alike. Isn’t that how we

specific State Park, it is known for Indigo snakes and

are supposed to live to show Jesus’ love to others, no

Gopher tortoises. The park recently had a controlled

matter the differences?

burn, which allowed us to further see the actual Gopher tortoise burrows. So my kids had a blast going from

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About The Author

our environment and how to take care of it, but we

Jennifer Cobb is a stay at home Mom to two beautiful girls and wife to her Godsend. She enjoys coffee and nature walks.


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