Aurora

Dan digging a hole next to the bonfire. Little did we realize how big it would get.

Angie, Rachael, Janelle hanging out while everyone is fixed on this hole being dug

The hole with a bridge

Dan in awe of the hole he has dug

Tyler in the morning chillin' in hole Dan dug that night

Good Morning Y'all!

We aren't tired or anything... really

This isn't exact, but an idea of what I feel asleep looking at last night. This pic is cool though, it looks like a hawk or Phenix from X-Men(except green not red fire). Anyway.
Saturday night Lace and I got people together and hung out at Wisconsin Point and had a bonfire. It was pretty much awesome. When we first got there, there were "clouds" in the sky, but I really started to think they were northen lights. Well, as the night progressed, the lights became more intense! They were amazing. I was reading that in order to see the aurora you have to be inside the aurora oval, aka "donut", which is above the magnetic poles.

The reason I bring this up was that at one point it felt like the center of the lights were directly above where we were and they were falling gently down on us. Like ribbons being pulled through the air; It was amazing! And there were other times that reminded me of when you shine light on some sort of metal or mirror and then it is reflected onto the wall or someone's face. As Mr. Continental would say, "Wow! I mean, WOW!" (in that not perverted way).

So I was just was thinking about how we hold gems and jewels as being so precious; the temples are covered in extravagent things like them; it is a sign of status to some. But I felt that as I lay under the vast darkness, with shades of whites, greens, reds, that this was uncomparibly better than any jewel or gem that is given. This was the best blessing I could have ever recieved. God brought me out there to show off to me and share with me his awesomeness. Why would he do that for me? But that is who he is and what he is about: LOVE. He loves me and he wanted to show me something that would be so sweet. How unconditional is he? Despite the hard times I give him, the flesh that I walk in, he knew that from the beginning and still chooses to give us good gifts.

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from
the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows"
James 1.17

How appropriate. Anyway, Thank you Lord for friends, fires and freedom. We love you.