We have spent the last 2 weeks outside. I'm so happy that spring is slowly but surely coming to my Colorado. The first pictures below are from Estes Park. On this day we started our journey and decided to make stops all along the way and discover God at each stop. Stop one was at an overlook off of Highway 36 as we drove into Boulder. Stop 2 was at the Humane Society and stop 3 was in Estes Park where we grabbed a Starbucks, followed by fishing Claire's retainer out of the Starbucks trash can :-) , and taking a long walk along the creek, ending at the library(of course).
This is by far my favorite picture from the day. Claire quickly fell in love with this dog at the Humane Society. I have to admit, he was big and beautiful and I think he took to Claire as quickly as she did to him. It was one of those moments where I found myself wishing for 100 acres of fenced in land in the foothills. He would probably be sleeping on our front porch right at this very moment. When asked later in the day how she experienced God at the Humane Society, Claire quickly answered that she "felt the way God cared for the animals who didn't have homes because he made her really care about and love Tucker." I absolutely LOVE the heart that God has given to my Claire. It is big and expressive and full.
Last week, once again we had a big breakfast and packed up for another adventure. But first we sat around the table with the girls and read from Romans 12. Everyone took turns reading verses and Kevin taught the girls along the way. In case you haven't read it lately, Romans 12 is Paul talking about being Living Sacrifices and how to live as believers in Christ with verse 18 being one of the big teachings of the day. . ."If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." Very appropriate for 3 sisters, don't you think? Mom and Dad, too. But by far, this was the girls favorite. . . verse 20 "If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." And all day long they quoted it this way. . . "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. AND IF HE HAS A KNIFE - RUN!!!" Quite smart, don't you think??
Anyway, after Bible time we piled into the van and the road took us to a yet hike just outside of Boulder on a trail called Bald Mountain Scenic Area.
The girls requested a short hike this time, so Kevin found a one miler with a beautiful lookout at the top where we had lunch. Little did we know there would be such treasure to be found! Take a look!!
Can you guess what tiny part of God's creation these might be???
Newly hatched lady bugs!!!!! They were everywhere!! I have never seen anything like it. There were millions at the top of the lookout - everywhere you looked. Amazing!
We ended this day in pajamas. . .well, at least the kids. Emma, Claire and Olivia each got to invite a friend to Chickfila Pajama night. Free food! Lots of little girl giggles. So much fun!
Blessed.
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