Oh give me a home...

Night before last, Harland and I retreated to our bench glider rocker that is under a tree on the west side of the house. From that spot, we can see all of the mountain ranges around us. It is a beautiful spot to sit.

As we sat and enjoyed the quiet, we saw a large group of animals in the far field. We checked them out with our binoculars (which we had with us just in case we needed them) and found it to be six white tail deer and six pronghorn antelopes. What were they doing together?.... you got it... they were playing. I burst out into a poorly sung version of "Home on the Range", and we got a good laugh.

As the sun went down behind the mountain range, it was getting chilly. Harland brought a blanket out which I thought we would definitely not need. The wind was whipping down from the mountain, and it was flat-out cold. I had a Pensacola Beach flashback. When you swim in the Gulf of Mexico, there are pockets of very cold water and pockets of very warm water. I was feeling the cold wind on my face and all of a sudden there was a hot wind that came from across the plains. It was fabulous. The mixture of both the winds was just right (with the blanket).

We stayed out until after dark and watched as the stars began to show up in droves. There were stars in every space of the dark sky. We saw shooting stars. It was like the comparison I have heard of the blanket of stars. I would have to say that it was so hard to stop looking at them. When our necks were aching and our kids finally came looking for us, we headed back in with the help of a powerful flashlight. I was thankful when we flashed the light out over the field, we did not see any eyes looking back at us. Our path through the yard was all clear as well, and we walked into a loud and bright house complete with MLB The Show on the playstation and two boys hopping around playing. It was an auditory assault after the two hours of quiet. Two hours in the yard noticing the animals, the winds, and the sunset and stars sure does beat a movie.

Philippians 2:14-16 "Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life.."