God In Real Life

There is beauty all around!

Traveling down these roads last Fall in New Hampshire was pure joy. Trees, trees, trees! 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 no words to give voice to it...

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

That your parents, children and grandchildren
or someone who is a part of you
may 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
waters of this mighty river.

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

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

That there may be a solitary moment
for you to enjoy the reverence for
Our Creator
and the Majesty of His Handiwork.

That you can perceive the beauty around you,
even in the mundane things...
like I felt in this parking lot
while waiting for the others.

That your heart feels like bursting
so that you cannot contain your thanksgiving
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 window to find it,
Like two big kisses on your cheeks.

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 and ♥ to cherish it
and the mind to bring it back to you
when you need it.

That you can fully embrace 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.
That at every turn you will know
that He is there.
That He loves you,
and that He is over all.

If I could have one wish for you today...
This would be it. B

Beauty All Around

I loved taking this picture!

Last year at about this time we were heading to New England and this paradise! I cannot tell you in mere words or even pictures how beautiful New Hampshire was on this gorgeous, full peak, foliage day. This is beauty you feel almost tactically as it encircles you.

I met a lady from New Hampshire at Education Week last month that said sometimes it is so beautiful you have to pull over to the side of the road and just weep for the joy you feel. If I hadn't seen it last year in 3D, 360 degree splendor for myself, I might have thought her to be just a little daft.

But I promise you it is true, every word. If there is a heaven on earth it is in New England in the autumn. Don't miss it if there is any ray of hope for you to get there. GO!! There are so many beautiful photo ops there and you don't even need a tripod. You are perfectly still, mesmerized and in fact, holding your breath, when you see something like this. It made me remember I still have about a week's worth of posts to do from that trip. Hate it when I do that! But I do want to catch up on them and what better time than the fall?

I love the Lord for the gift of sight, what a blessing to enjoy and rely on it and be blessed with it every single day!