Wow!

I praise You because Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 

– Psalm 139:14

Last weekend, I was reunited with Sharon, a best friend from high school, at her twin sons’ lacrosse tournament in Denver.  We met when I was thirteen years old and the “new kid in town.”  Sharon was one of my first friends, maybe because we were so alike, maybe because she saw a scared mid-western girl getting teased because of her weird accent.    

When Sharon and I were thirteen, we rode our bikes all over town.  We rode to the convenience store for Cadbury Crème Eggs when they hit the shelves before Easter.  In the summers, we biked to other friend’s houses to swim in their pools, and to the “Rez”, our town’s reservoir, which was off limits to swimming.  We ignored the signs and dove in. 

All these years later, Sharon and I drove her twin thirteen-year-old boys to Rocky Mountain National Park.  We hoped to show kids growing up in Maryland what real mountains look like and how the air can get real thin at 12,000 feet.  Sitting in the back seat, the boys were intrigued to hear stories about the West and about our adventures living in Colorado.  All the while, their mom watched the high attitude landscape out her window taking pictures of snow covered mountain tops, herds of elk, and blue skies turning to storm clouds.  All she could say over and over again was, “WOW!”

When have you been blown away by God’s beautiful nature surrounding you?  When did you last see God’s wonderful creation in full glory?

When 3pm rolled around, I asked them what they were thankful for.  Together, without pause, they shouted, “OUR FAMILY!”  I know their mom, my dear friend for over thirty years, received a wonderful blessing at that moment.  I smiled because she deserves it.  

You might not venture to 12,000 feet this week, but you can find signs of God’s wonderful hand at work all around you, and when you do, say “WOW!” and give God thanks.  After all, He deserves it.

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