a spot of peace?

There is no denying that our lives have been filled to the brim with craziness and some real struggles lately. It seems that each time a little window of calm appears something new pops up and stirs the water back up. In the midst of all this I had really been looking forward to climbing Mt. Adams this weekend. There's something about standing on a mountain and looking out across the distance. The sheer beauty of the sunlight hitting clouds below, reflecting off the snow, the brilliant blue of the sky... God is amazing and you can see the truth in the Psalmist's words that all of creation declares His glory.

But I won't be on Mt. Adams this weekend. Forest fires have closed down access to the climbing routes and so we've postponed. And tonight Abby is having a sleepover for her birthday. An evening a screaming girls and for a while some screaming boys. So here I am watching Apollo 13, it's after midnight, but it's quiet. The kids are all sleeping. Sara's working hard organizing photos form her Liberia trip. Even though it's not what I was expecting its a strangely peaceful moment. I'll take it.