Why I'm Glad I Don't Live in the Mountains - Daily Ramblings - July 6, 2018

Who doesn't want to live in the mountains?! Second maybe to oceanside property, the mountains seem to be the place many people desire to live. But not this guy. Why? What do I have against the mountains? Nothing!

Besides the relationships in my life, the mountains are my favorite thing in all of creation. Which is the exact reason why I don't want to live there.

Yesterday as my family and I drove up through Estes Park, and into Rocky Mountain National Park, I was filled with such awe and wonder at the majesty of the Rocky Mountains. The way the sun brightens the face of one peak while casting a shadow on another. The trees, which seem beyond reason to grow right out of the rocks. The way the clouds roll beautifully through the mountain range. My breath was taken away every time we crested a ridge and we were greeted by another vast and beautiful view. Even the distant thunder which could be heard echoing in the distant filled me with joy!

That is why I don't want to live in the mountains. I wouldn't want the mountains to become something which is "normal". I know myself too well. I know I would become use to the wonder of the mountains. I do it daily with the "normal" things around me. I don't appreciate the sunrises or the singing of the birds. I can miss the beauty of my wife and the joy my children bring. When I experience something daily it is easy for it to become "normal". I have to be intentional about noticing the blessing which are all around me.

The mountains are one place where that comes naturally. I don't want to lose that. I will never again be able to experience the joy of watching my children be born. I will never be able to cry tears of joy over my adopted children finally coming home. There are so many joys in life which I will never experience again. The mountains are not one of those. They always give me a taste of the greatest joys this world can offer.

Thank God for the mountains!