Backroad To My Soul
Where is the backroad to your soul?
Some people love city streets. Some were born for country roads. I think I am the latter. Not much else to say, except that when I have lived in the city I have always tried to find my way back to rural places. I have dreamt of once again finding a front row seat to the endlessly unfolding drama of nature. In the city, my ears remember the comfort of the sounds of nature. My heart wants the inspiration that comes from feeling the wind and seeing displays of endless, brilliant stars.
I seem to pray and think more in the long stretches of country quiet. I sense an invitation to explore at the sight of a dirt road veering off the pavement.
One of the joys of the end of a strenuous day is sitting on the porch at twilight with Jack and just watching the darkness descend and the house lights glow. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
From time to time in my life I have been blessed with experiences like these in the many states in which we have lived.
These days on a little honestead in New Hampshire, daily chores are glimpses into the wonder of a beehive or are watching a tiny chick changing before my eyes into a little miniature chicken who will grow into her capability to lay eggs. Deep inside that fertile egg where God began her life now obviously contained more than a white and a yolk. It contained His blueprint for chickens: the growth of lovely feathers, the instinct to cluster with fellow chicks, to roost, their songbird like peeping when they are little and the constant drama and the joy they take in their wings as they get older.
God sustains me with these things as I watch him sustain His creatures. It is a constant reassurance that He is still creating and sustaining me and those humans He has given me to love. His goodness gives me the energy to work with which He has entrusted to me.
I hope you enjoy this month's featured song, Backroad To My Soul. And if you get a chance, go over to the contact page and let me know where the backroad to your soul is!