May was "no mow May" month and I tried hard to not mow but got sympathy from a neighbor who anonymously did the good deed! I then got the name of someone who wanted a mowing job so I called him. My yard really has begun looking like a jungle.
He came Friday and instead of mowing saw the poor shape of my entire yard, offering suggestions, telling me his past experiences; he jumped right in to digging weeds and separating flowers! I couldn't believe his excitement and acting like this yardwork was play to him!
Have you ever received a "gift" that fell out of heaven into your lap and marveled again at God's goodness? This has been happening to me a lot lately.
Yesterday he saw my cedar trees and being taller than I am he had to duck just walking in the yard. These never caught my attention like it did him! But, he was so excited to cut limbs and branches I thought he was cutting all the trees down; you should see the piles of branches he tied up for disposal!
He has worked 6 hrs. in a couple of days and the yard is till not cut nor edged, but you should see how the "jungle" parts of the yard are looking; my heart soars like a hawk!
My life, too, sometimes looks like a jungle. Often I don't even realize it. When situations creep up on me from behind, it isn't until someone else says something, or with my own spiritual director, a word or situation will be reflected back to me that awareness occurs.
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