Charlestown State Park, Charlestown, Indiana
Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it. Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence. ~ Genesis 45:1-3 Imagine it. Joseph assuming a stern, superior stance, surrounded by all sorts of Egyptian people and attendants, his brothers huddled together and looking terrified, Judah on his knees begging for Benjamin’s life. And suddenly he orders everyone out of the room except his brothers. And then bursts into tears! Can you imagine the shock and wave of emotions in the room? The Egyptians grumbling and gossiping about why they were kicked out. The attendants who were also supposed to be by Joseph’s side wrapped up in confusion and concern. I’ll bet once the doors were closed, some had their ears pressed to it trying to make out what was going on. And then they hear weeping so loud it could be easily heard through the heavy doors, and someone runs to tell Pharaoh’s personal staff. And the brothers. At first confused and afraid and concerned about why Joseph cleared the room. Shocked that this man who possessed nearly all authority has burst into tears. And that shock morphing into terror as they begin to realize who stands before them and the power he wields. It’s no wonder they were terrified! Have you ever been in a terrifying position with another person? One in which you didn’t know how to respond? Especially a person with authority over you. Especially if you knew you were in the wrong. What did you do? Did you make excuses or point fingers, or did you immediately repent and ask their forgiveness? Did you fly into a rage at being confronted or did you humble yourself? A gentle answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger ~ Proverbs 15:1
Blaine informed me this morning that we’d be doing laundry, taking an urban walk, grocery shopping, going home to put away laundry and groceries, then out to pizza for dinner.
I didn’t know we’d be walking from Indiana all the way to Kentucky.
It wasn’t as far as it sounds.
There’s an old car bridge that has been converted to a pedestrian/bike walk and runs a mile from the town of Jeffersonville, Indiana, across the Ohio River, and drops you off on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky. Very nice walk!!
The race is tonight at 6pm.
I’m so glad Blaine loves to research, because he discovered that a few miles away (on a cement sidewalk) was a small, free botanical garden. There weren’t a ton of things blooming right now, but some, and the focal point (at least in our humble opinion) was their waterfall/stream walkway! Sooo nice!
We still had to walk a good way to get to the official entrance.
I just love how the flowers bloom on top of the stems and leaves!
Like a white blanket of snow!
Too bad it sits right beside a busy road.
Otherwise it would be a very peaceful place to enjoy and relax.
We exited the garden out a different entrance, and walked an asphalt ‘green way’ path until it took us back to the bridge, where we crossed over and returned to the Jeep.
All in all, we walked about six miles or so, which is good, because we intend to gorge ourselves on the best pizza in all of Charlestown – The Charlestown Pizza Company. (I think there were two other pizza joints in town, and one was Little Caesar’s 😊)
It was really good pizza! Best crust we’ve ever had! And their large was so large, the server had to pull up another table beside ours. Lol! We took around half of it home and will be heating it up in the air fryer for another meal. Yum!!
We went home a day early! And we didn’t tell a soul! 😊
Blaine was keeping a weather-eye out and local station, WDRB (Did you notice? DeRBee? Ha!) as well as the 40-year-old Weather Channel were talking about the rain that was fast approaching. It’s hard enough on the roads in good weather. Driving this beast in the rain all day long really isn’t an option if it can be avoided. So he checked the current reservations in Mogadore, saw that our site was open, and we called and booked it.
It was a long, 363 mile, over 6-hour drive though! And in crazy traffic most of the way! Fortunately, it was not as scary as a few moves ago! And since I was busy trying to get the blog caught up, I didn’t take any pictures worth sharing. They’d mostly be filled with construction, traffic – especially trucks – anyway.
Countryside Campground, Mogadore, Ohio
After traveling 4,130 miles since we left home the end of October, we’ll be once again putting our lives and Joseph on hold until around June 20th, so we can devote our time to family and friends! When we return, we’ll be heading into a lot of history – Washington, DC, New York, Williamsburg, Philadelphia; all sorts of places along the eastern seaboard! It’ll be fun, but most likely very crowded. Oh, my . . . . I feel a bout of claustrophobia coming on just thinking about it . . . . Or more accurately, I may have a mild case of enochlophobia . . . supposedly that’s a fear of crowds . . . 😉