The Small Things

During Andrew and Kelly's recent visit, we took them to the local botanical gardens.  I wrote about it in a post a couple of months back.  It is close to home and best of all, it's free.

We most enjoyed the rock hyraxes last trip.  It was the same this time.  If you ever have the chance to see them in the wild, do so, and take your time.

They are amazingly nimble and entertaining.

We have now seen lots and lots of most kinds of wild African animals, but these little critters are among the most appealing.  This last trip to Gabs Game Reserve, we saw a bunch of them there as well.

Here, in National Parks, there is much talk of the big Five: Elephant, Lion, Cape Buffalo, Leopard, and Rhino.  We have seen all but the Leopard, but it's the small animals that are sometimes best, at least from my viewpoint.

And there is a lesson in that for my life. The BIG and the DRAMATIC are interesting, but it is the daily walk that matters.

Someone once said that Isa.40:31 is written backwards.
"Those that wait on the L^rd shall renew their strength,
They shall rise up like eagles on wings of great length,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint."


(By the way the hyrax is mentioned in Lev 11:5.)

The critic suggested that the verse went from the most important to the least important.  But I think the critic got it wrong.

Blessings in your own walk.