Labor Day... let me tell you, I defiantly labored. I spent the morning dusting the downstairs of my house... oh what fun... but in the afternoon, Carley invited me over to her house... they were having a family picnic, so I was adopted for the afternoon... the food was great and the company was hilarious! anyways... around 4:30 we went hiking. We attempted to go to Boxcar Rocks off of 443... but it took us a few stops to actually find the place... three stops to be precise... but we were successful! we thought we were just going to hike, but we ended up rock climbing... it was absolutely amazing! we overcame obstacles that we thought were too big for us... after about two hours, we stopped and watched the sunset and called it a day... my legs look like they got into a fight with a lawnmower... its rather unattractive... but it makes me feel like i accomplished something! i went home and watched NHRA with my family... yeah Tony Schumacher!!! this afternoon my mom made applesauce... i was going to say she made homemade applesauce... but that sounds rather redundant... it was amazing! i could live off of it... ahhh comfort foods...
The beauty of God is that He never leaves us. No matter how far away we run, He is right next to us. Lately, I have fallen out of the pattern of regular devotions, and that is my own fault. I do have the time... but I don't give it to Him. I still take time for prayer every night, and I look forward to that alone time all day. I have been working a lot with devotional books right now. I just cannot wrap my mind around the fact that He will never forsake me. After all the times that I have been let down and abandoned by friends... it is refreshing to know that I can always count on God to be right next to me... to jump with me when I am happy, or to carry me when I am too weak to walk. Right now, He is holding my hand... making sure I don't stray too far off the path, and slowly drawing me back into His arms... The path is wide... the grass is tall... the branches are low... it is so easy to get lost, snagged, or distracted... but the sky is bright blue and the leaves are turning... life is beautiful... is my path is just that... my own...
God Bless