On visiting the Uinta Mountains last June, we decided on our last day to take a bit of a risk. The risk wasn’t in scenery – it’s hard not to have a good view from the top of a rocky…
A couple weeks ago, I posted about God asking us what we want to do – because He wants us to choose, and then He will be with us in following through on our decision. It’s a new reality of…
Well, we got a new van! At least, it’s new to us 🙂 After 18 years of owning and loving our Dodge Ram 1500s, it was time for something different, not because we didn’t want another Dodge (did I mention…
The past couple weeks (part 1 and part 2), I’ve been discussing finding peace in the place where God calls us. There is a tremendous peace in being in the place God has called us to be. Something I have…
Sentinel Dome is one of my favorite places in Yosemite to view Yosemite Falls. You’re above the falls, but across the valley, so it’s easy to see, and the hike isn’t exactly arduous – if you use the real parking…
I’ve always thought the views from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to be better than the views from the North Rim. Part of it is that the North Rim is more picturesque, so looking at it from the…
Last week I talked about there being peace in the place where God called us. But there is another dimension to calling. There comes a time in, I believe, every Christian’s life where they ask for God’s guidance and…
I just got back from another hiking-adventure trip across the western US! It was different than any before, even as we visited old and new sites across Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and even Utah and Wyoming. There were high…
In our walk with Christ, there are seasons: times of refreshing, wilderness seasons, times of great growth and of living out that growth. As Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 3, There is a time for everything, And a season for…
On a recent trip, my group wanted to go swimming. I couldn’t blame them; we had been camping and driving in 100F+ heat for several days, and we were all very hot and very sweaty. It promised to get even…