Good-bye, Black Forest
Sitzenkirch Trail - a fitting place to symbolize our years here in Germany. This 35 minute link between the high school where I worked and the Elementary School where Bernice worked winds through pasture
s and cherry orchards, the wooded hills of the Black Forest rising all around.
How often, on a nice day, would I walk the 3 km or so to lunch with Bernice, often down by the village fountain, and then make my way back in the sunshine. It was a wonderful break, and we've made so many memories there. Always, walking there, often with cattle or sheep alongside, the narrow valley entrances like gates to places of mystery and great beauty, brought to mind these verses from Psalm 100:
1 Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
2 Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
This was our last walk down this trail, kinda sad, but the memories are lasting and beautiful!
s and cherry orchards, the wooded hills of the Black Forest rising all around.How often, on a nice day, would I walk the 3 km or so to lunch with Bernice, often down by the village fountain, and then make my way back in the sunshine. It was a wonderful break, and we've made so many memories there. Always, walking there, often with cattle or sheep alongside, the narrow valley entrances like gates to places of mystery and great beauty, brought to mind these verses from Psalm 100:
1 Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
2 Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
This was our last walk down this trail, kinda sad, but the memories are lasting and beautiful!
