GOD'S LITTLE GIFTS THAT SHOW HIS LOVE

We have enjoyed so many beautiful gifts from God as we travel through the Rockies of Colorado. We have explored Estes Park, the Rocky Mountain National Park, Breakenridge, and Vail. Along the way we stopped in little towns like Georgetown, Fresco and even Keystone.  Rick has been surprised how some of these old mining towns, just bergs along the highway back when he was working in this area, are now considerable towns, seemingly thriving because of the skiing.  We have hiked into some lakes, along the rivers and of course walked the towns shopping.  We have seen deer and elk on our evening drives through the park, enjoyed several picnics beside the streams or rivers.  The weather has been typical of Colorado in the summer; beautiful days with afternoon showers and some lightening and thunder with great big fluffy clouds moving back and forth across the sky.


We have also just enjoyed being together and treasuring the gift of 'us'. We have talked about lots of things  past and present and future, laughed at our selves and



I wanted to include a few pictures of the children as they explore and learn that God has given them everything in nature as a gift to show His love for them.  They search for special treasures to collect, gather around to watch a tiny lady bug, wrap around and hug a tree.  For some reason I am not able to get them to down load.

Mountain top Experience

On our nature walk we found animal foot prints and skat, evidences of animals we did not see. We saw the leaves move and felt our hair blow, evidences of the wind we could not see. We saw shapes in the big fluffy clouds and chose a favorite tree. We gatherered pine cones, flowers and rocks. We smelled the rain and heard the thunder and the birds. We tasted the ingredients that went into our brownies and the finished treat. We accepted them all as gifts of love from God. We used our five senses to discover many of the ways God shows us how much He loves us. We want to tell Him and show Him how much we love Him back. We did art projects and made music and danced and played. We learned that we can express our love to God. Eight little children explored and discovered God's creation and love. What fun! Pictures to come. What a blessing to be part of their growing experience! The week in Estes park at the CRM ChurchNex conference could not have been more smooth or fun. Thank you for all of your prayers! I have been blessed by you and this experience. Right now Rick and I are enjoying our time together and the beautiful Colorado Rockies.