"Dusty Feet" Our Summer Journey... Entry #12

        We took a little detour from the road we’ve been on this summer and spent a week at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, attending the Fellowship of Christian Puppeteers. This little side trip was a much needed break from the dusty journey that we have been on.

          And what we found among the puppets, between the mimes and the clowns, in the sign language and in the dance, and hiding in the shadows of the black light…were friends of the creative arts. They blessed us so much as they shared of themselves and their talents. We ended the week with enough encouragement to keep us moving ahead on this journey.

          We’re going to keep on singing and dancing and moving on down this dusty road. 

"Dusty Feet" Our Summer Journey... Entry #11

Yea…we’re still here…but Lord…our feet hurt.

It’s been a tough six weeks. A lot of rough terrain on this dusty road.  It’s been a nasty part of this journey.   It’s been hard. It’s been painful. It’s been emotionally wretching. We’ve felt the frustration and cried the tears. We’ve felt the pressing and the pain. We have, at times, wanted to quit, to turn around, to run away.   We have fought and kicked and screamed.

But you know what Lord… I think we’re finally getting the purpose of this journey.

IT’S  NOT  ABOUT  US!!!!

Are we empty yet? Empty of ourselves? Because that’s what this journey has been about. Being emptied of ourselves. Being emptied of ALL that is not of YOU, Lord.  Our flesh is stubborn. It wants center stage. It wants to be heard. It wants its own way.

So, here we are Lord…in this empty, desolate place …where we feel emotionally drained and battle weary. A little bruised, a few scars, and sore feet…but you know what, Lord…we’re beginning to see the value of the past six weeks…the value of this whole journey down this dusty road.    We’re beginning to move out of Your way, to allow You to take the lead. You’re becoming greater…we’re becoming less. And we know it’s all because You love us and desire only the best for us…even if at times it’s a dusty, painful journey to get there.

We’re wondering what’s up ahead.