Just Another Day in Paradise

Just about every Monday starts the same. I get up. Very (very) lightly tidy things up a bit. If Abby has school, I get her ready and take her. Then I sit with Carson a while and watch cartoons. I make coffee, and not long after, Aaron comes downstairs. He watches ESPN for a while. We don't do much. Then around 10:00, one of us will inevitably ask, "What do you want to do today?" To which, the other will reply, "Mmm... I don't know. I'm up for anything. What do you want to do?" Neither of us ever knows anything beyond the fact that "it'd be nice to get out of the house for a while." So, we hop in the car and go. In the car, Aaron will turn to me and say, "So I have no idea where I'm going. Any ideas?" I never really have any... But we always seem to have fun, whether we end up at Costco or Target or a burger joint or just driving around.

Today, we chose to drive. And it made for a perfect day. We drove out 471 towards Medina Lake. As we drove, if we saw a road that caught our eye, we'd take it. We spent the better part of the day exploring the backroads of the Hill Country, and it was fabulous. The weather was gorgeous, the music seemed to hit the spot (Aaron's "Chill" playlist), and the company, of course... it doesn't get better (well, unless Abby had been along). It was refreshing and awe-inspiring to see such beautiful scenery, breathing in the autumn air. We began dreaming of the day where we might have our own little piece of hill country heaven, far from the hustle and bustle, where we might only need to step out onto our front porch to be blown away by the beauty of God's creation. And we had a great time. Just being together.

We serve an awesome God -- maker of trees and rivers, blue skies, and my beautiful family. I am so thankful!