In March, my family and I spent a day trekking around Joshua Tree National Park. I marveled at the stark beauty of the desert landscape and contemplated my own internal desert, the one of fear and uncertainty that I'd been struggling to navigate since February. I had pretty rapidly been falling into a state of depression mixed with anxiety that I just couldn't shake. The physical desert of California showed off a glimpse of the beauty that spending time in the desert could produce, the gifts the desert could offer.
It would be three and a half long months until I emerged from the rough and barren land my mind and soul had wandered into; but I found both small and grandiose signs that day that I would walk in verdant fields again.
I was reminded of the gift of the desert this morning while mowing the healthy and hearty soil upon which I now tread. Listening to JJ Heller, one of my favorite Christian artists, I was able to see how far I've come and how beautiful the journey has been. The fear and uncertainty that tried to swallow me has been replaced with excitement at all the possibilities yet to come.
Click the link below if you'd like to hear the song.
Julie, this is so good. The song is also. Blessings to you. And continued peace and good health.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelli! Blessings as you gear up for the school year.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Julie. :)
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