Liz has been here today. What a blessing this has been. This afternoon Rebecca, Liz, and I drove to Chickamauga Battlefield around sunset. Becca and I had watched "Glory" last weekend, and the Civil War and it's stories became alive for us through this. Since Chickamauga is just down the road from our little home, we drove there after dinner tonight.
The total peace of its rolling hills, wooded landscape and verdant pastures was such a contrast to the horrific battle that had taken place there 150 years ago. Deer and wild turkeys were in abundance this afternoon. They seemed totally unperturbed by our presence. Liz even called to a young buck and his doe. They braved an approach tp our car after her call. And they seemed just as curious about us as we were about them. I love occasions when supposedly "wild" animals stop and stare at me. I felt at times tonight that they were literally looking into my very soul.
The intense heat seemed to wane a little as we waited in the shade for these beautiful creatures of God. And I could not help but think of the Psalm, "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, and He leadeth me beside the still waters."
