June and I were in the mountains March 22 – 26 – it’s the way we do spring break here, a cabin in the woods:

We were beginning to question the wisdom of going to the mountains in March. Every day we were there, the temperatures ranged from a low of 12 to a high of 25. We’ve heard that some people go to Phoenix or the beach for spring break!

But if they do, they miss what we had: the mountains to ourselves. NO ONE else was there. No other guests in the lodge, no cars to speak of on the road. We’ve never experienced that level of solitude.

And the solitude was restorative. And that’s not counting a couple of fun encounters with wildlife. More about that tomorrow.

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. (Psalm 90.2, ESV)

¹  I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
²  My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 121.1, 2, ESV)

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, from this time forth and forevermore. (Psalm 125.2, ESV)