In Awe

Living in the mountains is an interesting experience. When we moved here about three years ago, afters years of living in "the city", we dealt with the inevitable "culture shock" at suddendly living in such an isolated place.

There's a down side to living in this kind of isolation. No neighbors just pop in for coffee and a chat, because the closest year round neighbor is about a mile away! Taking an after dinner walk in the evening is a challenge because the roads are so steep, and of course, we have to be on the lookout for critters. There is the occasional bear or coyote to deal with. Sometimes you are awakened in the middle of the night by the dog's barking because there are raccoons on the porch raiding the bird feeders - again. The deer eat your flowers. If the deer don't get them, the rabbits probably will.


On the other hand, the chipmunks and squirrels are good at cleaning up the acorns that fall, so there's not that mess to deal with. And the chipmunks are also good at cleaning up any bird seed the birds drop to the porch (or that the raccoons missed!).


This is definitely a peaceful environment.......we can actually SEE the stars at night! We actually HEAR the sounds of nature! The view from the front porch is unbelievable! In the fall, the brilliant reds and golds take your breath away! And as I sit here this morning, I am amazed at how many shades of green I see on the trees in front of our house.......bright, light, deep, dark.....so many hues of the same color!

And as I ponder this, I am in awe of the creativity of our Mighty Creator God! Again!