It's a beautiful day to be a son of God!

[Diane (Trosclair) Luebbers]

Howdy!Just a note from Big Sky country. It's been cold and snowy here in Montana up until last Thursday - I kid you not! But finally the sun has come out and the temps have risen to a reasonable level. The rivers and creeks are roaring - we had a ton of snow this winter and now all of it is melting - JUST when I thought I was going to get to go fishing, I look at the rivers and know that I couldn't get a fish's attention even if I hit him on the nose with a big honking streamer (that's a large lure for you non-fishing types).So I guess fishing will have to wait for another month - in the mean time, my husband and I are planning to go camping in Yellowstone. Since spring is just barely started, the animals should still be pretty active and about - as it gets hotter they retreat to more remote areas - someone told me a few weeks ago they took a guest to Yellowstone for a day trip and saw tons of wildlife - the usual bison herds, elk herds, and occasional coyote, as well as a few wolves and 9 grizzly bears!Wow! I can't wait to get out there - it is so amazing to see God's creation in action - what an amazing Heavenly Father we have who would think up all these creatures to bless us and make our lives that much more interesting. He didn't have to create such a plethora of creatures and plants and birds and trees.....He just wanted to show us how much he loves us and what great abundance He wants to bless us with.I think about that sometimes when I look at all the different vegetables and fruits we have to choose from - the variety of foods God put on this planet we call home so that we have a variety of things to eat - He could have just put a few foods, a few plants, a few birds for us to look at and called it good. We wouldn't have known we were missing anything. But He chose to show us in every way possible how much he loves us and that He wants us to have a more than abundant life in every way, shape and form. What a cool Daddy!Have a wonderful day - This is the day the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it!Love,Diane

[Matt Miller]

I really enjoyed your wonderful blog - especially about Yellowstone!
The quote - "its amazing to see God' s creation in action" brings to mind my last time I was at Yellowstone - it was during the great fire that burned the whole park and many parts of that area - it was the largest fire that Yellowstone ever had - there was a lot of debate about it - thousands of firefighters were sent there to battle the blaze - to no avail - although they did protect the buildings - some things are God's way of nature moving for it's own rebirth.

The fires allowed all the old dead forest - many trees that were dead from no sunlight - crowded out to be burned as well as the heavy amount of dead undergrowth that prevented new trees and young trees from growing. Now almost 20 years later the forest is thriving with new life and new growth - because new light can reach the soil where the seeds for a new forest! Food and plant life can be sustained among the trees no longer covered by dead branches and thick undergrowth - allowing the herds of bison and elk to graze and reproduce and multiply!

Oh how I can't wait til I see it again! Praise God for his wonderful ways!

Matt Miller