Soul Carving

       I'm planning on hiking 3 miles with the youth in my church family this weekend. I'm not accustomed to hiking, and I didn't want to be huffing and puffing the whole way, so in anticipation,I've been rising earlier than usual this past week to take a brisk 1 mile walk each morning. I've thoroughly enjoyed it,and the timing has worked out so conveniently - a real rarity in life with a newborn! I've gotten to know some of my neighbors better, meeting them on the walkways, sometimes trotting alongside each other for a mile. I've looked forward to my walk eagerly each morning. . . until today.        My body was an aching mess. I'd spent too many hours in the sun the previous day and then too many more on the computer doing homework that night. The canker sore forming on the tip of my tongue was a tale-tell sign that I hadn't been eating as healthily as I ought, and the back of my neck and legs were suffering from an itchy sunburn. Maybe I could...