In my last reading of The Thread That Runs So True I was reminded of the way we use the word wind to mean breath.

In the book Jesse Stuart says “…my legs and my wind were good. Ten miles a day wasn’t any walking for me.”

Jesse meant he was in good shape and didn’t get out of breath easily.

I’ve heard wind used in that manner all my life.

I looked in a few of my reference books to see if wind was in the list of words. I only found it in one.

The Dixie Dictionary has this entry: wind v to pause for a breath.

The Deer Hunter says he’s out of wind when he’s going at a hard climb up the mountain and has to stop and rest.

Pap would say about someone who wasn’t in good shape “He ain’t got enough wind to be working like that.”

I’ve heard people say they had to stop and catch their wind and even people say in a teasing manner that their belly was cutting their wind off.

In Jesse’s day folks were used to walking long stretches, not so much today. Because of the storm many people have suddenly been thrust back to those days of walking. They are walking a far piece to get supplies or to check on a neighbor. I’m hoping they’ve all got plenty of wind. Please continue to pray for them and the people giving them aid.

Last night’s video: The Thread That Runs So True 22.

Tipper

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