The Edge

 

At the edge of my grandmother’s yard there was a rock wall that separated our yard from hers. My little sister and I jumped over those rocks a thousand times. We used the rock wall as a hurdle in the pretend race courses we created.

“Run around the pecan tree and back to the barn, from the barn to the apple tree then run and jump over the rock wall. To the gravel road back through the yard over the rock wall and down to the pines. Climb the mimosa tree and down the mimosa tree then up the gravel road to the mailbox. Whoever touches the mailbox first wins.”

I can’t remember who won most of the time. Maybe we took turns winning. I do remember that when we finished the course we felt we’d done something big. Our rock wall hurdle seemed tall way back then.

The rocks are still there……exactly as they were when I was a little girl. Now I can step over those large old rocks with ease.  img_4544

The rocks haven’t changed.

But I have.

Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.”         Colossians 2:7

In response to the Daily Prompt Cusp.

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  1. dawnlizjones on September 10, 2016 at 7:01 pm

    Oh so good. I retweeted this as “There is hope, just give it time.” Obviously, it takes more than time, but sometimes we get discouraged by what seems (and is) a big rock wall and just give up the fight, rather than keep working at the challenge, only realizing later, that it has become easily to scale the wall. (Kinda like your jogging?!?) Great read.

    • mariegriffith on September 10, 2016 at 8:51 pm

      Thank you Dawn. That’s exactly what I wanted to say without saying it.

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  5. vinneve on September 22, 2016 at 9:06 am

    Nice to reminiscing the past… 🙂 BTW… we have the same blog theme.

    • mariegriffith on September 22, 2016 at 9:11 am

      Thanks Vinneve. Your blog is beautiful!

      • vinneve on September 22, 2016 at 9:13 am

        Thanks Marie appreciated your nice comment. See you around 🙂

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