The Other Side of the Ridge

Dear Friends,

This past weekend I had the great privilege of spending a weekend with some wonderful folks on a retreat in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.  It was a spectacular weekend…the weather was perfection, the company, wonderful, I had a lovely time.

A few weeks prior to that I had taken a little road trip up to that area to “pre-hike” the hike I planned on taking us on…I wanted to make sure I knew where I was going and that the trail would be appropriate for my people.

The hike was called the ridge hike, appropriately named as I spent the first half of the hike on the top of a ridge overlooking the state park on one side and the road on the other.  That whole first half of the hike, while lovely, was accompanied by the sound of traffic on the road.

And then I turned and started down into the valley, and all the sounds of traffic faded away and was replaced by the sound of the wind moving through the trees.  As I kept walking down, the sound of a little stream filled my ears.

A small shift, a slight change in direction and elevation made all the difference.

My dear friend, I hope, if there are areas in life right now where noise is just too much, you can make a small shift and a slight change to find a little more peace.

Have an amazing week.

Love
Krista