Quiet Summer Nights
An experience that evokes Wonder and Awe in me, is sitting on the back deck of my house in Montana. One of the best feelings I’ve ever felt in my life was sitting on the deck, starring out at the picturesque mountains and trees, almost convincing myself that this environment is actually heaven. I glance out at the deer and little fawns passing through the back yard down below, and look up to see the Yellowstone River slowly flowing, separating the picture. I often find myself praying, praising God and telling him how great he is. I thank him for how fortunate he has made my family, able to be in Emigrant, Montana, staying there in weeks of the summer as a “vacation” home. As the sun is at it’s furthest decline before being hid by a mountain, I look up at the chickadees that fly to the multiple bird feeders only a few feet away.

Feeling the gentle cool breeze as the night begins I find myself setting new goals for myself, feeling very comfortable and confident with my faith in God. I love to picture God as my friend, understanding everything that I go through and accepting that. I feel so refreshed, so clean and able to reflect on myself. I love being with my family in Montana, but I love being by myself out on the deck, away from almost all civilization and the turmoil of everyday life. I tell God, “You really are awesome. How did this happen to me? Why did you choose my family to fly out here in a jet? I don’t know but I’m not going to worry about it because it’s amazing.” In some respects, I can not even explain the total feeling I get. I am not really sure how or why I feel the way I do when I am in Montana. I just know that it is an experience I have encountered two or three times and I look forward to it everytime I am on a plane to Montana.

This truly is an experience that evokes wonder and awe in me. Whenever I am there, reflecting, I am always sitting and wondering how it happened. I am very thankful for what I have been given and why I am able to be where I am. No matter how many times I have stared out at the world from that deck, each new time seems to be just as good as the first and this is what keeps me so interested and so amazed by the view from that deck in Emigrant, Montana.

This picture was taken by my brother Jeff in Emigrant, Montana

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