The hills

[Guest guest]

When I was a little girl in California, I used to enjoy looking at

the mountains, because they gave me a place to mentally escape from

the things that troubled me. I thought if I could just go up to

those beautiful mountains, I would be safe from mean people (I lived

in an abusive home for many years.)

Later on as a teen, I learned the beautiful Bible passage, " I will

lift up mine eyes to the hills whence cometh my salvation. " I saw

the movie " The Sound of Music " and whirled around on top of the

mountain with . Ah, it was so wonderful.

This morning I awoke with that Bible passage in mind, and was rather

depressed thinking that living here in southern Indiana, there were

no mountains to look at and picture myself whirling around and

singing. No, there aren't any mean people abusing me, just mean

aches and pains, but just as abusive and troubling. But what a

miracle occurred! As I walked out the front door to take the garbage

out, I looked across the field to the west of our house, and saw

storm clouds gathering--they were dark grey at the bottom, and white

at the tops, and shaped exactly like mountains! I think today's

going to be a good day after all.

Judi