Last year, we had a spider problem. A brown recluse spider problem, to be exact. We had someone come spray and we set glue traps and I haven’t seen any since then…. but they are recluses. Last night, I found one… in the nursery. My first thought was, “Oh God, that’s where my baby sleeps!” Although it was already dead when I found it, all night I had thoughts of worry that she was being bitten in her sleep and that I wouldn’t know about it until it was too late. Finally, I had to say, “Oh God, that’s where my baby sleeps! Please take her in your hand because they’re much more capable of protecting her than mine.”
Often I have to hold out my hand and remind myself that my life, and all the previous parts that make it up, do not belong to me. If I cling tightly to them, it will be so much more painful if God chooses to take them away. But if I hold my hand out open, He can give and He can take away freely.
I was reminded of this again this morning at yoga. Around the room Laurie has painted wonderful yogi words with definitions. One that I haven’t give much thought to is, “Aparigraha: non-possessiveness, an open hand.” It was a reminder that I hold my baby in an open hand.
Here are her little toes as she naps and we practice. Now, to kill some spiders.
at my parents house they have a spider problem but i found some stuff at wal mart that helped. its that stuff you spread around your yard it keeps all kinds of bugs out (it also kept the fleas off the dogs and ants our of the kitchen) and away from your house then i found the spray stuff and sprayed around all the windows and doors and any cracks in the bricks especially ones with ants around them. i hope this helps!