Following the Path of my Ancestors

I have recently been out of town for a week, travelling and visiting friends as well as family. I also got the privilege of touring two state parks along the way, and to visit the Cahokia Mounds in IL as well as the Wickliffe Mounds in KY. It was very interesting, and a bit spiritual for me, as I have American Indian Ancestry  through  several lines of my family.
As a child, I would often visit Shiloh, TN with my family. I remember being so connected to those mounds there; without even knowing my ancestry, really. Now, that I do know my ancestry, the memories are even more poignant. Walking the old ” Indian Trail” with my Dad used to mean so much to me. I wasn’t really aware of anything “spiritual” except for the complete and utter quietness of the walk; disturbed only by the occasional chatter of the squirrels, and the chirping of gossiping birds.
Were my Ancestors calling me to follow their path?  Is that  even a possiblity, you may ask?  As an adult, I am very aware that there is much to this world that we will never know. I do believe that my ancestors are an integral part of my being. That because of them, I am who I am. Their blood courses through my being, and I do owe them my respect. I may, or may not, agree with their choices; as their descendant, I choose to believe that they did the best that they knew how to. Under any and all extreme circumstances that I have no possible knowledge of.
So, in retrospect, I suppose that I believe my Ancestors have called me to follow them. At least, in the sense that I am the “storyteller” of my generation. To remember them, to acknowledge their existence and to pass along their stories. As much as I can, anyway. Who else will tell their stories? Who else will remember them? To acknowledge them:  to know, that yes, they lived. They had lives, loves, and stories of their own. Someone has to carry thier memories. Someone has to tell their stories. So that all will know that they were here, walking these lands, before us. One day, perhaps, someone else will attempt to tell my story. I hope that the journey  I take  is worth the telling.

Through it all……God is with me.

I  have been thinking of that old hymn, “If the  Lord wasn’t walking my my side.”  Those words resonate in my mind.  Knowing  that He is  in control has gotten me through the worst times of my life.  I cannot imagine how I would have gotten through without knowing that He was there.  Helpless? Isolated? Lonley? Terrified? Heart broken?  I have “been there, done that and got the T shirt”.  Without knowing that He  was walking by my side, and carrying me, during the worst times, … I cannot imagine those  scenarios  without that  assurance.

I  gave my heart to Him when I was only 12, and, I have made many mistakes along the way.  No one is perfect. I never claimed that title. I only know in Whom I depend. He has never once failed me, and He never will.  I am so grateful to be His daughter. I am so grateful  just  to know Him. He is my Everything.

When  all else fails; He will never fail.  As  I  grow older; more and more , I realize my inferiority. He is  Omnipotent; I am not. He is  the Alpha and Omega; I am barely a dot in  the middle. All that I am, all that I have, is because of Him. His Grace, His Love, are  the only things in this world that will ever matter.

If  one word that I can say or write, will glorfiy my Lord; then my life is not in vain.  If one word will help alleviate someone’s pain, then, my story is worth  telling.

In all that I do, let Him be glorified. “If the  Lord wasn’t walking my my side.”  Let Him be Glorified!!

God’s Peace Pact

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