the snow has finally returned to missoula! and it is so beautiful! i can stay here now... i was about ready to move back home if i wasn't gonna get any good snow ;-) but, honestly, the spring weather has been completely awesome. jessie and her parents and i hiked mt helena on saturday afternoon. i know i say this every time i do something new in montana, but it really was the most beautiful things i've ever seen. of course, you could see for infinite miles, but in the distance was not a monotonous landscape. there were incredible, individually unique, snow-covered mountain tops. there was sunshine, wispy clouds, and an unending blue sky. it was like the land went on for ever. i have seen many beautiful things in my life, but i just cannot believe i live in this beauty.
sunday afternoon, i met with the girls (well, ladies!) at zootown for a few hours. we are all reading through Captivating right now (which i very much recommend to everyone- even to the guys! and you might as well just read Wild at Heart with it- yes, even you, girls!) we got off talking about how beauty is the essence of the Lord and His love for us and how nature completely embodies that unimaginable beauty. without sounding like a tree-hugging granola here, when you are hiking out here or simply breathing the mountain air, it is calming. it is comforting, it is inviting and nourishes your soul. it is life and provides life. it is resembles abiding in the love of the Lord; it is so sweet. the most amazing thing is this: the same way that He gazed upon the wonders He had created and declared them good, He does the same thing with us every day. every day He looks at us and claims His creation is good. as if that is not enough, He pursues us, desires to love and be loved by us! He chooses us, loves us, rejoices over our beauty. and He is the Creator of beauty; He is the God of the universe. i'm humbled.
19 days until i return to hendersonville!! huzzah!!!!!!
Peace and love
I completely agree with you that everybody should ready Wild at Heart and Captivating. I've found it's best if men read Wild at Heart first and Captivating second, and vice versa for the women. Both are phenomenal books and definite must reads for everybody. Glad to hear you're loving your time in Montana, I definitely miss it.
ReplyDeleteoh definitely in the right order! or i'm reading both at the same time... not in reverse order though. you think you'll come back out this way?!
ReplyDeleteHope to at some point, just have to see how things work out. Right now I'm saving all my money from work so I can afford to go back to school in the fall and actually do something with my life. Going to go to Johnson Bible College up in Knoxville and double major in Bible and Intercultural Studies with an emphasis in Missions. Then the plan is to head off to Africa for a long long time.
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