Showing posts with label the road of life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the road of life. Show all posts

Sunday, April 26, 2009

A well worn path


Whatever I face in life.
I know others have been where I stand.
Our human situation,
no matter how wonderful or frightening,
is not new.
Like the trails I trod with my dear ones,
life has been traveled many times by other adventurers.
I am focused on picking a good path,
I am trying to keep an eye out for poison ivy.
Rocks and dust...
bumps and dips...
all are part of the experience.
Hiking...
Life...
Neither are always easy.
Always though..
The trek is worth the effort.
Life is beautiful.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Walking the path


Walking the path before us can be unsettling.
I am a creature of habit, of routine.
I love the familar traditions that make up day to day existance.
In times of great turmoil,
it sometimes seems,
as if it is,
at least metaphorically,
very dark.
The unknown path is scary.
The familar road a distant memory.
It seems sometimes as if I am all alone.
Perhaps you have felt this way as well.
I know in my heart, that I am not.
That I have family and friends who love me.
Yet,
for the first time,
it really is just me standing out in the world.
Discovering its beauty
and quivering a little in the dark.
I smile when I imagine that this is how most people feel from time to time,
when their lives are at a beginning point of some kind.
It just has been an awfully long time since I've felt this way.
So, when it's dark on the path and I'm scared.
I look for a light.
May you,
may I,
find what we are looking for...
May we remember the One who is the Light
and cling to him...
instead of quivering quite so much.
Peace to you this evening and always.
May you be blessed.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Tomorrow is moving day!




Tomorrow is the big day.

I'm sitting here for a moment or two pausing and trying remain calm. I have so much to do that I'm a little stressed... All right, a lot stressed but let's not tell anyone... it can be our little secret!

My favorite packing tools at the moment are white garbage bags. There is nothing like the last "rush" to make you rethink what you really want to keep.

Do I really need those old candy molds? What about that cute dust catcher that sits on the top of the t.v.? Nah... At almost nine at night I'm becoming almost Spartan in my outlook. It's a good thing all the important stuff is already packed because I just might rethink it as well.

I am so grateful for all my family and friends who are coming to help me tomorrow.

Good, loving people who have so many other things they could be doing with their weekend.

They are generous and kind; I am overwhelmed by their friendship. I pray that I will be the friend they need as well.

I hope for you tonight, that you are blessed with loving friends who reach out and help you even when it is not convenient, even when the task at hand is not easy.

I pray that your life may become a beautiful adventure.
That you are never without a map to guide you.
That you always have company for the road.

May you be blessed,
Today...
Tomorrow...
Forever...

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas!


Standing by my tree with my eldest at the camera, I paused to smile, to capture a moment I want to remember.
Life stands before us all everyday and yet, there are times when we are more aware of the path.
The past year has brought many changes to my life. I have felt both wonderful satisfaction and deep disappointment.
As a new year is about to begin, I wonder what it has in store for me. Then I have to laugh... because if I have learned anything this year, I have learned that "life" doesn't simply happen. I am an active participant in my adventure. Though I can not rightly control the actions of anyone else, I can choose my own.
I have no way of knowing everything that I will encounter this coming year. However, I know that I have been given the ability to make the journey with happiness in my heart.
When troubles come, and it's really a given that they will, I know that I can weather the storms.
The greatest blessing we are given on Earth are those who love us.
I am blessed to both love and be loved by many people.
Because of this, regardless of the situations I encounter, I will make it through, hopefully wiser and better for the journey.
I wish for you today and always,
Love for the journey and the courage to keep walking.
Merry Christmas!