I just got back from spending a week
in my hometown celebrating my dad’s birthday. I haven’t lived in Amarillo for
20 years now. (So hard to believe!) There are so many things about it that I didn’t
appreciate or even notice when I was growing up there. I never thought the flat
prairie with no trees was beautiful, but now I appreciate it. I didn’t think
twice about being able to see stars forever in the clear night sky, the amazing
views at Palo Duro Canyon, or even the quirky Cadillac Ranch. I actually had
never even been out to the Cadillac Ranch until this trip. It wasn’t until I
moved away that I began to notice and truly appreciate the things that make my
hometown special. Some of these things I never thought about until friends who
had never been there were asking about things to do on vacation. Then I started
to think about it in a different way. What I thought was dull and boring when I
lived there, has taken on a new light now that I live 10 hours away.
It reminds me of an object lesson
from a Bible study earlier this year about vultures and hummingbirds. Both of
them fly over the same area. Vultures seek out and find death and decay.
Hummingbirds seek out and find beautiful flowers and sweet nectar. Both can be in the same place at the same time, but find something completely different. It is all in
what they are looking for. The same is true for us, our perspective has such an
impact on what we look for and find. What a great reminder to look for the beauty
that surrounds you right where you are!
Enjoy some of the beauty of the Texas panhandle as well! Here are a few of my favorite pics.
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