Life Is a Highway: Advice and Reflections On Navigating the Road of Life

By Tracy Krauss

Life is full of surprises and there are many unexpected twists along the way. Hope and guidance are within reach when you let God be your tour guide. Using Biblical examples sprinkled with personal anecdotes, this little book offers sound advice and is sure to lift your spirits. Based on a series of talks given at a Christian women's retreat, it can be used as a study manual for small groups or as a personal devotional. Reflective questions are included at the end of each chapter.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tracy Krauss
• Release date: Aug 22, 2017
• ISBN: 9781988447346

Tracy Krauss

Tracy Krauss is a best selling and award winning author and playwright. "Fiction on the edge without crossing the line"

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LIFE IS A HIGHWAY

Advice and Reflections On Navigating the Road of Life

By

Tracy Krauss

Fictitious Ink Publishing

Tumbler Ridge, BC

Canada

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Life Is A Highway: Advice and Reflections On Navigating the Road of Life by Tracy Krauss

Published by Fictitious Ink Publishing

Tumbler Ridge, BC

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Copyright© 2013 Tracy Krauss.

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ISBN: 978-1491223741 / 149122374X

Cover photo courtesy of Gerald Krauss: Alaska Highway near Teslin, Yukon

Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,1977,1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost, 1916

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Luke 24: 32 - And they said to one another, 'Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the scriptures to us?

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LIFE IS A HIGHWAY

Introduction

Let’s Take a Road Trip

Have you ever taken a road trip? Of course you have! Where I live, distance between towns is a given, and the terrain is rugged. There are lots of curves, steep drop offs, and narrow spots with barely any shoulders. Wildlife is abundant, and you always have to be alert, especially at twilight. Add to that icy or snowy conditions in the winter, and it’s no wonder my husband thinks I’m a nervous passenger!

Sometimes we may encounter unexpected things along the way – road blocks, construction, or check points. There are times when the drive seems tedious and we just wish we could hurry up and get where we’re going. (Who has ever heard the plaintive cry from the back seat, Are we there yet?) And then there are times when we purposely detour, perhaps to do a little sightseeing.

In this book, I’d like to compare life’s journey to a road trip. A lot of what I’m going to share comes from my personal experience as a Christian over the past thirty years. I’m also going to be using a few ‘road trip’ passages from the Bible. Life really is a highway - and if you’re hearing Tom Cochrane in your head right now, that’s okay! Luke 24: 32 says, Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road? I hope this is your experience – that God’s words are burning within you on this journey we call life.

Chapter One

Lessons From A Famous Highway

I’d like to introduce you to a very famous stretch of road that I am particularly familiar with. It’s called the Alaska Highway. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. The Alaska Highway has truly become the lifeline for much of northern BC, the Yukon and Alaska. This historic thoroughfare has played a significant role in my personal life as well. I've lived in three different locations along the highway and I've traveled its entire length from mile '0' at Dawson Creek to the official end at Delta Junction. Of course, I've traveled various sections quite frequently and I have lots of stories about my adventures along the way.

Here are a few tidbits about the Alaska Highway. It was constructed during World War Two for the purpose of connecting the ‘lower 48’ US states with Alaska. Of course, if you know anything about the history of WW II, the US came into the war after the bombing