NOTE TO READERS:  

Today is actually September 1, 2017 when I publish today.  I have not written a blog today but I am including the one I wrote on the road yesterday while Dave was driving.  I will write when I can and I will post when I can.  Have a great week!

Thursday August 31 2017  ALMOST IS NOT ENOUGH

Well I said I am on the road again and here I am.  I started driving at 7:00 a.m. and now it is 11:41 a.,.  I just read a sign in a gas station that listed several cities and how far away they are.  Just so you know, we are 1950 miles away from Los Angeles.  We plan to arrive in in Orange County sometime Thursday.  Rebecca flies into the LA Airport later that evening and Courtland flies in the next night.  Courtland will stay three nights and Rebecca will leave for home on September 19^th.

I suppose you have surmised by now that Dave is now driving.  We are 152 miles north of St. Louis, the “Gateway of the West”.  I will drive through the city when we arrive.  I like taking the short cut right through downtown so I can see the St. Louis Arch.  It is beautiful, both inside and out!

Once we get through the downtown area I always feel as if our destination is right around the corner.  In actuality we are barely half way to our final destination for this day.  We will be arriving at my Aunt’s house after dark.  She lives on the top of Crow Mountain, with twisting, winding roads and I hope our GPS will pick up a signal.  Once we arrive I hope to get my blog sent.  Oops!  I just remember, Vela (my aunt) doesn’t “do” computers.  There will be no signal.  Perhaps this evening when we stop for our big splurge, (SUBWAY) I will have access to a signal.

As long as we are on the road I should be able to compose a blog while Dave is driving.  When I am with people I may not have time to do so.  If we have the opportunity to do something exciting I’ll be sure and pass it on.

As I said above, we left the house at 7:00 a.m. sharp!  However, to accomplish that great feat was the fact that our alarm went off at 3:30 a.m.!  And the car was already packed…almost.  Take it from me, “almost” is not nearly being ready, but, at least we are on the road! 

We will be leaving my Aunt’s home Sunday after church.  She attends a small country church.  I wish I could bottle the atmosphere, singing, and beautiful simplicity of the congregants.  It is like walking back in time to the little church in a “LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE” episode.  The outside looks similar (to my best recollection) but the people are quite unique.  Remember, this is the Deep South.  Need I say more?  I so enjoy the flavor of life here.  It is back woods, quiet, remote, and slow paced.  My kind of living: even though my life is in direct contrast.

Every time I travel it seems my eyes see more clearly as my heart opens up to receive new knowledge and experience.  Experiential knowledge is the best teacher, at least for me.  And my experiential knowledge has reminded me that typing on a laptop computer at 72 miles per hour is not the easiest way to write a blog.  At least I’m not the driver.  And oh yes, now I know why “they” are called laptops!  It sounds better that leg tops!

WHAT I SEE MY HEART HEARS

Kathleen Martens

August 31,2017

http://www.visionsofpoetry.com

The sunny cast through white glare

Small puffy clouds shout to the sky.

Mr. Sunshine look at me!

Mr. Sunshine set me free.

Tassled corn in unending rows

At attention as they grow.

Dance and sing in golden song

Wafting colors all belong

Gold and yellow

Sheens of rust

Hues unnamed

Like sparkling dust.

Bright and subdued

And patches of green

And I hear

Sounds in between.

Since I am being lulled to sleep by the quiet and swaying of the car on the road  I shall say Good night.

Thank You God for your protection on this day.

HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON AND GOD BLESS  YOU!