Mt. Magazine Hike

I read Psalm 95:4 this morning: "In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him."

Lisa took this picture and I kinda nagged Mark to send it to me (sorry about that, Mark) , but isn't it GREAT? We hiked up to a "mountain peak" and looked down to "the depths of the earth."

Now I know why people like to hike! (It was a new experience for me, and one I hope to repeat many times!)

"If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong but too weak. We are halfhearted creatures fooling about with drink and sex and ambition, when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mudpies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased." (C.S. Lewis)

I may have been too easily pleased the past 50-plus years! Hiking felt like leaving mudpie-making!

From the sublime to the mundane:
Breakfast--protein shake
Lunch--Arby's salad
Snack--Apple
Supper--grilled lean hamburger and steamed veggies

Exercise: One hour walk at church track (rainy day)

Hummm, I just read this by Charles Stanley, and maybe my eating and exercise notes aren't so mundane, after all.

The world’s primary interest in the body is how it looks on the outside: How can it be shaped differently? How can it become more attractive or gain more attention? Regrettably, by worldly standards, success is often dependent on the condition of our bodies.
In contrast, how do you think God views the human body? Do you believe that He is interested only in the soul and spirit, or would you expect Him to be concerned about our physical bodies as well?
Despite many popular misconceptions, the Lord is intimately concerned with our human bodies. The apostle Paul confirms this in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, in which He declares that “your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you.” He essentially cries out, "The body is not a tomb—it is a temple!” It merits our respect and esteem in the same way that the most holy place of worship deserves upkeep.

Happy note: I get to put Emily and Samantha to bed tonight!