{"id":341,"date":"2007-07-02T00:30:29","date_gmt":"2007-07-02T04:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/?p=341"},"modified":"2007-07-02T00:41:38","modified_gmt":"2007-07-02T04:41:38","slug":"the-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/?p=341","title":{"rendered":"The Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When my sister and I were teenagers we loved to sing a song called The Lighthouse<\/em><\/strong>. <\/span>It was a Christian based duet about a lighthouse and also about that light leading you down the right path.<\/p>\n

So what kind of light sources have lead you safely through the night in your life?<\/p>\n

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I am first reminded of the night lights as a child. <\/span>We put them out so our little ones would be able to see in the dark. <\/span>I still have them interspersed in various locations of my house so I can see in the night if I need to move around without falling all over myself. <\/span><\/p>\n

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One \u00e2\u20ac\u0153beacon\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that stands out in my mind is the one at Lake Junaluska<\/st1:city>, NC<\/st1:state><\/st1:place>. <\/span>The story is told of the train engineers who went through that sleepy little mountainous area during the night. <\/span>They would look forward to seeing the lit cross; located on top of the highest peak at the Lake<\/st1:place> even in the densest fog. <\/span>It has now become a permanent fixture of the area for both locals and tourists in the area.<\/p>\n

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This week I saw another amazing beacon that hails the ships coming into Charleston<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s port. <\/span>The lighthouse at Sullivan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Island has been there since 1962 and marks the entrance to the Charleston<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> harbor. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/o:p>Of course, there are our heavenly beacons of light \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the moon and stars \u00e2\u20ac\u201c that have kept many a wayward sailor from running into things on the open water \u00e2\u20ac\u201c not to mention showing them the way to land. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing more fun that going out into a dark field at night \u00e2\u20ac\u201c throwing down a blanket \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and watching the stars \u00e2\u20ac\u201c even an occasional falling star or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153meteorite\u00e2\u20ac\u009d pass by. <\/span><\/p>\n

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That full moon last night was magnificent to watch out over the ocean\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6or from wherever you happened to be in-between thunderstorms.<\/p>\n

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Yes, it is these simple, and very often natural sources of light that awake our soul and stir our inner being.<\/p>\n

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My wish for you today<\/strong> is that you savor the moments when you discover or rediscover the beacons of light in your life. <\/span>They are sure to bring a smile to your face and a gleam in your eyes.<\/p>\n

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~ Joellen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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