I Will Lift Up My Eyes to the Mountains

    A few weeks ago, my brother-in-law Jonathan invited my husband and I to climb Pikes Peak with him. As being my first 14er, I knew I would be in for an awesome yet terrible experience. Though I had a really hard time with not being in the best shape for a thirteen mile hike, the altitude sickness is what really got me. 
    Now that I look back at my experience though, I don't think to myself "I will never do that again", or "I had a terrible time, and it really stunk", I can't help but think about God. 
    God is truly an awesome God. He created a beautiful, and magnificent place for us. I can really see why my brother Jonathan is so into hiking 14ers. What better way to witness God's glory? 
    Now every time I see Pikes Peak, which is multiple times a day, I think to myself "I could not have hiked that without Michael and Jonathan's support and encouragement. I remind myself that God is the same way. 
    "I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep." Psalms 121:1-4
    I will admit, that if I get the chance to hike another 14er, I certainly would, because I truly adore the beauty of the earth that God created for our enjoyment.

Getting ready to start the hike

Taking a rest. . .

Thanks to Jonathan for letting me use his poles on the way down.
Otherwise, I would have fallen down a lot more than I did.
He is an awesome brother.

Almost to the top!

I would say the second coolest thing about the hike was seeing this fox.

Yes, we are hiking back down in the dark.