the road less travelled

When I was in secondary school, we studied some of the poems of Robert Frost, including “After Apple Picking”, “Mending Walls”, and my personal favourite “The Road Not Taken“. This poem really resonated with me.

(I’m providing a link to it – above – as I don’t know the legalities of me writing it out here.)

Years later, when my husband and I were planning our wedding, we decided to have it read as part of the ceremony by my sister-in-law (Hi S-I-L, I know you’re reading this!), as it was special to both of us.

The other day we were driving down a road where a little walking track goes off from the road. The vista made me think of Robert Frost’s poem. As I recited it to myself in my head, I found myself realising that in our family’s life, we really have taken that road with many of our choices. It was an interesting discovery to make, and one that I am very pleased about.

I don’t want to live an “average” life. I don’t have to have the same life as everyone else. I am happy to make choices that others might be afraid to make. I am happy to be counter-cultural. I am happy to be led by my God onto roads less travelled.

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And as a report on yesterday, I had a lovely morning yesterday with my blog reader friend and her friend. We talked, ate, discussed fabric, embroidery and sewing. It was lovely. Thanks for a great morning! We also enjoyed our Thai green curry last night with our friend, though only about 3/4 hour before he was due to arrive, I discovered the curry paste that I was sure was in the fridge must have been finished as there was none to be found! A quick trip to the local asian supermarket by my husband, and we were right again!