{"id":5987,"date":"2012-08-04T12:15:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T12:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=5987"},"modified":"2012-08-04T12:21:26","modified_gmt":"2012-08-04T12:21:26","slug":"the-road-less-traveled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=5987","title":{"rendered":"The Road Less Traveled….."},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a photographer you’re never lost, you’re just on your way to a subject you didn’t know existed !\u00a0 Traveling on the blue highways, (the roads that existed long before the interstates or four lanes, and blue in color on the road maps), is one of life’s greatest adventures, taking the roads less traveled!\u00a0 America lives on the back roads, our history is tucked away,\u00a0 just around the bend.\u00a0 Get off the Interstate and discover our past!<\/p>\n

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For ten years, between 1991 and 2001, I drove over 70,000 miles a year, passing through virtually all the lower 48 states, EVERY year!!!\u00a0 Many of those miles\u00a0 were on the blue highways! \u00a0 Route 66, Highway 50, 421, U.S. 1, and many more historic roads of yesteryear….<\/p>\n

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Traveling America’s Byways is a wonderful way to see the treasures, forgotten, and left behind.\u00a0 Travel by car has become a race to see how much distance we can cover in the minimum amount of time!\u00a0 We are so focused on “getting there”,\u00a0 we’ve lost the joy of the journey! \u00a0As a photographer, the journey IS the destination!!!<\/p>\n

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I sat watching my granddaughter, Abigail, sleep in the shade on Thursday, ( two posts back), and my life came full circle.\u00a0 Life truly is about the intimate\u00a0 pleasures, the best moments in life are not the costliest.<\/p>\n

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Spiritually, we need to discover the same road less traveled, time on our knees talking with our Heavenly Father.\u00a0 We need to get off the expressway of life and fellowship in a quiet place with Him.\u00a0 If we truly want to do His will, we need to know Him better, and fellowship is the only way to do that.\u00a0 God does not want to yell into your spirit above the ruckus of daily life! \u00a0He desires to speak to your heart in the quiet moments of intense fellowship.<\/p>\n

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Slow down and take the next exit from life’s super highway, find “the\u00a0 rest area” and wait on Him!\u00a0 Trust me when you seek Him, He will be there!!!”<\/p>\n

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The pilgrim<\/p>\n

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Recognizing treasure? \u00a0\u00a0Here is my list from the five days since I returned from Oshkosh;<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. \u00a0 Watching Abby sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. \u00a0Cuddling Sherelene on mornings when the alarm doesn’t \u00a0matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. \u00a0 Watching the sun sink into the horizon and then watch the glow spread across the sky.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. \u00a0Reading the Word, and hearing God speak directly to my heart!<\/span><\/p>\n

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5. \u00a0Sitting in the car riding to Lexington looking at my wife’s face, and thinking how proud I am of the woman she has become.<\/span><\/p>\n

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6. \u00a0Listening to my grandsons, Cade and Elijah talk about their life’s adventures.<\/span><\/p>\n

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7. \u00a0Sitting at the computer waiting quietly for God to speak to my heart, before I post, and reading Chuck Summers calming words in his blog! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 www.seeingcreation.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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8. \u00a0Taking afternoon naps when you’re exhausted.<\/span><\/p>\n

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9. \u00a0Talking with Jim about plans for His Light Workshops.<\/span><\/p>\n

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10. \u00a0Talking and listening to God in prayer…..<\/span><\/p>\n

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