Day 19 and I'm so thankful for God's creation. I live out in the country and have a few acres, so I get to look out in my fields, and almost daily, see deer grazing. I've seen turkeys and I've seen bear. Once I even saw a mountain lion charging across my field! *shiver* I've had escaped goats, cows and horses on my property. You just never know what you might see when you walk out my backdoor.
I love my lunatic dogs that guard my home and make me feel safe (even though I know in my heart that they would probably hide behind me if something happened). They are as big as small polar bears, but they think they're chihuahuas. Cleopatra loves to hug...she'll stick her big head between my arm and body and wait for me to hug her neck. Jezebel has a big ole sad face and is a gentle giant. They love it when it snows and they'll lay out in the middle of the back yard when the snow has been frozen hard and the wind is whipping through the yard. They look like big, bear skin rugs thrown out in my yard when they are being lazy.
When springtime rolls around, the woods around me are in a flurry with birds chirping, the trees are budding, flowers are blooming and there's a sweet fragrance in the air. Springtime is my favorite time of the year. I love looking out at the mountains of green, speckled with the whites of wild dogwood and the bright purples of redbuds.
In the summertime, I love hearing the lawnmowers buzzing in a distance, and smell the sweetness of cut grass. I love taking our boat out on one of the many lakes in our beautiful state and enjoying the solitude it brings when we're up in a cove with no one around us but the mountains, the lake as still as glass, and the squirrels and birds rustling in the woods.
I love when, in the fall, the mountains look like a large quilt that God has put together, with all the different colors on the trees. The sky seems larger and it seems bluer than any other time of the year. I love the smell of the leaves as they fall and dry up for a new start next year.
And, even though I do not like cold weather, there is such beauty in the way that God blankets the earth in pure white, and it causes the animals to quiten and the noises to still. There's something so cozy about looking out the window at trees dressed in white, while we're inside listening to the fire crackle and pop in the fireplace.
I'm so glad that I have a God that loves me and that loved me enought to make the earth beautiful and for my enjoyment. I don't believe there was an accidental creation, no "bang" and everything was formed and functioning for centuries upon centuries. I believe a loving God blessed us with creation to look at, to smell, to enjoy.
Psalms 104:24 O LORD how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
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