Weekends and Worship

Now that Ben is done with school and back to a "normal" work schedule, I have come to really appreciate weekends. Of course, by "normal" I mean never knowing when he will be home and when he will be deploying, etc. :) But I will take what I can get and be very grateful that for right now at least, he is home on Saturday and Sunday!

This past weekend was especially nice since the boys decided to go to a gun show (and Chuck E. Cheese) so that I could have some much coveted time ALONE. Yes, you heard me right. Time alone!!! Oh, glorious day!!! The dilemma with time alone is always "what to do?" After a quick analysis of the house I decided that the cleaning could certainly wait. Instead I decided that I would go for a run and enjoy the trails that I can't run on with the jogging stroller. What a beautiful and peaceful way to start the weekend. I have never really loved running, but with the scenery here in Washington it's hard to imagine how you could NOT love running (or at least walking!) outside. Although I didn't run for long, it was an amazing way to start out my weekend and spend some time just enjoying God through his beautiful creation.

Sunday was even more glorious since the weather was sunny and beautiful! Hunter came to snuggle in bed with us, which is another one of my favorite things about weekends. We decided to go for a walk on a trail that had been closed for repairs and boy was I glad that we tried it! The path is about a mile or so down to the Puget Sound and it is the most amazing walk the whole way. The best part though was arriving at the vast, open and unoccupied beach. It is breathtaking. The pictures just don't do it justice, but you will all have to come out here and see it for yourselves. If you have ever doubted the existence of a Creator, all you need to do is come and see the views from our beautiful town. I can't imagine believing that all of this awesome beauty just evolved from some muck.

Anyway, I hope and pray that each one of you might be able to catch a glimpse of the amazing beauty that I found this weekend and that you might KNOW that our God is awesome and He alone is mighty to save.

Love you all!
Emily