Today I went to Hazard to visit the friend I’ve known the longest. She, her husband and I went to high school together. The drive back was peaceful. Cheekie only whimpered a couple times. 😉 After listening to our sermon, I thought about all the miles I had put on that road. All the money I had fed the toll booths over the years. The one speeding ticket I’ve had (knock on wood) was on that road. The student loans. The useless degree. How would my life have been had I not pursued that course? Many of you have read my testimony; had I not left, would I have ever comeback to Christ?
Wether I lived in Williamsburg, Richmond, or London; when I drove past that ‘Laurel County’ road sign, I had always felt a sense of joy and excitement. I made it out one more time. Freedom!
Today when I drove past that sign, I smiled. Remembering how passing that sign felt. How many times that if I could, I would have high fived that sign as I drove past.
That sign still means I’m closer to home than I was. But now that sign means so much more. I’m closer to people that love me and that I love.
I’m sure I will travel down that road again. And I will drive past that sign. That sign will forever be a reminder of what was. It has a new meaning now: I’m closer to God than I ever was.
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