Arrival

So Ben, Cole, and I have officially been here for our first day now, and we are all absolutely loving it! We arrived at Ben and I's host families' house around midnight thirty last night (Sunday morning) not knowing what the family or home would be like. We had heard that the part of town we would be living in was the "ghetto" of Denver, but quickly learned that it was not. The home we are staying in is wonderful and the family has been incredible thus far.

Today, we learned more about our host family (the Ribbles) and they learned about us as we talked and were shown the neighborhood. We learned about previous occupants and some of their stories, as well as the Ribble family and their day to day lives. We also learned how to really say things, such as "You guys," instead of "Y'all," and also that Colorado is pronounced colorAdo instead of colORado.

Tonight, we went to the Wallace house (the Wallace's are two full time Dry Bones employees) and met and ate with not only the other interns, but also the rest of the staff of Dry Bones. As Ben and I talked it over, we both came to the conclusion that they are alright. And of course by alright, I mean that they are as equally awesome as the Ribbles, the home we are staying in, and Colorado in general.

However, what we have been unable to comprehend so far is how incredibly beautiful the natural features are here. We keep coming back to this in our conversations. Whenever we take a turn driving and can see the mountains rise above everything else in the skyline, we are immediately awed by it. It seems almost kind of silly or humorous to me that we have been doing this all day, but at the same time it is extremely pleasant to be repeatedly awed by God's creation. It certainly has been refreshing for us to remember that God formed the land and by his hands all things were created.

Allow yourself to be filled with wonder at God's creation. It is filling Ben and I, and we could not want anything more at this point.