A rather quiet day!

Today was a rather quiet day. We drove from Laramie, Wyoming to Kearney, Nebraska. It was one of our longest days for driving. As you can see from the first picture, we needed some respite after all those miles. So there is DARYL with his favorite blonde.

The second photo really shows what we saw for miles and miles. Lots and lots of green grass and very small trees according to our standards in Calaveras County. I did see lots of rolls of hay bales and it was so picturesque. Parts of the area reminded me of the story book “Little House on the Prairie.”

I kept thinking today of my dear friend Mickey because this is the state where she was raised. So I can tell you they raise good things here because she’s a good woman. I now understand better why she loves things of the Earth and revels in nature and walking.

Route 80 was full of traffic and there’s quite a bit of construction on the long stretch. I do not like the cattle chutes at all, especially when driving a wide RV but I did just fine.

I did have a very strange thing happen. A gecko ran across the highway and got to the center striped lines and stood up on his hind legs! I don’t know what he thought he was doing. It was incredibly dangerous and there he was just upright looking around. Cars were whizzing by at 80 miles a hour!! The last I saw of him, he was still standing. It makes me wonder if his gecko friends dared him to do it to see if he could get across and still live. Nature sure has its oddities, doesn’t it? I’m still thinking of him tonight and hoping he was OK. That daredevil!

We found a place to have dinner on the lake and it was just lovely. Several people have suggested places for us to go for sightseeing. I’m just too tired to do it. After the long trips, it’s just marvelous to prop up and read and settle in with my sweetheart.

Today, as I think about all the families, torn by the storms and the flooding, my heart grieves with them. DARYL and I are still grieving over the death of our dear friend, John David Wissler and so we know there are many people suffering today and our hearts weep with them.

So how shall I bless you this day? Life is short my dear ones, life is short. Treasure every moment you have. Even when the going is rough, be thankful that you have the breath to go through it. Immerse yourself in the beautiful spirit of the holy one, and be embraced by God’s good love.

Today, as I drove, I kept singing the song Great is God‘s Faithfulness. I especially like the part that says morning by morning new mercies I see. May God‘s mercy be with all those suffering this day. Loving you from afar, Bonnie Lee.