Tress, Trees, Trees

There is beauty all around!

Traveling down these roads in New Hampshire was pure joy. It was like climbing inside the most beautiful paintings one right after another. It was like being inside a snow globe with no snow, just being completely surrounded and swallowed up in it. You hardly knew where to look first. It was distractingly beautiful to the point you could barely focus on taking pictures. But you knew you had to, lest you'd one day forget. Most of the time we were speechless...well except for Rossie! It was the most peaceful and serene place I have ever been. I hope heaven looks just like this.

There just are not words to adequately describe it...

My wish for all of you is that you
can come and walk here someday.

That your parents, children and grandchildren
can enjoy this with you.

That your eyes will be able to soak it all in.

That you can cross over this bridge and...

Watch your little boys and girls
throw rocks here into the river.

That your ears can hear the rushing
water of the mighty river.

That your senses can be awakened
by the beauty of God's creations.

That you can set your table here and enjoy
a simple picnic in this kind of ambiance.

That there can be quiet for you
to enjoy the reverence for our Creator
and His handiwork.

That you can perceive the beauty around you,
even in a pharmacy parking lot.

That your heart feels like bursting
so that you cannot contain your gratitude
for the simple things in life.

That you feel lighted-headed with happiness
at your every blessing from a Loving Father.

That you know there is always beauty
outside of the darkness you are bridging.
Seeking the light,
just look out of that tunnel to find it.

So that you feel enfolded
in the arms of His love.

That the path is seared into your heart
and mind for as long as you live.

That you will always have
the memory to cherish
and the mind to bring it back to you
when you need it.

That you can share it with some of
your most beloved on the earth.

That your testimony of the reality of God
will make you happy and that your faith
will never falter because of the evidence
there is all around you
at every turn
that He is there,
that He loves you,
and that He is over all.