This card always makes me laugh!

That Parkway Feeling

I spent Labor Day weekend on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

It is amazing watching the sun rise up slowly over Buffalo Mountain. Buffalo Mountain in Virginia got its name because it looks like the hump on a buffalo. Young sons would go off hunting with instructions from their mothers that if they can’t see Buffalo Mountain, they have gone too far.

There seems to be a 50 mile stretch of the parkway where you get several views of the Buffalo.

Saturday, I rode my bike on the parkway. The scenery is so spectacular that you don’t mind the hills. It is hard not to feel close to God when you see the sights and sounds from the mountains. I think it is funny how we often feel closest to God when we are in the mountains or at the beach. Spectacular vistas, wonderful aromas and a certain amount of peace in being away from the hectic every day grind of our life. This allows for us to be drawn in to the quiet that brings us closer to God.

Why can’t we find that quiet in our daily lives? I imagine that we have too many obstacles back home. The grind of our daily lives and the pulls of home and work are too much to overcome. Someday soon, when you are taking kids to school and hustling to work, you need to ask yourself:

“ How are you going to find that parkway feeling?”