It’s Better Than We Think It Is

All my muscles
contracting at once.

Tears streaming out of my
eyes.

My chest heaving up and down.

Feet stomping.

I had just
spent the last 40 minutes laughing harder than I ever had in my entire life.
For no reason in particular.

I’m not
talking about watching funny movie laughter or even the kind of laughter you do
with close friends.

Let me take you back for a second.

AnnieRose, Evin and I were going to do one last hike together before AnnieRose graduated.

The plan was to hike to the top of the mountain – stay there until dark and then hike down.

The night had already been filled with great conversation.
(We made a plan to white water
raft together in eternity!)

Then God
surprised us.

We had taken a break half-way down the mountain to lie down
and look at the stars.

About 20 minutes in AnnieRose
started laughing. Evin and I started laughing at AnnieRose
laughing. It continued to build up until we were all
uncontrollably laughing!

After it calmed down we laid there in complete peace enveloped in the presence of God, next to close friends and staring up
at the stars.

I don’t know how to explain but there was some sort of new level of freedom that happened for
all three of us during that time.

 

As I reflected on everything that happened

It hit me:

Life is Even Better Than I Think It Is.

And Even more:

I couldn’t have sat down and planned or dreamed up a more enjoyable night.

God just
wanted to bless us.

We didn’t ask God for it. We didn’t pray for it. We weren’t
singing worship songs.