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Rattlesnake Weed

There's a common ground cover weed we have in the yard called Rattlesnake-Weed. It's a small-leaved plant that hugs the ground and forms a green mat across the dirt or stones. Tiny white flowers cover the top and does its best to look like a cultivated ground cover. While green is an extremely desirable color in the high desert, this is as its name implies--a weed. Other properties of the plant include a sticky white substance that oozes from the stems when they're broken-something like milkweed juice, it's also tough against Round-Up, and hard to pull out of the ground. It's pretty determined to survive and Rattlesnake-Weed is designed for survival. The tough little plant reminds me of bad habits (habitual sins) we accumulate. Habits are good or bad. They become ingrained in everyday activities and are barely noticed sometimes. Some are related to personal hygiene like brushing your teeth everyday is a good habit. Taking out the trash is also a good habit. Regula...