Not Seeing the View for the Tracks...

I'm back home from a wonderful family vacation in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  The most amazing part?  Spending time with family.  That included my brother and his wife, whom we haven't seen in 2 years, and the kids in 4 years!  :(   (No family feud... they've just been living overseas)

On Thursday, we rode the Cog Rail to the top of Pikes Peak.

Elevation 14,115 feet.

This is a view from the top:

This is me holding up my daughter so she could see the above amazing view:

Do you know why I am laughing?  (of course you don't ... I'll tell you.)

When I hoisted her above the wall, her exclamation was, 

"Wow!  Railroad tracks!"

Ummmm,  that wasn't the point, Sweetheart!  :)

Later that night I got to thinking (I don't think during the day...) and I wondered if I do that.

God lifts me up above a wall in my life to show me an awesome view. 

How HE views my life.  Or HIS plan and direction HE wants to take me. 

The big picture.

All I see are the railroad tracks.

They are pretty neat, but SO short sighted.  I see them everyday of my life.

My prayer that night was for God to open my eyes to HIS view for my life.

Oh.....  One more thing.

I GOT TO EAT CHICK-FIL-A........ TWICE!!!!!

Sorry, I know all caps is like shouting.

Couldn't help it :)

Thankful to be alive.....

Today I am thankful to be alive in the 21st century and married to a white-collar job husband.
Nothing against blue-collar jobs.  I'm specifically thankful my husband isn't a coal miner or gold miner.

We are on family vacation this week.  Having a wonderful time together.  Yesterday we went 1,000 feet underground on a guided tour of a gold mine.   I was excited how educational the visit would be for the children.  Learn about the gold rush, early and present day mining methods, see underground rock, etc......

Know what they most picked up on?

If Dad and I had been early 1900 gold miners, we would both be about dead due to lung damage.

Yep.

Nothing like a family vacation to make the parents feel young and thankful to be alive!