Greg Loves Sarah

“God is good – and not in the cliche, rubber-bracelet sort of way – good in a massive, magnificent, epic, Rocky–Mountain-snow-capped-peak sort of way” – Sam Kordik

“We may be earnestly desiring to be obedient and holy. But we may be missing the fact that it is here, where we happen to be at this moment and not in another place and another time, that we may learn to love Him – here where it seems He is not at work, where His will seems obscure or frightening, where He is not doing what we expected Him to do, where He is most absent. Here and nowhere else is the appointed place. If faith does not go to work here, it will not go to work at all.” ~Elisabeth Elliot

And a dear friend to enjoy it with. Here’s me and Mel on the dock at ALERT’s Lake Loma…

Anybody else wanna come sit for a while??? :)

Mel came.  **happy sigh**

A friend accepts us as we are yet helps us to be what we should.  ~Author Unknown

I love you, Mel!!! Thanks for your friendship – and for the photographic contributions!!!!

A couple of weeks ago, Dan Sterrett and I led a group of STEP ladies on a “Stress Hike”. This is an easy hike (2-3 hrs) made complicated by adding stresses throughout the journey. Stresses? We throw in “broken legs” and “blindness” which force the girls to work together as a team, to give of their own strength to support a needy friend, to humble themselves and receive help, and to have endurance despite unexpected obstacles. Here are some pics for you! (Click on them to see larger versions and captions – THANKS for all the work on the site, Josh!!)

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,

that he may exalt you in due time:

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”

I Peter 5:6,7