[GretchenEE]

I had never even seen mountains before I went there.

They do give a person a much bigger view of all God did when He created this old earth, and the cataclysmic forces that shook our planet to make the deep inner parts of the earth be thrown up to such massive heights. I cannot go outside without being struck by it -- the Cascade foothills are just a few miles from my front door. It always puts me in mind of how big God must be that this one element of His creation -- mountains -- makes me so small, and yet infinitely more precious to Him than all the massive natural wonders.

Were you here when St. Helens blew, or a few years after?

[texasflower]

I was there before Mt.St Helens did her thing. I sort of wish I had been there though.

I am fascinated by things like that.

Your descriptions of the mountains and the feeling you get about God's awesome power is just the way I felt!

(It's hard to get the same feeling by looking at a longhorn steer!)

I know they are God's creation, too, but the mountains are just so majestic!

Well, I'm signing off now, I have a raging headache!

See you tomorrow.

Tammy