A phenomenal day of hiking the coast with beautiful vistas and mountain climbs along with some long distance hard mileage that has our legs and feet talking back to us! Amazing that Merritt does not have one blister on his feet whereas mine are adding up like popcorn in a microwave. So much for blister free socks 😛. As we walked down the steep incline into Laredo we were awed at the beauty of the old city quarter. We also got to see a street Hippie festival and bought the biggest piece of licorice on the planet. Us two could hardly finish one piece. The cloudy day and ocean breezes made a hard day a little bit easier. It has been nice getting a bit further out from the population centers and enjoying more of the mountain countryside during the day.
Today we spent some time talking about the kinds of things that we don’t want to have as part of our lives – things that won’t bless but only hurt us – things that don’t have to control us – things that we can let go of and things that we can hold onto. Each day holds some moments to think a little more deeply and more fully. Seeds planted in our souls that will bear fruit in due season. I pray these moments will bless our son and his life ahead.
Buen Camino.
Johnson 2025 Sabbatical 
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