Your Story and Lake Anna
Travel to the LakeHouse is filled with anticipation
To be with family again - far and away from the race of life
Lake Anna waters bring calm to the spirit and soul
Cloudy day and cool breeze- pockets of sunshine and blue sky -still the mind from the busyness of life
Thoughts of future generations and if she will see them
Hearts filled, tears flow, song playing in the morning-
“Rain came and wind blew
But my house was built on You
I'm safe with You
I'm gonna make it through…
He's faithful through generations
So, why would He fail now?”1
Morning dawns,
Oatmeal -her joy In the morning
Beginnings - important to any story
Fishing until he catches a few
Looking for clams in the shallow -her braids skitter Lake Anna water as she leads the way for the younger
Spectacular sunset and conversation on the dock
Endings - purpose may change
Our story endures.
“God made you and your story. Your story is His story.” 2
I thought about the table and the lavishness of God towards us
“The world begins” at the table
Breakfast- bacon and pancakes
Lunch- fresh chicken noodle and peanutbutter soup
Dinners together, holding life itself
Pasta, fresh vegetables,salmon and the cedar planks,
Shrimp and grits
I think about the table, the laughing, the sweetness
Fireside games, laughter, marshmallows and quinoa chocolates
Sparks fly upward as their eyes smile wide with wonder and stories birthed new
“With our own ears, O God, we have heard the stories
our ancestors recited of Your deeds
in their days, days long past-how You saved the day.” 3
“So brand it on my mind
So I don't forget
Let it shine…I'm blinded by the lights
Of October skies
These postcard memories” 4
About this poem: Your Story and Lake Anna is a poem about family time at the LakeHouse.
October refreshing times together. So thankful they want to spend time with us! Building core memories.- Joe Holuta
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1 Firm Foundation , (He Won’t), Cody Carnes
2 "The harvest at your feet- is what it is. Yet, in all of this there is hope because your Lord is the Lord of new seasons.
God made you and your story. Your story is His story.
(Tripp, Paul David. Lost in the Middle- Midlife and the Grace of God. Shepherd Press. 2004.)
3 Psalm 44:1 voice
4 October Skies, by Mumford & Sons
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