Weekly Photo Challenge – Path of Journey
A long path I have traveled,
Twisted and turned.
High up on the mountain,
Deep down in the valley.
Crooked, uneven steps,
Darkness, no scene in sight.
Feet heavy, unable to drag,
Body weary, no strength to carry.
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Heart filled with comfort,
Spirit with faith,
Mind with trust.
Knowing
He will guide me,
Empower me,
Light up my path
Through the journey.
“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105
“By day the pillar of cloud did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take.” Nehemiah 9:19
Weekly Photo Challenge: Path
– Photos by Mercy Rossi
The Showers of Blessings 
Beautiful photos. 🙂 xx
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Thank you. I love taking photos. The blog give me a chance to post many of them!
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Wonderful quotes from the Bible at the end. Loved the poem.. So beautiful.
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That’s one of my favorite verse!
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Photos are just beautiful and illustrate your poem so well 🙂
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Thank you very much. A picture worth thousand words!! No wonder I like taking photo. It helps to retain what I think and what I focus!!
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Outstanding post…….good luck….. For New Year……
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Thank you so much! Yea, looking forward to New Year for new challenges!
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beautiful words with beautiful pictures 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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Beautifully done. My favorite photograph is the first photo right after your lovely poem.
blessings, Phyllis
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Thank you, Phyllis. Perhaps your liking communicated with me, so I put the images in that order. Thank you for your comment!
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Lovely and beautiful words 🙂
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Thank you so much! It’s Christmas today. Happy day to you!
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Miriam, as usual, I fall in love with your photographs. So unusual and so lovely. Have a wonderful Christmas! (from here in Seattle, Washington, USA)
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Oh, I went to Seattle Pacific U. in 79 to study counseling. We came from Orange County, CA to Portland to visit our daughter and her husband. This afternoon we go to Vancouver, WA to see a movie. We’re not too far from you. When I was in Seattle, I drove between Seattle and Portland ver often.
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Yes, your travel is very close, Miram! Vancouver WA is a really wonderful town. I hope you had a good trip!
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We only went to movie there and back, didn’t linger!
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Hope the movie was good! 🙂
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We went to see Star War! It was good!
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Oh, I’m jealous! 🙂 That’s so great. Time with family is priceless.
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Thank you! I treasure the family time!!
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… I meant, I’m jealous of seeing Star Wars movie already – and that you have time with family was wonderful. Sorry if I was confusing!
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Sorry for answering the wrong question. We don’t go to the theater too often, so it was a special thing to do. Movie like Star Wars is worth seeing in a theater!
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No, it was me who just mis-worded my comment, Miriam! Not at all. It IS a movie worth seeing in the theater! Thanks!
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We all like the movie!!
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Lovely photos and poem! 🙂 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ♥
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Oh, happy to hear from you. What time do you have? It’s 12:45 am here. So it’s Christmas. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you also! We are visiting our daughter, so we stayed up a little bit.
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Oh my, I left right after I made that comment. WordPress shows that you made your comment 12 hours ago, so you must be in Pacific Time; I’m in Central Time, two hours ahead of you. 🙂
Thank you! 🙂 Oh, that must be nice! Have fun celebrating Christmas with your daughter! ♥
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Yes, I live in Orange County, CA, visiting my daughter in Portland, OR. Go home on Tuesday because tomorrow is her birthday. Happy New Year to you!
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Wow, that’s nice. 🙂 Thank you! ♥ And Happy Birthday to your daughter! 🙂
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Thank you very much! We had a wonderful day for my daughter. We played a game in the afternoon, then went to her favorite restaurant for dinner. After that we went to see the Christmas lights. Came home to watch a movie!
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That does sound wonderful! 🙂 Glad you all had a great day! 😀
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Yes, thank you very much!
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That little perfect poem. ❤
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Oh, thank you, thank you!! Thank you for your kind words!
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Merry Christmas, Miriam. Your photos and poem are beautiful. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Thank you, Marsha! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you. We are having a good time in Portland, OR with our daughter and her husband!!
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Say hi to my brother,Miriam. He lives on the east side of Portland. Stay warm. I hear they have been having snow, and that’s unusual for Portland. 🙂
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Yes, it is. A few day ago, they could ski in the local park, made snow angel!! The snow stopped but it’s quite cold!
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It was even cold yesterday in Central Cal, but nothing like Portland. I lived there for many years, and remember about one or two big snows and one huge ice storm.
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Central CA is colder than southern CA. Before I went to Seattle, I was in Portland, I remember one big snow as deep as to my knee and a freezing rain.
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Yes, we are a little colder than SOCAL, and the central coast. But it is much better than winter living in Portland or Indiana, where I lived before Portland. I love Portland in the summer, but I’ll stay here during the winter! 🙂
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After being here for a few day, kind of getting used to the cold. Of course I’m all bundled up. Many winters, I always had to borrow my daughter’s jacket because I just didn’t remember how cold. This time I brought one heavy vest and one heavy hooded 3/4 length jacket, so I’m well prepared, and don’t feel too bad about the cold!!
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Smart!!! I’m on my way to Australia, so I have a summer dress, sweater, leggings a down jacket, sandals and some socks I can wear on the plane trip! I look fashionably adorable . Hehe!
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Wonderful idea to go to Australia this time of the year. You seem to dress for the weather. Enjoy your trip!
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You should see me! I’m layered to the max!
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Post a video of your fashion show of layering… We are layering too!
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Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!
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Lovely poem and I love the accompanying photos. You can really picture strolling through the landscape and coming across those scenes. It’s nice to see such vibrant landscapes when the area around me is feeling cold and extremely wintery now. Thank you for sharing!
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You’re very welcome! I’m glad the sunny scenes warm your heart. Thank you for you comment.
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Merry Christmas to you and yours, Miriam.
Cheers,
Frank
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Thank you, Frank. Hope you’ll have holidays, some time off from work… not that you don’t have fun at work. Merry Christmas to you! We are in north of US to be with our daughter and son-in-law. Having a good time. Cheers to you, Miriam
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Your writing proves your immense faith. The chosen photos enhance the message. Thanks for sharing your message, and the beautiful photos.
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Thank you for your comment. I hope to share some more of my journey next year. I thank my daughter for her photos.
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