Hands That Hold the World

I had the privilege of waking up this morning on a cliff and all the beauty that surrounded it. Hearing the sound of the sleeping whale on the surface of the water was calming as was the sight of the several eagles and birds that followed them. Peering over the edge of the cliff, sea lions and otters just waking up to start their day were visible. Amidst all of this beauty, my heart instantly felt overwhelmed with the idea that the hands that hold the world, are the hands that hold my heart. Seriously. God is awesome and being here in Juneau, is a constant reminder of that.

The reason I was able to see all these things at 7 AM was because of a night spent at Lena Point camping. We hiked through the woods at 11 PM (while listening to Out of the Woods by T-Swift) through the dark avoiding holes in the ground and puddles to get to our spot with a few head lamps between us. There were ten of us gathered around a fire enjoying and appreciating one another's company and filling up on s'mores and hot dogs. And what's a camping trip without scary stories? To rid ourselves of the goose bumps covering our bodies, we all lit off sky lanterns and watched them light up the dark night sky. SO MAGICAL. And, surprisingly, we were able to actually see the moon with its few surrounding stars. We definitely lucked out with the weather in somehow avoiding the rain. Despite the warmth that the fire provided, at 4:30 AM Dawn (my roommate) and I decided to peace out and head into the tent for some sleep. However, we only had one sleeping bag and a fleece blanket for us to share inside our icy tent. So... we were pretty much freezing. Snuggling was only able to keep us warm for so long.  In a groggy state, I left the tent at 6:30 AM and vaguely remember tumbling and falling to the cold wet soggy ground. I think I laughed it off? From there on out, people slowly began peering out from the tent and joined the posse around the fire. Pretty much everyone was complaining about how cold they were. We left camp at around 9:30 AM and the rest of my Sunday was spent sleeping and doing homework and getting a waffle and enjoying the sunshine.

I hope that you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed the warmth of your homes. Hugs and love!

- A