This year, we went to Fontana Dam, NC. We left on Friday right after I got out of class and arrived to our destination around 7:00 pm. I love the mountains (probably one of my favorite parts of God’s world) and couldn’t wait to see what was to come! We stayed in a little cabin big enough for the five of us (Mama, Daddy, and Little Brothers #1 and #2 ((out of three)), me plus the Family Dog). The cabin was very cozy and everyone loved it immediately.
Here it is (but excuse my dad’s arm!)
Cozy, right?
While we were at Fontana Dam, we hiked and drove around the mountains. My family loves to enjoy nature and enjoy the world God gave us, so this isn’t anything new for us. While hiking, we found some beautiful flowers and just absolutely breathtaking scenery, such as these mountains here:
These flowers there:
And this beautiful lake:
When we went hiking, I fell in love taking close-up pictures of small things. While taking all of these close-ups, I couldn’t help but just think of how the small things are always so significant. When in a relationship, the big things are good, but it’s always the small things that get remembered and that can change and alter the course. The ice-cream is good by itself, but the sprinkles on top make it so much more fun. The small things in our lives end up becoming the big things that matter. That small decision when you were four to accept Jesus was a life-changing decision. And God uses the small things in big ways. I know personally, that God uses my minor disability in ways that I never knew so that people are changed and affected. My small gift of music that He gave to me is the big picture for my time here on earth. The times when I feel the smallest and the most insignificant to others is when God has orchestrated something enormous for me to do for Him. It’s always the small things. Always the small things.
(from top left to bottom right: orange fungus that looks like a brain, purple flower, moss on a rock, fungi ((haha…why did the ladies love the mushroom? Because he was a fun-guy)) on a tree, and the bark of a tree up close and personal)
It was just so extraordinary to be able to relish in the glorious world that God created for me to enjoy! I was taken aback by the love of my God and how hard he must have worked to impress me and pursue me by creating the world. I was just left standing and saying “wow”.
I loved spending time with my family, especially my two younger brothers! Sometimes college really stinks when you can’t see them grow up everyday! We were missing my biggest little brother the whole week. He was in Texas with other family riding horses and hanging out with much-missed cousins!
I had such a relaxing and restorative week, and I am so thankful for that! Tomorrow, though, I’ll be back up and on it with some thoughts on Proverbs 31 for the month! Tooda-loo until tomorrow!
M
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