Thursday, July 17, 2008

Not Your Typical Sunday

Alden spent most of last Saturday with fever and chills.  When he tried to swallow breakfast Sunday morning, he literally screamed in pain.  Fearing strep, we skipped church . . . 

and went straight to heaven!  

Otherwise known as Soapstone cut-off in the Uinta mountains, Kate arrived and exclaimed "Dad!  This place must be heaven!"  And so, for a day, it was.  I truly have never seen so many flowers in one place at one time in my entire life.  


Add in white-barked aspen, and how can you not believe in the hand of God? I think the very essence of God can be found in the fact that he takes what could be such a huge negative -- the chaos and brutality of survival of the fittest -- and uses it to create such remarkable beauty and order.  That speaks so deeply of faith and the power to match any circumstance with soaring hope.  Surely therein lies our God. 



Add in family, and the picture from heaven is pretty complete.  So for now, greetings from heaven!
 

3 comments:

mb said...

From the way you described his awful state I thought you were going to say you skipped church and went to the hospital! Hope he's feeling better soon!

The Molen's said...

That's beautiful there. It looks like a scene from the movie 'What Dreams May Come' with Robin Williams. Hope Alden is feeling better.

Lainie said...

Sooooo beaUUUUtiful!!! And inspirational. Thanks!