Aha Moments with the Savior

Eli - Year Two Departure to College! Last year at this time I wrote about our youngest leaving for his first year of college.  The empty nest began.  We managed to survive and even thrive during his time away from us.  He came home for the summer, worked hard, navigated our home rules, and made it to the end basically unscathed! Instead of the family packing up two vehicles and heading as a pack to move him into his dorm, this youngest of ours packed his own truck, got it serviced, and headed out on a Friday morning for the three hour drive to school....alone! I said my official goodbyes the night before, but had to sneak into his room early Friday morning to give him a last hug, words of wisdom, and pray over him before I left for work.  I was in a hurry that day as I had a full list of things to do at the office.  It wasn't until I walked in the door Friday afternoon that I saw the gaps, the holes, the emptiness.  I reluctantly went up to his room to look around.  He had

The Grand Tetons National Park - June 2018 This summer I was able to visit the gorgeous colors, views, and coolness of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  What a gift to my husband and myself as we used the week to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary!  I am rather shocked that so many years have gone by.  It really does seem like a short time ago that the two of us were saying our I dos! In preparing for this trip I diligently studied the weather, what to pack, where to go, and even pre-booked a few excursions.  What I didn't prepare for was the amazing way God has shown us a facet of Himself:  Creator!  During this trip my husband and I kept commenting that God apparently forgot to deposit a few of these gorgeous mountains in central Texas!  Further, the weather was often for jackets and sweaters. Given the 90-100 degrees we experience back home, it was a welcome relief to bask in the coolness. Seeing those gorgeous mountains of the Grand Tetons whose peaks were still snow-cover