I'm sitting in the campground office not ten minutes from the badlands. In fact, there's an incredible view of them right outside our camping spot. We hiked for four hours through it today and it was SOOO hot - My arms and face are totally burnt! Ha ha! Anyway - we're in South Dakota, obviously, and it took us three long days of driving to get here. It's rather lovely to be able to relax for an afternoon and not have to spend it in the car. I've got like seven books shoved in the car for the road - so excited to catch up on my reading! :)
Tomorrow we will be seeing Mt. Rushmore and traveling to our next campground. About a ninety minute drive, as opposed to six hours. What a relief.
Yesterday I walked up to a picnic table right in front of the view of The Badlands in our campsite and just prayed and tried to "be" before I took out my pen and paper and wrote a new song. :) Amazing words are written when you are truly focused on God!!!
There are a thousand little detail I could write, but... yeah, they're not that interesting. ;) he!he!
I'm sure I will be writing again soon!!!!
Livvy~*~
Psalm 34:1
I will bless the Lord at all times,
His praise shall continuously be in my mouth.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
God is a God of NEWNESS! :)
Have you ever reached that point in your life (probably more than once) where you felt like you were stagnating? I've been struggling to come out of that point for over a year now. God is opening so many doors here lately, and it's scary. There's the possibility of moving, getting a band, recordings are looking more affordable... All I can do is pray that God bring the next chapter of my life into play because I'm so ready for it.
Every time I give something to Him and follow Him He never lets me down. We think that if we don't give ourselves some flexibility outside the Christian walk to bend the rules then we'll never have any fun, but I think that if we would just listen and follow hard after Him we could see what an amazing adventure this walk with Christ really is!! It's hard to come to the realization that God didn't just make the ten commandments because He could. Each one if for our protection and happiness. We have to realize that if something is not 100% pleasing to Him it cannot possibly lead to happiness (C.S.Lewis "The Problem of Pain).
Anyway! On a lighter note - me and my family are packing our bags for a LONG vacation out west (a whole month!) and will be leaving this coming Monday! Fun stuff - and frankly, everyone here could use a vacation, haha!!!
Later peeps
Livvy-*-^*<*>~*~
Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I will do something new,
Now it will spring forth,
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even make a roadway in the wilderness
Rivers in the desert.
Every time I give something to Him and follow Him He never lets me down. We think that if we don't give ourselves some flexibility outside the Christian walk to bend the rules then we'll never have any fun, but I think that if we would just listen and follow hard after Him we could see what an amazing adventure this walk with Christ really is!! It's hard to come to the realization that God didn't just make the ten commandments because He could. Each one if for our protection and happiness. We have to realize that if something is not 100% pleasing to Him it cannot possibly lead to happiness (C.S.Lewis "The Problem of Pain).
Anyway! On a lighter note - me and my family are packing our bags for a LONG vacation out west (a whole month!) and will be leaving this coming Monday! Fun stuff - and frankly, everyone here could use a vacation, haha!!!
Later peeps
Livvy-*-^*<*>~*~
Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I will do something new,
Now it will spring forth,
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even make a roadway in the wilderness
Rivers in the desert.
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