Contemplations of a Mommy "Monk"

Sometimes when the sun has barely begun to rise, my feet hit the ground ready to get outside and walk with God (and my dogs) in the cool of the day (Gen. 3:8).  Other days I don't make it out until evening when I can enjoy the setting of the sun on another day as I traipse either through the woods on my land or through the fields and around the lake nearby.  Whether morning or evening, my regular walks are a way for me to lay my burdens at His feet, share the yoke with Him (Matthew 11:28-30), and walk alongside of God in His ways.  I've never been consistent in exercise to be honest but walking has been one thing that I always come back to and recently through Mark Buchanan's writing, I've been aware of how my physical activity in walking is also a spiritual activity of connecting with God.   Have you heard His voice in the cool of the day, calling out to you, "Come Follow Me"?  When you step out in obedience to His call, He will lead you on The Way, which may