Comments on: Even Better than the Alps… Thoughts on Returning Home

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 21:05:25 +0000

In reply to David C Brown. I like that, David!! Thank you!

By: David C Brown

David C Brown — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:54:48 +0000

You know the mountains cragged with snow
And all the grandeurs which pervade them?
I know
The One who made them.

What our occupation for eternity will be!

http://dcbverse.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/creation.html

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:23:45 +0000

In reply to Anita Mathias. Thank you so much, Anita!

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 08:22:48 +0000

In reply to Andy. Hi Andy, a quick prayer that your wife's cancer will be safely and painlessly and forever dealt with. I do love to travel, and feel I need the breaks, but would probably be equally refreshed hiking by the nearest National Park, or by a long-distance riverside or seaside trail. We have a campervan, which makes trips to Europe affordable. I hope your trip turns out to be a beautiful adventure. Thanks for visiting and commenting!

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 07:55:21 +0000

Perfect timing as usual, Anita, as I needed to read this, and see the beautiful photos. For the first time as adults, I have fallen out with my brother who enjoys many exotic holidays (which we cannot manage for various reasons) but does not know Christ. He is offended by our not going to all the wedding events for his daughter (my niece) or buying a big enough present. With all the struggles we go through, I feel somewhat envious of his lifestyle, but not the low value he has of himself. I love the adventures we have in Christ. He eclipses the most beautiful of holidays (and we had had some) and which are fleeting at best. We love having ‘holy-days’ with him. We’re off on another adventure as my wife has been told she has a small cancer which needs to be removed and prophylactic treatment started. He holds us securely in the palm of His hand, and the view is fantastic, though misty at times.

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:07:32 +0000

In reply to Angela. Why Angela, thank you!! Good luck with your big transition too. I've just read some of the lovely stories on your website, and liked "Mothering your Mother." You are writing so much, and well! xx

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:02:16 +0000

In reply to John MacArthur. Hi John, I went to boarding school, St. Mary's Convent, Nainital, in a valley surrounded by the Himalayas, so I do find mountains exhilarating. In small doses. Probably 3-4 days of hiking. and then I get restless for intellectual stimulation. I prefer historic cities, exploring the cathedral, art galleries, museums, Botanical Gardens, trying different foods, doing self-guided walking tours around centuries of history. Too much of nature makes me feel restless for books and "culture," though I feel a bit of a spiritual philistine for admitting that! xx

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:48:33 +0000

I just love reading your words, Anita. Thank you for sharing them and the beautiful photos. They really are quite stunning. Congratulations to both of your girls! We’re about to have a transition here, as well, with one going off to college this coming fall. I like that you have good plans for the future.

By: John MacArthur

John MacArthur — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:13:08 +0000

…were… Note to self. Proofread.

By: John MacArthur

John MacArthur — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:11:37 +0000

As an habitual depressive, I have always found the mountains calming and restorative. I skied every year for decades and cloudless, pink tinged early morning runs was a source of exhilaration and great delight.

It seemed that CHS and I shared the same condition and much of the same remedy. Lovely pictures.