I was 8 years old when my family got our first car. Before the old gray Chevy, walking was the mode of transportation and Sundays were the best.  We walked to church as a family and after church, sometimes we stopped at the roller-skating rink and spent time skating as a family. Wonderful memories!

The walking became a game of sorts for my brother and me, sometimes we would sing rounds of silly songs, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, Frere Jacques, etc. Also fun, was chanting, “Don’t step on a crack, you’ll break your mother’s back,” or slide, slide, skip, or jump, hop, then skip. I’m certain all these antics during our walk were to just to keep our minds busy and make the one-mile walk seem to go faster.

How is your walk going? We are walking with our Lord through this earthly life. As David wrote in Psalm 26:1-3 “Vindicate me, O Lord,
    for I have walked in my integrity,
    and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
² Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
    test my heart and mind.
³ For your steadfast love is before my eyes,
    and I walk in faithfulness to you.”

Boost your mindfulness, as you walk through this life. Be faithful to your God, who loves you unconditionally. Trust, as David said, “…without wavering.” Hold your head up high, heart forward, one foot in front of the other, make your journey of faith a hop, skip and jump to knowing our Lord more deeply and trusting Him completely. You are never alone. Like David, “walk in faithfulness towards God.”

Jill