on the road

looking at some of the pictures we took on our trip, i've been reminded of what a winding road our journey of life can be.  we took some incredible mountain drives that climbed the heights of mountains and went all the way down to the valley floors.  there were hairpin turns and long stretches.  there were expansive views and moments where you could only see just yards in front of you because of the clouds meeting the ground beneath us.

how much of life is like that...moments where we can see everything laid out plainly in front of us and other moments where we can barely see the hand in front of our face.  there are times where we are deep in the valley and other times where we are soaring on top of the world.

God puts the valleys and peaks, turns and flat stretches exactly where we need them in life.  sometimes we may not like what we encounter, but God knows the whole journey and will lead us gently, faithfully through it all.