Some dear friends of ours, Travis and Megan Abraham, who are also from Texas once posted some pictures from home (Austin, TX) on their blog so that fellow seminarians might see what Texas is like. As I scrolled through the pictures, I noticed how much it did NOT look anything like home. They showed huge green trees and shrubs and some amazing wildflowers. I guess the 500 mile distance between Austin and Amarillo leaves lots of room for change. For us it's flat, and not much to see. No, people don't ride horses everywhere they go. And no, it's not desert, but close. We are from a small town called Canyon, just about 20 minutes south of Amarillo, Texas. We are known for the famous Palo Duro Canyon and if in the Texas panhandle during the early evening you will see a sunset that cannot be beat. These pictures were taken on a trip to see my grandparents out in the country where you can best see the beauty of this area. That's right, beauty. It is still amazing to me how God has shown his beauty in hills, mountains, oceans, desert, and even these Texas plains where we call "home".
Needless to say, our trip to Texas was wonderful and Nathan got to meet lots of friends and family from back home. Check in later this week for some more pics of our visit.
3 comments:
I love the pictures! My grandpa, who lived in Post, never wanted to come visit us in Austin because he said he could't see enough sky for all the trees we had. He loved the big open spaces of the panhandle.
Thanks for the reminder that it's beautiful! I sometimes forget. :) I was at home in Madison this weekend, and my soul was at rest among trees. But I am definitely still in awe of the West Texas sunsets. West Texas misses y'all!
wow...i'm the slow kid at getting around to commenting but i must say that this was a nice post for me to see...thanks!
it makes me miss home and want to be back there! and after today's conversation at carey's, who knows what God has in store!!!
jennifer
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