So teach us to number our days so that we can present to Thee a heart of wisdom. Psalms 90:12
“Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.” Psalms 42:7 NIV At the Judd Falls sign, the roar of August snowmelt reached our ears. It was an unusual winter in 2019 with lingering snowmelt. The first view of the Falls was breathtaking and reminded me of … Continue reading Water Judd Falls
“Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills.” Genesis 49:26 NIV Crested Butte, Colorado sits in a valley of magnificent mountains. We drove north through Mt. Crested Butte until the road turned to dirt in search of “one of the most beautiful valleys in Colorado.” We … Continue reading GOTHIC MOUNTAINS
God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways;he does great things beyond our understanding.He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth, ’and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour. So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor. Job 37:5-7 NIV Snow season means exchanging my walking shoes for snowshoes … Continue reading Disappointment and Change
“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others.” Daniel 2:20-21 NIV Green. Flowers. Cool breezes. Grass. We await the new life promised each year in Spring. After cold, snowy, hard winters in Colorado, I must escape to warmth and flowers … Continue reading Seasons
Vail, Central Colorado Isaiah 55:10-11 “Just as rain and snow descend from the skies and don’t go back until they’ve watered the earth, Doing their work of making things grow and blossom, producing seed for farmers and food for the hungry, So will the words that come out of my mouth not come back empty-handed. They’ll … Continue reading Adversity and snow shoes
Psalm 147:16-18 He gives snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes.He casts forth His ice as fragments; who can stand before His cold?He sends forth His word and melts them; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow. (NASB) Castlewood Canyon State Park South of Denver Colorado Unprepared. No water. Not wearing the proper footwear. Not wearing insulated … Continue reading Unprepared – Lucky too…
Exhaustion from Hikes?
Isaiah 30:15 “In quietness and confidence is your strength.” (NIV) A silent retreat is a necessary escape from our crazy world. Stillness. No human voices. Birds and flowers beckon me to the next bench. Not a hike to achieve a goal, but a prayer walk. Peace as the salve for grief. Wind in the Aspens … Continue reading Silent Retreat
Genesis 3:8 “Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” (NAS) I never want to end a hike or a walk. I feel that I could walk forever in the mountains. Take a new trail. Climb a … Continue reading Reality Re-entry
Luke 6:22b “Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.” (NAS) Laughter. Spontaneous, erupting belly laughs are good for the soul. My friend and I met to celebrate her decade birthday with a hike at Red Rocks in Colorado Springs. The anniversary of her husband’s death two years ago, losing her job, facing … Continue reading Laughter in a Pack