"The beauty we see is nothing compared to the beauty He has given us"-Dan
Picture this, a package arrives in the mail addressed to a certain Travis Colbert. Inside this package is the long awaited snow shoes that were ordered only two days prior. (He has been extremely passionate about these since he came back from Seattle last week.) There is still approximatly 1.5 feet of snow left in some areas so that leaves plenty of cover to go explore. The time is around 4:30 and the sun is already setting behind the mountains giving way to a almost full moon that is promising a bright night. We grab a couple sleds, Harris and I grab our snowboards, Travis his new toys, and it is off for a moonlight ride/excursion. Now, one thing to note is that when there is snow cover and a full moon, it is quite bright out, respectively, leaving enough light to tromp around and have some fun. So, we proceeded to journey to the top of a nearby mountain, with a few stops a long the way to try out the sleds, and from there proceeded to navigate our way down through the brush and trees and find a somewhat open shoot to venture forth to the bottom of the hill. And the result....IT WAS AWESOME!! We found the perfect shoot, that we each did a couple times, and then tried to go all the way down. There were a couple bare spots that we hit, but they blended in perfectly with the shadows of the trees and were tough to see or navigate around, but other than that it made for a very fun filled, safe adventure. Which brings me to my question, what did you do on your friday night?:)
Honestly, I can only think how much of a blessing it is to be out here, learning what I am learning and doing what I am doing. In some ways it is a journey back to the simple life. We stay on the ranch most of the time. It is one of those places that you can live at, work at, and play at, all at the same time. So the need to leave is really not that great. Sure, we go off to town for errands and supplies, but when you in heaven, why leave? We heat our house with a wood stove that needs to be stoked a few times a day. The wood comes from logs that either we cut earlier before the snow came or wood that was cut this summer. Somedays I spend working on cars to learn a new trade while helping the run-down cars of the ranch make it a few more miles, other days I spend brainstorming about the ranch or how to solve the problems of the world. All in all, every day is full, but it is not a stressfull full, it is a fullfilling full that leaves you with a sense of accomplishment and purpose at the end of the day. The clocks usually stops ticking, the day is usually just managed by the height of the sun. The evenings are spent in fellowship, worship, and studying, not to mention the amazing meals prepared by Chef Hacket. But all in all, this time should provide me with a foundation to really go out and impact the world for Christ and His Kingdom.
About foundations: I had built my own foundation for too long and it was doing pretty well, I may have even had some walls up, but there was one problem, there were a lot of cracks in it and in some places I used the wrong building materials, actually in a lot of places I used the wrong building material. So after a couple walls had collapsed and it was finally very clear to me that the building was compromised, it was time to tear it all down and let someone who knew what they were doing take over. It has been an amazing ride ever since. I don't want God to just build a building any more, He has shown me how if I let Him be my true cornerstone, He will build a city upon the foundation he lays in me; and I don't know about you, but that really excites me:)
