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Safety In A Burrow
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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.