I absolutely do not have time to blog right now, but I uploaded these pictures this morning and I want to get them posted. This past weekend was the annual Reid family trip to the mountains, wherever that may be. This year we went to Lake Cumberland, KY. We had a fabulously lazy weekend playing Scrabble, making S'mores, watching football and hiking in the woods.

Here are Bailey and my nephew Cooper taking in one of God's very best blessings, the ultimate S'more!

Bryant loved the Corn Toss game. He was actually a pretty good shot from a close range. :)

Here Bailey and Bradley are pretending to be a tree. The camoflauge would have worked a little better had they been standing in front of the woods. Like perhaps the next picture...

Out of 497 pictures, this is the best I could get of all four of them. Okay, maybe just 8, but it felt like 497.No caption necessary!

Cooper proudly proclaimed at this point in the journey, "Now we're REALLY walking in the woods!" Indeed we were. And they were gorgeous. If you look closely, you can see the water in the background from Lake Cumberland. It was so beautiful, even if it was down about 50 feet from it's normal level. That just gave us a chance to walk along the "bottom of the lake."

I absolutely can't resist making a spiritual connection here. This week I've been studying God the Father. What a perfect illustration here of how God holds our hand and leads us through the wilderness. If we keep our eyes on Him, we stay on the path. There is strength there, and blessed protection. And boundless, infinite love. Just like between these two guys, only infinitely greater than we can ever understand.

How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure.
That He should give His only Son,
To make a wretch His treasure.

How great the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away.
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Bring many sons to glory.

Behold the Man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders.
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice,
Call out among the scoffers.

It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished.
His dying breath has brought me life.
I know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything,
No gifts, no power, no wisdom.
But I will boast in Jesus Christ,
His death and resurrection.

Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer.
But this I know with all my heart,
His wounds have paid my ransom.