HELLO, FRIENDS!
So...today turned out to be longer than I had anticipated. I took a detour, which took me about three hours longer. This time, on purpose (no Nebraska's this time around). We'll get to that later.
NOTE: Once again, I lost a bunch of pictures today, which is frustrating! However, I do have a few to share...grr.
Woke up in Boulder, blogged briefly, ate some breakfast with Jenny, and hit the road by 9:00.
THANK YOU, LORD. Several times today, I had to stop and offer that aloud and in my heart as a prayer of thanks. Seriously, it just hit me how grateful I was to be on the road, to have this experience, to be free, and to be deeply and tenderly loved by God. Definitely had some great moments of silence on the road today.
Stopped in Colorado Springs to meet up with an old friend, Amy, and her husband, Tim. I hadn't seen amy in about four or five years, and had never met Tim. They are a great couple and you can just see Jesus in them. That was encouraging Amy and I worked at Twin Rocks between sophomore and junior year of college. I am excited to see where God leads those two. (We took a fun picture together too. That would have been inserted here. Just pretend.)
Before leaving Colorado Springs, I stopped in the Garden of the Gods. WHOA. Pike's Peak in the distance. Orange, bronze, and white rocks contrasted the green grass and blue sky so vividly. Got some great pictures...but...ya. Took a brief hike around there (in my Rainbow sandals as opposed to my Chacos...details...) and headed out towards Santa Fe.
By the way: Still loving Peace Like a River. Two tapes to go...
Public Service Announcement: Pueblo, Colorado. Don't go there. Nothing much there.
Anyways. Instead of driving down I-25, I found a different route. (This is where the detour comes in.) I saw a sign that said 95 miles to Taos. TAOS?! Great. I'd never been, heard it was supposed to be beautiful, so I went...because I could! The drive to Taos was spectacular. The Cimarron Valley was beautiful as I drove through it in the late afternoon. The smell of sage and evergreens filled the clear air. Loved it. Saw a sign for Philmont, a Boy Scout camp, so I took another detour to get to it. Several of my students prize Philmont as an important part of their lives, so I decided that it could be good to stop in and take a peek.
Taos. Now, this is funny. I was excited to see the beautiful colors and the big sky that I had remembered seeing in tourist books a few years ago. Slight problem. I was remembering an ad for Mesa, Arizona. Not Taos, New Mexico. Sigh. Taos was beautiful, but not what I had been expecting! Ha.
Got into Santa Fe around 9:00 and went to check into my motel. The clerk wasn't at the counter, and another worker came by, saying that the clerk would be back in 10 minutes. Boo to that. I was tired and just wanted to sit in my room. So, I left, a little pissy, and found a motel to "borrow" free wi-fi from while I waited. Went back to "my" motel. Clerk was there. My reservation was not. I had a confirmation number and everything for that day and night....I had reserved it online. However, they had no record of that. It was a little dumpy motel, and I was already disenchanted with them, so I left to go to a motel with free wifi. AND! The motel I got was cheaper and nicer than what I would have had at the Best Dumpster Inn! Glad about that.
SONGS OF THE DAY
::Texas...Newcomers Home
::Say Hallelujah...Tracy Chapman
::Top of the World...Patty Griffin
::Serve Hymn/Holy is the Lord...Andrew Peterson
::Flowers in the Windows...Travis
::Broken...Seether featuring Amy Lee
::Drifting Too Far From the Shore...Emmylou Harris
::I Surrender...Vineyard UK
::All the Right Reasons...Jayhawks
::Live at Boulder Theater...Newcomers Home (the whole CD)
::Where the Streets Have No Name...U2
CHAPTERS OF THE DAY
Acts 7 and 8. Good stuff.
Ok, friends. I am out for now.
Thanks for checking in! Fun to talk on the phone today, too! Sorry I haven't been responding to comments, I have been too tired by the end of the day! I love getting them, so keep 'em coming1
As always,
You are loved. Deeply!
Josh
Hey there. What's going on with the pictures??
Anyway, just thought you'd like to know that Ryan lived in Pueblo. Just a little tid bit for ya!
Talk to you soon!
Posted by: Stef | May 18, 2005 at 03:07 PM
Man, I just missed you in Colorado Springs. I was home for a day on the 16th and part of the day on the 17th, then left for Korea on the 18th with my dad flying the trip. Sad. I'm glad you had a great time and enjoyed beautiful Garden of the Gods and seeing your friend Amy. - cm
Posted by: Christina | May 20, 2005 at 11:15 PM