A Psalm

A lifetime ago I taught a Faith Formation class.  I rarely taught the same thing twice since each group of kids was so different but one thing we did each year was study the Psalms and then write our own.  I say we because teaching this class was just as much about my faith formation as it was about theirs. 

I came across the Psalm I wrote some years ago.  Not surprisingly it still rings true.

Your beauty is all around me,

yet my heart is not satisfied. 

Your love has set me free,

but still I am enslaved.

Why am I always floundering about -

searching -

when only You have the answers?

The desires of the world

push the desires of my heart

down

so

deep.

Holy Father, satisfy my heart.

Amazing God free me from slavery.

Faithful Friend help me seek your counsel.

I praise your HOLY name.

Strengthen me

sanctify me

fill me

Oh, Holy Spirit.

Set my focus on You;

set my feet on the path You blazed

I praise your HOLY name.

Amen 

Anderson Adventures Part 2

Part 2 of our summer adventure brought us to Denver and Leadville, Colorado.  After a 10 hour car ride to Denver and a two night layover with good friends we trekked 2 more hours up the mountains to Leadville, CO.  The air was thin at 10,400 feet above sea level but the view was spectacular.

We hiked up the road from the "cabin" we were staying at.  These are the two highest points in Colorado, both 14ers.

No trip to Denver is complete without a visit to see the Broncos, even if they were not there.

Looking at fish at the Denver Aquarium.

Saying goodbye to our Denver friends.  Don't tell but the girl is Norah and we hope Elijah marries her.  He already asked her, when he was 4.

Touching sting rays

Looking at fish with Quinn

We rode a train to do some sight seeing without having to do the work.

Chris bought Daniel a cowbell because we needed more noise.

The reason we went the Colorado, to cheer on Chris during his mountain bike race.  50 miles this time, 100 in August.

 

Anderson Adventures Part 1

This summer holds a three part adventure for the Anderson clan.  The middle of June held Anderson Adventure Part 1.

The Anderson Men with the ever popular tractor

My men at the top of Harney Peak

Me and Micah starting out our hike up Harney

On Grandma Donna's front porch with the ever popular horse and motorcycles

2015 is the summer of bikes: We "ran" into our friend's the Stillers while in the Black Hills

The summer of bikes continues, Dad even found a bike race for the kids to do!

Daniel loved the dinos at Dinosaur Park in Rapid.

Hehehe!

 

Cray Button

Elijah is in love with a band called Family Force 5.  I'm not partial to their music much like my mother was not partial to mine.  He belts out tunes about chainsaws, going berserk, and hitting the cray button.

No need to ask what happens when you hit the cray button.....

The Faces of Joy