Snowy Winter!

Collection of Interesting Experiences in Utah:

1. I have SNOW right outside my front door on most nights!

2. The white glow at night that comes through my blinds is the reflection of the moon on the SNOW!

3. I have icicles dangling from my license plate!

4. I saw six BIG beautiful deer walking through my neighborhood a couple of nights ago!

5. There are shoveled tracks through the grass in my front yard so Spencer can do his bi'ness and not be buried alive.

6. The arrow thingy on the car thermostat never rises above the "C" any more.

7. There are gorgeous clouds that hang like a gauze-y veils around the mountains in front of my house and it's a glorious site!

It's all amazing! Thank you, Utah, I'm falling more and more in love with you!

For my friends who have made the decision to embrace their creativity and express God in new ways, I have this quote from Dr. Wilson Yates to share with you (and it's one of my favorites):

There is a power art has that draws us as a religious people to the works of artists. It is a power that calls us onto holy ground and engages us in matters of ultimate importance. It is a power that invites us to explore the religious and moral depths of our life, to explore our own spiritual journey…We are each, I think, on a spiritual journey, for we all have at the heart of our larger human journey that set of experiences and explorations that are concerned with the inner struggle of defining who we are and who we are in relationship to God, of understanding the ultimate purpose and meaning of our existence, of responding to those events that shake us in often ruthless fashion…If we see ourselves as spiritual pilgrims then the arts, with their power to call us onto holy ground, become our inevitable companions on our journey.

So, my beautiful friends, CREATE, INSPIRE, ENCOURAGE, ENGAGE and show Christ through all you do! I can't wait to see what you come up with so don't hold back :)

For Becca: I thought I'd post one of my favorite photos from December in Norway. There was a fresh snow fall (gotta love that!) and the colors were unbelievably beautiful. It was so surreal, it may not look like it but the turquoise is a lake behind the trees.