Pawsing to Ponder in Portland

From the title, bet you are wondering if we are in Portland :-).

Yup. We are in Portland, as in Oregon.

We are glad to be parked here for a few days, especially after a number of back-to-back long days of driving. We all prefer shorter driving days, and longer stays....but sometimes you just do what ya gotta do.  And that's life.

Speaking of "that's life"  ~~ I was reading back through our journey-blogs ....and pondering.  ~~There were the long ones, the short ones, the teary ones, the ones that made me laugh out loud, the warm ones, the cold ones, the ones that sorta sounded like "blah blah blah details", the ones that held me on the edge of my seat, the yummy ones, the plain ones, the hard ones, each one having a different flavor and color.  Not everyday feels like this monumental WOOHOO moment. Some days are just, well, days.  No matter if you are in Maxine, or snuggled in "your" home, or on an African adventure.

....Which made me think back to The Grand Canyon, and something our shuttle-bus driver said. The sun was just beginning to set and she was pointing out the AMAZINGLY DAZZLING & BRILLIANT colors of the canyon walls.   As our jaws were dropped in awe, she said something like this...  "You are seeing The Canyon at the very best time. At noon, it really looks sort of flat, everything looks the same shade & color, and there is no dimension to it.  But at this time of day (& sunrise) the beauty of The Grand Canyon is really displayed, it becomes 3 dimensional, no, I would say way beyond that, 5 DIMENSIONAL.!!!  It is because of the shadows. The shadows bring out her beauty."
 
So as I sit pondering in Portland...  reading incrediblejourneytails backwards ....  it makes me feel extra-thankful for each day.  Because, it is each day together, that makes the whole picture 5 dimensional  & beautiful.

PS Portland Days....
Derek & Abby & Kai & Jack spent yesterday at the zoo, and continue to enjoy some family time. Keith and I are having some motel moments. AND for the few days we are here in Portland, we will get to spend some time with friends from Hawaii, Colorado, & PA.  We couldn't have planned it if we tried ~~ God is an amazing travel agent.  Yes HE is.