walking next to you...

this week has been so stretching for me. on so many levels. physically being one. just to name a few, i can hardly talk. my eyes burn. sleepy is my new middle name. my ears are making me crazy...this means i have been a bit dizzy here and there:) BUT this is not me complaining. just stating the obvious as bec would say:)

robyn, she is my best friend. today she drove out to visit me and we did something that i loved so much...and i am almost certain she loved it just as much. i really needed to see her today so i was so happy she came. we drove up to forest falls. that is a place that i have loved since i was a little gal and still do. first, we stopped by the ranger's station because it turns out you have to have a pass for all the places up there. i suppose i should have already known but i didn't. they have this great deal where you can get two passes for thirty five dollars so of course i did:) we went to thurman flats first. there is a staircase there that i have always wanted to go down so we did. we walked as far down as we could holding our cups of coffee and we were both so in love with what we found! we walked over logs and stepped on stones in streams and it was just lovely. we stopped at a spot where there were two flowing streams, perhaps even three and it was shady and off to the right, there was a VERY large stone just jetting from the ground. i like the mountains because they are so big and i always think about the mustard seed when i am there. always. you know, the faith of a mustard seed moving mountains. mountains are so crazy majestic. i was telling Robyn on our way back up the staircase that no matter where i am in life, i will always want to be able to go there.

i think sometimes we forget that we have such goodness just minutes away. well, i don't:) i go up there a bit. just by myself, it is so good. the mountains, the cold running water, the sounds...sometimes i feel like there are a million different sounds happening all at one time and it makes me just crazy, but i love it. before we went up further, we stopped at this little market. there was a very nice lady inside. we grabbed two bottles of water, she grabbed a granola bar...i grabbed the twix:) not exactly the breakfast of champions but so what, it was SO good.

we went up to the falls and spent a bit of time walking and talking. i was really feeling the sun so we found a nice shaded picnic table and planted ourselves for a while. robyn, she is something else. she is so inspired and inspiring and today was brilliant. we enjoyed nature so much and our friendship so much. and talked about God. music. and so many other things. i told her about the things i have been dealing with in my heart and she didn't judge or create answers, she only listened and encouraged. she is my best friend.

after the activity, we stopped by a little place i love. el mex. if you haven't been, you should. we had food, drink, and good conversation. and i looked at the mona lisa bunny arms quite a bit. we sat in the perfect location where i had the perfect view of her. the art in there is the best. the combination of community photos, mona lisa, and just other fun photos, license plates and sombreros, is perfect. perfect:)

i am so grateful.

tonight is the last night i get to spend with the junior high students. it was good.

over and out, out, out.