"Another midday cloudland, displaying power and beauty that one never wearies in beholding, but hopelessly unsketchable and untellable."
- John Muir
Here's a quick excerpt from my journal last night, Tues. Jan 14th:
Had an amazing time today getting out into God's beautiful creation with the Explore 1 students. My high point of the day was probably getting to snowshoe (for the first time) up a hill, in the beautiful winter, watching as the wind would pick up suddenly and sweep snow across the hill upwards towards the group. At one point I had pushed to the front of the group to take pictures and so was fairly alone. The wind picked up and I had been exercising a good amount so I was very warm. The wind was sweeping snow at us and even though I was wearing just a fleece and the snow stung against my face, there was something so peaceful and fulfilling about being there. I had entered my own personal cathedral and, at that singular point, had found my place in the vastness of creation. I was fully me, and fully what God wanted and designed me to be at the time. So amazing.
I looked behind me and the group was making their way up, covering their faces to shield themselves from the snow as they made their way up the hill. As I stared at the incredible valley in front of me with gorgeously snow laden trees and beauty all around me, it seemed such a shame to miss out on because you're holding your hood in front of the side of your face. Maybe that's a lesson: we're so busy protecting ourselves from the stinging conditions, that we protect ourselves from the view and beauty of the situation as well.
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