On MY Way

to school this morning I was entranced by the scenic drive. I have travelled this road every work day for 30 years plus. I live about 25 miles away from school in the next county- a much more rural locale than my hometown. To think that I have commuted up the valley on this interstate so many times,

often times much before the sun has crested the Blue Ridge range beyond the school...

The quiet serenity of a country road soothes the spirit and calms the soul...

Pastorale farms have greeted me all along the way.

and then I am there.

Long, low, and windowless wonder, this hall of academia....

And then there I am waiting for the day .... a new chapter to unfold. Will it be a day of wonder and discovery? I pray for that and so much more!

Four days down.... 5 to go! Oh precious Lord, give me strength!