16. Jul 2023

Golling - Anaberg im Lämmertal

It is interesting when you plan a hike in an unknown area to then actually walk out the route you had planned. In the planning stage all you see is the lines that represent paths and roads. You never know for sure how those paths and roads will actually be. Today I was pleasantly surprised with a beautiful walk along a mountain brook leading to Schwarzenbach Falls.

When you start a new day, you do not always know how it will be. Sometimes there are surprises, sometimes challenges or disappointments, the ordinary or unusual. Anything can happen. Each day is a gift from God waiting to be unpacked and lived. Today I unpacked a departure. Astrid and I had our final farewell until I will return the end of October. There was also in my day the beautiful hike as well as the blister pain on my right foot. At one point there was thunder, but no lightening or rain. In my day today there were new friends. My colleague Alan Ambrose picked me up at the end of the hike so I could be part of a prayer meeting in Salzburg and stay the evening with him and his family. Special moments.