The View from Telluride and Why You Should Savor Every Moment

It's hard to believe almost four weeks ago we were celebrating our anniversary in the beautiful town of Telluride, CO. Not only were we rejoicing over 24 years of marriage, but we were delighted with the news of another baby on the way.

How quickly things change.

Here's the Lodge Headquarters

Our kitchenette

Living area which included a gas fireplace and a balcony with breathtaking mountain views

We arrived to clouds and rain and SNOW on the mountain!

BUT, I will tell you the BEST lesson I learned from my time away with my Beloved.  Savor every moment. Enjoy it for what it is. Don't let fears of what might happen tomorrow or what God might plan for you in the future rob you of enjoying the present moment He's given you.

Even with my history of miscarriages (this was our fourth), we still celebrated as though this baby would arrive as hoped for. We talked about baby names and how we'd tell our children. We praised God and reflected on this humbling gift. We didn't let fear or worry rob us of the blessing God had given us, even though it would end up only being for a short time.

How much of our lives do we spend worrying about what is never in our control to begin with......namely that day called tomorrow? I can't imagine my sorrow if I had wasted away this precious time with my Beloved, allowing fear and anxiety and borrowed trouble to strangle away the good gifts of the present.

I'm not speaking of reckless living, with no thought of eternity. I'm speaking of intentionally delighting in every good gift God has given us, in the moment He's bestowed it.

After the initial rainy day, this was the view that greeted us the next morning

Oh, how these golden hues made my heart happy!

The "gondola", as it was called, was our main mode of transportation. As we hovered over the gorgeous landscape, all I could think of was how majestic and great our Creator is.

This is the little bridge we'd walk over every day as we explored the area.

In the town of Telluride we enjoyed these mini donuts made by a street vendor.

Don't do what we did and forget your tripod on a romantic getaway!! This picture would have been much better with my Beloved by my side.

These were the views from one of the overlooks.

This is looking down on the town of Telluride. Our lodge was a couple thousand feet above it.

The view from the gondola station.

I have to say this place had the best "do not disturb" signs I've ever seen. :)

We spied this cabin as we were leaving the area. I think I could sacrifice and live nestled away in this spot, even though it would mean LOTS of snow in the winter.

And isn't this glorious? Snow capped mountains and fall foliage? Only our God could create something so magnificent.

As my heart and brain are still struggling to wrap themselves around Michele's home-going (it still doesn't seem real), I think of how I enjoyed those nine days with her in Utah. Even though we lived in the midst of her endless medicine bottles and doctor's appointments and all of her physical problems, we savored every moment! We shopped and ate and laughed and cried. Oh, I have not one regret, and I count those days as such a special gift from the LORD.

Isn't God kind to give us the multitude of daily mercies that make our lives a canvas of His grace? Enjoying them and praising Him for them while we have them is just one way of tasting and seeing that He is good. And even in the loss and sadness and grief, I cling to the hope, knowledge, and mercies that declare the truth that just as God takes, He also gives, and does so most abundantly.

With love,