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What My Dog Taught Me About Storms And Faith

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Thunder shakes my mountain as I sit down in my oversized recliner to write tonight’s post. My little buddy, “Scout” swiftly jumps into my lap to remind me that dogs were never fans of stormy weather. He presses himself tightly against my chest and it’s only after I’ve wrapped him in my arms he gains the confidence to growl defiantly in reply to the low rumbles that echo through the hills and hollers. I sometimes think that God gave us dogs so that we could see things from his perspective in small ways. From the dogs perspective people are immortal and seem to have powers that are beyond their comprehension. We can touch a wall and make light come or go. We provide food without hunting. And we see to their everyday lives so that they want for nothing. So why wouldn’t anyone seek shelter from the storms in the arms of such power?

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The rain is coming down in sheets now and the sound of rain hitting the roof is enough to drown the noise from the TV. Scout looks at me as if to ask how much longer I will let it rain. I can only stroke his fur and speak soft words of comfort but it’s enough for him curl up and try to sleep though his fear. It’s not really an act of denial of his concerns but an expression of trust. As worrisome as the storm is he has faith that I’ll keep him safe and dry.

As I said, I sometimes wonder if God gave us dogs so that we can understand him better. The word worship is rooted in the description of a dog licking his master’s hand. The vet tells me that when a dog licks you that it’s a way of him comforting himself. The act of licking soothes a dog in the same way that petting the dog can sooth a person.

So to tie it all together for a Sunday night, we will always face storms in our lives. But if we can trust God with the same faith that our dogs trust us he will move heaven and earth to see to our needs. And if we think about how worshipping the master (licking) comforts a dog then how much more should we find comfort in worshipping God?

Good night friends and be blessed throughout your days.

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Passing Storms

Color Photography, Summersville Lake

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Dark skies loom over the mountains and the warm breeze carries the strong scent of ozone as thunder shatters the silent forest. It’s not an unusual occurrence in the Appalachian Spring. The edge of the lake is a great place to photograph storms as long as you’re only a few steps away from your vehicle. The storms typically last only a few minutes and the open sky allows me to see it come in with plenty of time to shelter in the big blue truck. The advice from a National Geographic photographer when photographing storms was the if you’re getting wet then you’re too close. The roar of the downpour is almost as loud as the thunder as it tracks across the lake. The squall line forms a curtain that hides the docks across the lake and I begin to judge the speed and direction as it approaches. The sheet of water impacts the landscape like an angry child stomping it’s feet but passes quickly leaving only the dark clouds and wet earth in its wake. The wall of rain was still in sight when I heard the birds start to sing again. Storms are inevitable in life but they soon pass. We can look at them and fear the approach of the storms or we can acknowledge that they are in the process of leaving. It’s all just a matter of perspective.

Good night friends and be blessed throughout your days.

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A Light To Guide You

black and white photography, Summersville Lake, Summerville, travel, West Virginia

Summersville Lake is unique in West Virginia in that we have the only lighthouse in the state. Standing on private land the lighthouse overlooks both the lake and the Route 19. The lighthouse is recent addition but when I was a kid there was a beacon light from the local airport. In stormy weather we would see the flash from the airport and think that there was a lighthouse that only lit up in storms. We couldn’t see the actual tower. Just the beam reflected off of the clouds into the window of our bedroom. It would light up the bedroom as we slept and we knew that somewhere out there it wasn’t so dark.

It’s good to have a guiding light when times are dark and dreary. We need a fixed point to center ourselves and a light to sweep away the darkness no matter if you’re on dark foggy water, traveling on a four lane highway or snuggled up under the covers on a stormy night.

Of All The Roads Traveled…

Color Photography, Thoughts and Musing, travel

I don’t pretend to know how many miles of roads there are in the world. I’m pretty sure that it’s a lot. Highways and byways, dirt roads are jeep trails stretch out like an intricate web across the globe. Some roads are major interstate highways and others can only be traveled by foot. And oh the places where they can take you! There are large metropolitan cities with amazing architecture. Glass and steel and concrete comes together in an artful pentacle that pierces the heavens! I’ve been on roads that go under the mountains and even under the very sea itself! I pass by roads every day and wonder where they end or, even if they do end at all. But no matter how far you travel or what wonders your eyes drink in there’s one road that’s the most welcomed of all of them. This one road will take you to a place where you are the most content. It’s a special road that ends in a different place for each of us. In case you haven’t guessed, it’s the road that brings you home. No matter how rocky or how many twists and turns and no matter how high the hills that you have to climb are the road home will be the one most eagerly traveled. An old Irish blessing goes…

May the road rise to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the rains fall softly on your fields.

And, until we meet again may God hold you gently in the palm of his hand.

Tonight’s blog post is dedicated to my fellow West Virginians who are living out of state and being evacuated from the path of Hurricane Florence .

The Cheylan Railyard

Color Photography, travel, West Virginia

Tonight’s image is the railyard at Cheylan West Virginia. If you look closely at the background you can see one of our coal tipples. The coal comes down the river in huge barges and is offloaded to the tipple where it’s moved by conveyor belt into the train. It’s some of the most dangerous work in the mining industry. My whole life I’ve heard stories about workers stepping between two rail cars at the wrong moment. The large piles of coal have been known to collapse and bury men alive. I know that coal energy is controversial in the world today but it is our main energy source in a large portion of the world. Here in West Virginia coal lights our homes, cooks our meals and powers our internet connection. It even powers our electric vehicles. Through the paychecks paid to the miners coal feeds families whose members have never set foot in a mine. (Every mining job supports between 3 and 5 others. ) It all centers on hubs like you see here and the workers who risk it all to pull light out of darkness.