Walk with God Sept 13

Sept 13, 2012

Miles 5

Total 63

Goal for now 100

It was a great day and rather surprising to. Bill was going to help his friend’s widow and so I just really got adsorbed into this walk. Not feeling a time thing I just walked and praised. When I finally thought about the fact I should head home I had walked 5 miles. Oh my, what a surprise. This was so eye opening for me for I began to wonder, “Could I really endure a long day hike like my Appalachian friends”. Could be possible it seems. But I wanted to have this to be a walk with God and the real surprising part was how God seem to be sharing fun wisdom's to me as I was walking. I will be adding links separately as I go along as to what some of these could be. But Praise God for the beauty of his Fall Season this year. I am feeling I deeper understanding of this dark place that has been riding in my soul of lately. The aspect that someone deeply cares and knows this is there is becoming such a reality as I walk. I also see that only he can nurture and aid someone in these kind of things.

This has been so exciting to be in the woods not once, not twice but often times 3 and 4 times a week. I am somewhat familiar with the more common plant and tree life but I need to find out what this tree with flowers, green berries and red berries is new two me.  I have always found being in the woods one of my favorite pass times.  I so look forward to watching as Gods creation began to prepare itself for each season. I am followings several Appalachian Trail hikers and I am seeing just how powerfully nature prepares for this change from fall to winter. All of them have steadily hung their food at night but squires mice and others animals have been much more aggressive at seeking to store up food or energy for this changing event. How in the world do they know? Do animals get an anxious or depressed about it, I think not, they just get busy preparing for what they cannot change (yep could be a lesson for us). Of course we now God created them with this inner time clock. These 4 couples I am following all are at separate places on trial and have reported mice eating through their tents doing damage in order to hunt for food. Squirrels have climb trees and down to hanging food bags and chewed throw to get to the prize inside. This is the first time this has happened in this 6 ½ month journey. If only we would listen to the inner voices that warn us to prepare as well as the animals in the wild. I have also notice a change in animals in nature, (maybe more so as I read my friends from AT trail journals). I have watched the birds gathering in groups more, preparing to leave to this inner known place they seem driven to each year where weather will sustain them and I saw several squirrels gathering nuts and such and seem so focused. The trees seem to be turning into what I call a worn out green. I think one factor that seems so exciting about this challenge of this walk is a more observant look at just how perfectly God planned to show us through nature and his plan in all that is around us if we will only look.    Below is just a fun video I took in the park that shows what I was talking about. Mountains are beautiful but awe and wonder can be found in your nearby park.

May this have God’s Blessing.