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| New Life from what was violently cut down!!! |
This morning I did it!
I crossed the finish line!
I reached my goal of actually walking 300 miles 'in practice' to be able to walk the 300 miles to Mackinaw starting next Monday September 5th, 2011!
For those of you who are planning on beginning this trek to Mackinaw with me next Monday the 5th of September, "Labor Day"... please be at the office no later than 9:00am so we can prep you about the route and any particulars for the walk on that day and ask Jesus for His help!
Our target time to leave Dearborn will be 9:30AM. For any particular questions you may have about the Trek, please e-mail me at thancock56@gmail.com and I will respond ASAP with any particulars needed.
This morning when I started out, I walked a different route than I usually walk, although I have been this way before. For me, it is hard to actually go this way because of memories associated with the neighborhood.
As I worked my way down Horger Street from Ford Road, I came to Colson. I crossed that intersection and just looked across the empty lots that were there. Just South of that intersection there is a stump between the road and the sidewalk. The stump is evidence of an elm tree that was there! It was the only tree on Horger near the church that was on this property. It had been cut down because it was 'in the way' of those taking down the building. This structure was one of Dearborn's most useful and beautiful historic structures. It all ended up in a dumpster!
All that remains of a place that was once a center of life and activity for the neighborhood and Dearborn in general, is a flat grassy lot and one stump! One stump! That is all that is visible from what remains!
But today as I walked by, I noticed something that I had not seen before! In the photo above, you can see it for yourself! It is a shoot for a new tree coming out of the old stump! I stopped and looked at that with amazement! I thought to my self....'they can cut it down but they can't make it go away!' What a thought! I have to tell you that this really encouraged me! Like a friend of mine that usually says "Jesus gets what Jesus wants!" Look out ya'll!
With my feet on the Ground!
Simply Trey
