A Long and Winding Road

As you leave our state capital with all its frenzied excitement, you find yourself driving along a barren desert highway, dotted with occasional cattle grazing. You begin to wonder if you’ve lost your way and if you are sure you know what exactly your destination is.

Driving, driving, driving out to the middle of no where that is sure to make any city slicker’s mouth run dry and palms to sweat.

Where are you? Did you take a wrong turn? Are you going to be attacked by mole people at any moment? You’re pretty sure the cow you just passed will use his razor sharp teeth to tear the flesh from your skull if you end up without gas or a blown tire on the side of the road!

But, hark! You see some small hills ahead with a tiny divide through which you must drive your car…

You glance at the clock on the dash to realize that you’ve been driving along said road for approximately 45 minutes and you wonder if there is even electricty, running water, civilation as you know it out here. Suddenly, the hills part and you are met with THIS:

Your breath catches at the beauty. The stunning brilliance that is a valley full of people living off the land God provided for them. It’s small, yes, and about 10 years behind whatever is popular in coastal cities, oh yes; but it’s warm and welcoming and feels like home. The air is clearer, the sun shines brighter and somehow, tinkling on the breeze, you hear the tender lilt of birdsong.

Have you stepped into another world? Yes. It’s a tiny pocket of humanity outside normal society, untouched and unmarred by current events. The people here just are. No pretentions, no expectations (other than when you plant a seed or feed a baby, it grows), no judgements.

Drive on in, sit on down and take a load off! You’re welcome to stay as long as you want! These folks will give you a cool glass of spring well water, a piece pie like their grandmother’s made before them, and a meal where if you are hungry after, it’ll be your own fault! These folks will even give you the shirt of their sweaty, hard working backs if you need it!

Welcome to Tiny Town!