Taking a week to recharge and reconnect with the family. So far we've had a blast! Today me and the kids are taking in a movie and Tracie and I are heading to Dolly's Splash Country (don't be jealous).
Yesterday we spent some time in the mountains enjoying God's matchless creation. I'm not much of an outdoor's man, but there is something special about the glory of creation. It's humbling, invigorating, and convicting. As I played with the kids in the running stream the biting cold of the water reminded me of the precious gifts that are all around us and our responsibility as stewards of those gifts. Sometimes I think the concrete that separates me from the earth in the city creates a spiritual barrier that melts away when I reconnect with the dirt from which I came. In those moments there is a whisper in the breeze of activity just beyond sight that seems more real than the tangible reality in front of me. A yearning swells inside from a deep almost forgotten place; a longing for harmony, for shalom. There is hope in the endless shades of green surrounding me, hints of what was and what will be...and what should be.
How about you...when/where have you felt most "connected" to something larger?
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