An answer to prayer?

So, a few weeks ago, we attempted to drive up Pikes Peak...the weather got the better of us, and we were stopped just a few miles from the top for high winds!  This weekend, we made another attempt, and it was a beautiful day.  The leaves were changing colors, we got to find a letterbox, and take a beautiful hike; all in all,  it was wonderful...thank you Lord for teaching us patience, something I have been trying so hard to get a handle on lately.  I write this now and it sounds like the best day...what I'm not saying is that I got a horrible headache as we were on Hwy 24, getting ready to turn on the Pikes Peak Highway.  I got nauseous and I spent most of the drive up there with my eyes closed, wishing I was already back down again.  I honestly just wanted to be in bed!

When we got to the top, Indy watched the kids as they played on the "rock playground" and then we went in to the gift shop and ate some lunch, and then we took some photos out on the peak.  He bought me some Motrin and I took it and slugged a bottle of water and started praying "Dear Lord, I really want to enjoy this, please heal my headache, I don't want to remember this trip this way..."  I sat for a bit and by the time we were on our way back down, I felt pretty good.  Indy kept asking me if I REALLY wanted to stop and do the letterbox or just skip it and go home.  Initially, we passed it; but, then all the kids chimed in and started "begging" to go back and do it.  We did a U-turn and went back.  I am so grateful we did.  It was gorgeous, the leaves were changing, we had a nice little hike and found a really neat double-sided, hand made stamp.  I am so going to miss letterboxing in Tanzania, there is 1, it is at Mt. Kilimanjaro...I think we'll be planting more when we're there ;)!

I think this weekend we had a few answers to our "simple" prayers...thank you Lord for rewarding our patience and allowing us to get to the top of Pikes Peak, thank you for letting us find another really neat letterbox and finally, Lord, thank you for healing my headache so I could have an enjoyable experience and memory with my family.  I am so grateful Lord and sometimes it really is the small stuff, isn't it?!

"They that wait upon the Lord, shall renew their strength..." Isaiah 40:31

What a cutie pie, she really wanted me to take her picture by the "Continental Divide" sign!

Bighorn Sheep that crossed the road, right in front of our van.

The changing of the leaves

On our hike to find the letterbox

View from the peak

The famous poem, this monument is just beautiful!