Aunt Bee and Footballs

In an episode from The Andy Griffith Show, Aunt Bee comes to live with Sheriff Andy Taylor and his son, Opie, after the death of Andy’s wife. They thought that maybe Aunt Bee could bring that missing feminine touch. Opie wasn’t impressed, so Andy tried to help them bond by inviting her to go fishing and frog catching. She fails miserably at these things and later with trying to throw a football. One night, Aunt Bee talks Andy into taking her to the bus station. Opie hears her crying and guesses that she is leaving. He then runs out and exclaims, “We can’t let her go, Pa, she needs us. Besides, she can’t even catch frogs, bait a hook, or throw a football. Pa, we’ve got to take care of her, or she’ll never make it.” We know that it takes one tree beside one tree beside one tree to create a forest. Together they provide many purposes and produce life-giving shelter, food, and oxygen. As we exist one person beside one person beside one person, we too can produce life-giving effects in a spiritual way. Instead of waiting for something “big” to happen, we can decide to be faithful and bloom wherever we’re planted. Here's to a good harvest!