I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he!! Deuteronomy 32:3-4
It was such a contrast seeing the flat lands of the plains all around you and then 
coming over and seeing that you are on the rim of a canyon with an 800 ft drop! It was a little nerve wracking slowing creeping down the steep road that lead down inside the canyon. Especially with the warning signs about watching out for falling rocks! There were giant boulders that looked like they were suspended only by soft sandy rocks.
coming over and seeing that you are on the rim of a canyon with an 800 ft drop! It was a little nerve wracking slowing creeping down the steep road that lead down inside the canyon. Especially with the warning signs about watching out for falling rocks! There were giant boulders that looked like they were suspended only by soft sandy rocks. We had the best camping site in the whole park....according to the man at the park headquarters, and it truly was amazing. The beautiful hues of the towering rocks all around us on all sides contrasting with the blue sky and gorgeous landscape. Not to mention all the wonderful wildlife all around us! Callie, with her sharp little 7-yr-old eyes pointed out that someone had hung a cross at the top of the rocks right above our camp site! It was touching to see how excited she was about it. All the beauty reminded me of one of my all time favorite songs by Rich Mullins called "The Color Green" Oh how that song speaks to my soul! Actually all his songs are like that. He is such a beautiful poet/songwriter......I just have to put the lyrics down here:
What a man...what a life!
And the moon is a sliver of silver
Like a shaving that fell on the floor of a Carpenter's shopAnd every house must have it's builder
And I awoke in the house of God
Where the windows are mornings and evenings
Stretched from the sun Across the sky north to south
And on my way to early meeting
I heard the rocks crying out
I heard the rocks crying out
Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands
Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land
Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made
Blue for the sky and the color green that fills these fields with praise
And the wrens have returned and they're nesting
In the hollow of that oak where his heart once had been
And he lifts up his arms in a blessing for being born again
And the streams are all swollen with winter
Winter unfrozen and free to run away now
And I'm amazed when I remember
Who it was that built this house
And with the rocks I cry out
Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands
Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land
Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made
Blue for the sky and the color green that fills these fields with praise
Before we left I looked at the weather report for the week and it was supposed to be sunny all week and in the 70s during the day and 40s at night...so I thought, we can handle that with the tent heater! Well....It was much cooler than that and we had a horrible thunder/hail storm one night and a couple of drizzly days. But we STILL had a wonderful time. When we were cooped up in the tent I read the kids the book, Stewart Little by E.B. White. They really enjoyed it. I hated how it ended. I personally thought Charlotte's Web was 10x better....ok, I'm bird walking.....I'll write more about the trip in the next post...stay tuned!
