The Perfect Picture

I am currently in Moab, Utah sitting in our hotel room after a full day of sight seeing. Our family seems to love the West, seeing as we visit it just about every summer. This trip began yesterday morning at 3 am. So far we have visited Arches national Park and Canyonlands National Park. I must say that these places have proved to be stunning. We drive along these winding roads that seem like they will never end, and I look out the window at the scenery picturing God's hand craving and sultuplting the majestic stone. Once again I don't know how people can't believe in God with beauty like that.

My dad is a huge landscape photographer and at times I think my mom and I are on HIS vacation where the ultimate goal is the perfect picture. We drive along and are forced to stop at every place my dad is "called" to photograph. I have attempted to get into photography so I have something to do on these trips, but nothing compares to the love my father has for the art. When it comes down to it though, I would gladly sit in the car on the side of the road or follow after him on a 14 mile hike to see an arch that might have good lighting at the moment just to see him so happy about something. My dad is a shy guy and doesn't get very excited about much. Except these trips and the thought of that PERFECT PICTURE.

The Old and Dusty

I spent all day today at my good ole' local library and loved every second of it. There is something about libraries and book stores that draw me in and soothe me completely. I spent a lot of time in libraries as a child and I think those good memories are the reason I could, and do, often spend all day walking amoungest the shelves filled with old, fabulous books. I always think about the people who read all these books. There are just so many of them. How often do books on these shelves go their entire lives without anyone picking them up and cracking their spines?

ANOTHER beautiful day out!! Crazy Michigan weather...

Take 2

PLEASE take a second and look outside right now! I can not believe how dang beautiful it is today! I don't understand how people don't believe in God with sunshine like this.

Today I job shadowed at my old elementary school in the Special Education classroom. I am beyond happy that I decided to go in and do it. It has shown my that this is EXACTLY what I want to do with my life. Those kids are great and it breaks my heart that people consider them broken. You should see them. They are so loving and caring and welcomed me into their room the second they all met me. People keep telling me that they couldn't do that job, and I think I am just now realizing that it does take a certain person. That leads me to worry that I will turn out to be the type of person that can't do it. These worries are what freaked me out with African Studies. What if I go through college and get my degree in something that turns out I am not right for? I realize these worries are stupid though. I know what kind of person I am inside and how much my heart yearns for these speical kids.

This weather calls for a picnic. And kickball.

The Beginning

So I have been thinking about starting one of these for awhile; some very strong and powerful people in my life have one and have showed me what it has done for them. So sitting at home on this beautiful spring day I have decided it is time. I doubt very highly anyone is going to ever read this, but I am kind of happy about that. I want this to be for me. Something I can turn to to get my words down. A place I can be creative. A place where I can show people the beautiful things God is doing in my life. A place I can be me.

Enjoy.