Busy Being Squirrelly

This year while sitting in my deer blind I was able to observe some squirrels who practically wanted to join me in my blind.  For such little creatures, they sure can make a lot of noise.  The thing I kept noticing about the squirrels is that they would scrape and scrape and scrape, digging a little hole; however, they never put anything in the hole and then they would cover it up with leaves.  I watched a few squirrels do this several times.  I thought to myself, " these squirrels sure are busy doing nothing!" This made me think about daily activities. We are certainly a busy people.  We work, have our kids involved in numerous activities, volunteer for various activities, attend church and participate in its activities, participate in hobbies and take care of our homes.  The list goes on and on and I get exhausted just typing the list.  I'm reminded of Mary and Martha when Jesus stopped by their home to visit.  Mary took time to sit still with Jesus and wash his feet, while Martha seemed to get quite upset because she was "busy" around the house making preparations and Mary was not helping.  Jesus basically told Martha to settle down, chill, and quit being so busy.  I wonder how often we get caught up "Busy Being Squirrelly." One thing hunting has taught me is to be still, observe and learn from God's wonderful nature library.