Colorado

“Solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude that we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life; we receive counsels and comforts, we get under no other condition….”    -Amelia Barr

A few weeks ago I took a trip to Colorado with a few of my greatest friends.  It was one of the best trips I have taken for several reasons.  Of course a big reason was that it was in Colorado…it doesn’t get much better than that.  I’m typically a beach kind of girl, but I loved Colorado.  I loved the snow crunching under my boots, I loved the silence, I loved the abundance of white snow, and the larger than life mountain ranges.  I’ve come to realize  I love being surrounded by things that make me feel small….mountains, oceans, clusters of skyscrapers….it puts things in perspective for me.  It brings me back to the realization that I am like this little speck, but this little speck that was created by this vast, magnificent Creator.  This wonderful, marvelous Creator that surrounded me with so much experiential beauty…. he uses it to remind me that He is mighty, He is creative, He is loving, and that He chose me.    I was reminded of all of those things and so much more on this trip.  I adored sitting in absolute silence….it felt like I was alone in the world….but not in a lonely way.  It was life-giving, refreshing, and in some ways a healing balm for my battered spirit.  This trip was the perfect beginning to 2010 and all of it’s possibilities!

These are the lovely people I road tripped it with!  Love each one of them in such different ways, but they all make my heart want to burst with how blessed I am to have them as friends!