Unseen
God truly does redeem. There was one more caterpillar-dwelling pot of milkweed at the garden center, which I eagerly purchased. And as silly as it sounds to make such a big deal about a bug, the Lord is evident in the teeny-tiny details of life and I, for one, enjoy observing the teeny-tiny antics of His creations. Thus, we have Mabel 2, full name Mabellene, just to be fancy. This time, I’ve been practicing self-control (a helpful fear-fighting skill, since sometimes “resist[
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Read Before You React
Mabel is amazing. I love her. There. That’s it. (Not really). Readers, sometimes in my attempts to care for Mabel and protect this precious monarch caterpillar from harm (only 2-10% make it to butterfly adulthood, after all), I’ve actually harmed when I’ve wanted to help. You see, I didn’t do a lot of research about caterpillars beforehand, so some of the natural parts of her lifecycle … I interpreted as distress. When I came outside to discover her on the patio, far away fro
Oct 264 min read
Tackling Big Problems
A few days ago, I made a new friend. Her name is Mabel. And she is a caterpillar. A yellow, black, and white stripey monarch caterpillar, to be precise. When I found her chowing down on a tiny milkweed bush in the garden center I was perusing through, I was entranced. Of course, I had to buy the plant that housed such a precious gift of nature! And guys, I’m so glad I did. As I’ve been studying her—eyes wide and transfixing, like a little kid—the Lord’s been teaching me life
Oct 142 min read
