peace within

The tires of the car seemed to wake up the road on the silent ride towards the fields. We wrapped belts around our waists with bucket looped in them and walked through the crisp morning air towards the bushes. The branches arched over the groves, weighed down by the weight of the berries. The rays of sunlight bathed us through smeared clouds as, in the distance, a girl sang In the Jungle with all her might. With the passing of an hour our brows were wet with sweat and our trunk full of over 5 gallons of blueberries. Children chased each other blithely through the bushes and laughter traveled through the field. We weighed the berries and left the money in an envelope for the farmers. 


On the ride home we looked at the sky slowly blend with ominous grey clouds as we savored the sweet fruits in our mouths.

O Love my God! When I in awesome wonder

Consider all the works Your hands have made.

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

Your power throughout the universe displayed.

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to You;

How great You are, how great You are!

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to You:

How great You are, how great You are!

When through the woods and forest glades I wander

And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;

When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur

And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze:

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to You;

How great You are, how great You are!

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to You:

How great You are, how great You are!

(modified version of How Great Thou Art by Carl Gustav Boberg)

With you,

Luisely