Another Beautiful Day

This week has been absolutely fantastic as far as the weather is concerned (and as far as other things are concerned too, I'm sure, but I don't want to talk about those right now). I mean, the sun is shining, and I had almost started to forget what it looked like. There are birds chirping outside my windows (which are open by the way) and there is just enough of a breeze to blow the curtains away from the window. Its beautiful. It looked this way Monday too, however on Monday I made much better use of my time out of doors. Around noon I decided to go for a run around our property, which was ah-mazing, then I sat in the bed of my truck, feet dangling, allowing the sun to warm my dry, used-to-cold-weather-skin. I got out my journal and began to just write about the beauty of the nature around me and suddenly I was consumed by God's greatness, demonstrated to us through his creation. Suddenly, I no longer felt just as though God was living inside of me, or sitting next to me, but that I, in the midst of all his glorious creation, was in Him. And it was pretty revelating, (if that is even a word).

It also made me wonder why on earth I hadn't spent more time out of doors before then. My entire life I have not been an out-of-doors kind of gal. I prefer air conditioning to sweating and the cleanliness of a house rather than the dirt and germs of outside. But on Monday, I do believe I had a change of heart.

I live way out in the country. As far as I can see there are just fields and barns and gravel roads. I grew up running barefoot down these very gravel roads and rolling around in these fields, so you would think I would have more of an appreciation for them, but I am very sad (and a bit ashamed) to say I have not, until now that is. As I sat outside on Monday I realized that this land I live on, every hill, every blade of grass and speck of dirt is God's very own handiwork. No amount of beautiful words I could use, nor the paint and pen of the greatest artist could capture what He has created. It is absolutely magnificent. I didn't want to leave.

So I have had this revelation that nature itself is a very spiritual thing, and I like it!