Of late...

Well, I know it’s been a while since I've posted, so here goes. I went skiing w/ Colton Clingerman on Friday and Saturday. That was pretty sweet. We spent the night in Frisco Colorado Thursday night and Friday night, It sure was nice coming back to the hotel after skiing and having a hot tub to soak in. Awesome would really be a better word than nice. The skiing itself was awesome too. Friday was a nice 20-25 degrees. Perfect skiing temperature for my liking. Saturday on the other hand, was about 40 degrees from 10:30 on. That was too hot. There was not a cloud in the sky. I still had a blast though. I was so glad I was even able to go! Even with the sun shining so long, there was still about 2-3 feet of powder up at the top and in the trees. Colton and I kind of split up on the second day, b/c I wanted to ride on powder and steeps and mild moguls, I think he just wanted to go really really fast down the blues. I think we both got to do what we wanted. I spent probably 2.5 hrs. by myself blazing trails in the trees through unadulterated powder. I was awesome, to say the least. I was getting pretty hot at one of the steeper parts though, so I stopped and lay down in the snow and took off my hat too cool off. I really got to take in the views. And it was quite, I know I couldn't have been more than .5 mile from the nearest person, but it seemed like I was totally alone, except for God. When I'm up in the mountains like that, taking in the surroundings, I just can't help but wonder how people can be so blind as to not see that an Almighty, omnipresent, loving God created all of it. Why choose to believe its chance? It's funny, when I'm hunting or skiing or doing anything away from the city, taking in the landscape before me, I often find myself praising God for picking such perfect color schemes for the world. Seems silly, it kind of is, since he created everything. But isn't it awesome!? HE WHO CREATED THE UNIVERSE, for his glory, took interest in me and the human race, Hallelujah! He didn't die on that cross to redeem Lucifer and his fallen angels. He could have, but didn't. The God of the universe, all-powerful, humbled himself in the form of a human, His own received him not. HE was broken. He was put through unimaginable pain and embarrassment, for me. His blood, in which in the life, covered my sins before The Father. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! My GOD is still alive, indeed, he lives! Otherwise what good would his death have been to cover my sins before a god who died at the hands of mortals? NO, he died and ROSE FROM THE GRAVE, and ascended into heaven. I could go on forever. Suffice it to say, My God in so BIG! There's nothing he can't do. As I'm writing my thoughts are skipping, I can't focus on all of God at once. I can relate to the psalmist David now, when he said how untouchable are the thoughts of God, It comes out of me in a blender of frustration, confusion, and awe. I wanted to say more, but my time is gone, gotta go. Cya.

here's some pictures I took (except for the one of me, which my dad took) in the Cross Creek Valley, Holy Cross Wilderness, White River Nat'l Forest, Colorado, in 2005.


Buffalo Lake

My (at the time) new real

Me

My dad and I

Backside of Mt. of the Holy Cross.