Our Minnesota farm sits at the edge of the prairies where forested land begins, but most local land has been cleared to cultivate farms. That means the wind blows wild and free a ross the prairies.

I check daily wind levels to see if I will walk in what might be a blustery gale. Or get my exercise another way.

Today’s forecast predicted above 20 miles per hour, but I made myself walk anyway. After all, the wind would be at my back half of the way. It practically pushed me along, which I enjoyed, realizing that I heard the horse’s hooves and steel wheels of my approaching Amish neighbors more easily. And the luscious fragrance of freshly cut hay in round bales in the fields I passed.

At my halfway point when I turned around into a blustery wind, I found it wasn’t as hard as I expected. I was motivated to get home, and realized that even that is a spiritual truth.

When we’re homeward bound, with at least half of the journey behind us, the momentum of what we’ve travelled sharpens our focus and motivate us to reach home well. The distance doesn’t seem as long and I actually enjoyed feeling the sun on my face both ways.

I also like what author/pastor Cecil B. Murphy says in his current newsletter – “For every problem there is a solution. For every solution there is a problem. Both of them keep us growing.”

And making progress towards home…