One thing I can’t live without? Chocolate!
Not really.
The correct answer is nature.
I never considered myself a tree hugger, but lately I have realized that I
…must
…have
…trees!
All the busyness of life drains away and peace washes over me as I walk among these leafy giants. Nature is my sanctuary.
Me. Happy.
Stone walls and stained glass windows work well for some, but give me the utter unfathomable expanse of the ocean where I can experience the vastness of God. Let me hear the roar of the crashing waves coming again and again to remind me of His faithfulness. Let me feel the rushing water as it pushes forward and retreats again to regain its strength, washing the beach as it recedes.
In the midst of all the noise of living, I must take time to enjoy the true and beautiful…
or I haven’t really lived.
I agree with you. We had to cut down all the trees in our backyard last year–BEFORE summer yet–and I was sad for weeks and weeks. And now the house uses the air conditioner all the time, before there were summer days, hot ones, when it didn’t even kick on.
The one thing I can’t live without is prayer. It is my lifeline to my Heavenly Father. Prayer comforts me, it fills my soul with the love I need, sometimes I just gripe and I know there will be no judging. That probably sound so hokey but without prayer I don’t know how I could get through the day, or the night either.
Thanks for you great blog. I haven’t blogged in forever.
How sad Lynne! I know what you mean about prayer.I pray most often when I am on a walk enjoying those trees. 🙂
I am with you 100%!!! Nothing gives me peace, and grounds my soul like nature. I never feel closer to God than I do when I’m sitting by a creek out in the woods.
I know what you mean. A few summers ago we spent one day in NYC and visited my brother in Brooklyn. My husband couldn’t drive out of that city fast enough! They don’t call it the concrete jungle for no reason. I live in a big city, but nature is everywhere. We have lots of trees, grass, the ocean, a river, animals….nature! I didn’t realize how much I took it for granted until that day.
Beautifully expressed! I also couldn’t agree more.
Thank you Karen! 🙂