A Light That Shines

As I sat here this morning watching the sun bring the day to life, I just couldn't help but feel the closeness of God with me. No matter what comes our way in this life, no matter how difficult, or bad, there is always a light that shines on us that is beyond our understanding. It is always there, a constant that you can't help but be drawn too. It is a peace that passes all understanding and it is a steadfast belief that God is still watching over all of us.....including me....this tiny speck in the universe!

The Wonder of Sunrise!

This morning we got up before daylight, just to watch the dawn over our beautiful Lake Mead here in Nevada. For all the years I have lived in Las Vegas I had never watched the sunrise over our lake. But today I rolled out of bed, packed up the chihuahua and off we went into the pitch blackness of the Nevada desert.

By the time we got to the lake...there was an orange glow in the distance. Beyond the ridge that I was standing on were two coyotes, frolicking and playing together. Behind me I could hear the relentless howl of another group of coyotes as they seemed to be welcoming the dawn. A lone hawk skimmed the water's edge looking for fish....and the bats swooped past me as they ate their final meals of mosquitos before retiring to a cave somewhere to sleep the day away. It was beautiful this morning. A sweet peace and solitude that soothed the soul and filled my mind with graditude for the moment and a graditude for being alive and being a small speck in God's universe. It was good to experience the wonder of this sunrise.....and I will do it again.

Alone

Yesterday we took a drive to Lake Mead here in Nevada.

I love alone moments. Yesterday I sat down on that rock to enjoy looking at the waters of the lake and to simply enjoy the quietness and solitude of the place. The wind was brisking past my ears and tossing my hair in many directions, but I didn't care, I liked it! I love the wind and I love the open spaces of the Nevada desert. I most importantly enjoy moments of alone time. One is their own BEST company when they spend time alone. I like to be alone no matter what my mood, whether I am happy or sad. When one is alone they have time to think, meditate, to thank God for their life, and to appreciate going back to civilization and the chaos that it brings.

Each of us should get out there away from it all and be alone for awhile. You just might enjoy the company you are in when you do!

Have You Ever Wondered?

Have you ever wondered strange things? Like tonite. I'm watching a rare desert drenching downpour of rain from my kitchen window. Toward the mountain there was clear blue sky, but directly over where I live the clouds were dark and the rain came down in buckets. The rain got me to wondering. I think it's amazing how clouds and conditions can create rain in the sky that falls, even when it pours so hard, that it falls in such a way that it doesn't hurt anyone. Sure, here in the desert we get street flooding. After all, our ground is dry, rock hard from lack of rain. So when it rains it doesn't immediately soak in, it floods. How masterful God is to create the clean soothing rainfall so that it comes to us in such a way that it isn't harmful. What if the rain came down in one large chunk, or cube, or a large heavy sheet? It would damage everything from buildings to cars to even hurt the people who had the misfortune to be out in it. How great our God is to send this soothing balm to us in drops, no matter what the size...so we can enjoy watching it fall from our kitchen windows and smell the sweet aftermath among the grasses and flowers!