My Take Me Back Tuesday posts have been lacking lately but we are back! Back to Take Me Back! Hmmm…and apparently in my absence I got a little too ‘punny.’
Now, historically I am a self-proclaimed beach girl who loves soaking up the rays while lying on some sandy shores and listening to the sound of crashing waves. It is my happy place and I will never say no to an opportunity to go to my happy place. However, in recent years I have discovered an unexpected love for the mountains. Don’t worry, I don’t have any intention of forsaking my love for the sun and sand…just extending my love for the outdoors. You see, a few weeks ago my mom and I adventured to the Rocky Mountains for a week of exploring the majesty of Colorado. My mom had a business trip and since my office is easily made mobile, I tagged along. The first day we landed and headed to the quaint ski town of Breckenridge only to be given the sweetest surprise. SNOW!!! Yep, seeing as how it was about 85 degrees in Texas when we left, the beautiful chilly flakes were a welcome merriment…quickly making the mountains even that much more special! It snowed most of the day and since it was a week or two before the skiers hit the slopes, the town was in the most perfect state of snowy stillness. It was wonderful. The next few days were spent exploring all the mountainous countryside had to offer and we had a blast. My particular favorite was a view that literally took my breath away. Standing atop a mountain we looked down through the pines onto the most lovely mountain lake surrounded by one of God’s most majestic creations. The mountain. Moments like those are cherished by yours truly and fuel my love of travel and adventure. Most importantly though, moments like that make me feel so wonderfully small in the midst of God’s greatness. In that smallness I feel the greatest sense of contentment.
As John Piper says, ‘God made man small and the universe big to say something about Himself. For the really wonderful moments of joy in this world are not the moments of self-satisfaction, but of self-forgetfulness.’
So, in the name of God’s majestic creation and the beauty of self-forgetfulness,
I Say, Take Me Back!
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