Creation Calls

Linking with Faith Filled Fridays and  Spiritual Sunday

“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God..... because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.” Anne Frank


I feel the most alive and free when I'm out on the trails....or hiking in the hills or walking down near the lake. When I'm in the beauty and peace and power of nature...I have this strong sense that everything will work out and to not be afraid. 

I'm a newbie at making videos, but I made this one to try to capture the awesomeness of being out in His creation. All the pics are taken from places we hike. Hope you guys like it.  

Creation Calls...

Linking up with Charlotte and Ginger who every week host Spiritual Sunday.

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all that I have not seen. Ralph Emerson Waldo

I love the laid back pace of summer....the easy living....with no pressures.....But mostly...I love hiking the hills near our home.....and running along the lakeshore....drinking in the  beauty everywhere...in the flowers... mountains....trees....water and even the wild animals.

When I'm outside in nature....I feel alive....free....connected. Most mornings I get up early and trek out to the woods. Once I hit that dirt path leading away from the concrete jungle.....I feel myself breathe. 

And it's there I hear it....that still small voice...that gentle whisper that breathes life...hope....and peace. It gives me reassurance that everything will be okay.....it infuses me with courage to face whatever the day will bring. 

Being out in nature.....reminds me that the One who created everything my senses are taking in....is the same One in control of my life. Being outside in His creation reminds me....He's there....He's real.....I can let go....relax....and trust.

 Happy 4th of July Guys!

How could I say there is no God when all around creation calls.....

Life

Linking up with Charlotte and Ginger who weekly host Spiritual Sunday

"What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again." Suzanne Collins

They sit on top of fences, roofs, branches....red-breasted robins proudly announcing spring is here. Buds forming on tips of branches...flower heads pushing through the soil.... Signs of life....it's everywhere now. People smiling...friendlier...happy.

It's the way I feel when I walk through the woods....and sense His presence. Everywhere I look I see Him....in the trees that tower above me....in the streams trickling happy sounds.....in the birds....herons, cardinals, woodpeckers, chickadees......that flit back and forth as if they're dancing to music only they can hear.

I attended a funeral yesterday....a good friend's older sister died....She was a believer....and the funeral was about life not death. It left me knowing....at every stage of life.....even in death...His presence is there....whispering hope...speaking life.

Everywhere I go I see You....

Spiritual Sunday "Nature".

 Spiritual Sunday is hosted by two awesome women...Charlotte and Ginger. To join in post and add your name at http://bloggerspirit.blogspot.com/

I love being out in nature. All week we've been hanging out in the woods, in the hills and today up north at the beach. Being outside...in His creation...I feel a sense of peace....an exhileration....a contentment that assures me He's got everything under control. If He could put the stars in  place and the sun and the flowers and position all the mountains and trees and water....then He can definitely take care of things in my world.

When I was fighting so hard to survive....there were times professionals got involved and pushed me to take tranqualizers. It will make you feel better...peaceful...contented...free. All it did was add to the pain...The pills created horrible side effects....and a need to take more pills just to not feel...to not think....to live in a state of numb.... 

Then one day....I felt His touch. I heard His whisper. He made the difference. And being outside in His creation...in nature...I experience what no amount of pills or drugs could ever do...I experience real peace....and contentment.....and freedom. I have felt the wind blow...whispering Your name.....How can I say....there is no God......

How Can I Say.....