Last summer during a day of service our ward decided to clean up a hiking trail in Dickson, TN. We came to a beautiful lake. I was super focused on finding every miniscule piece of litter that I would have walked right by without even looking up! Brother Taylor, a high school biology teacher, got all of our attention and crouched down at the edge of the water.
No, he didn't take his shoes off and stick his feet in the cool water, he didn't splash around and fill the clear water with mud, he just quietly peered in. He smiled, slowly reached in, and came out with the tiniest little frog I have ever seen in my life! He and his little girl admired the little guy for a few minutes and then released him back into the safety of the lake.
Sometimes I'm going so fast, so focused on my daily tasks, that I forget to pause and take some time to look deep. I've missed a whole lot of God's beautiful creations, no matter how small, as well as His quiet promptings because I'm just too darn distracted.
So today - slow down and see what you find! He may show you something deep within yourself that you didn't know was there!
Wait! That's not the end of the story. Later he pointed this one out. I just had to include it.
Yuck!
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