Finally we started seeing things other than Corn, and Corn, and fast food, and corn and a river here and there, and then some more corn....I think you get the picture. Today we got into South Dakota, and there are some great wide open views. We did get a Robb's dream car show at our first rest area. There had to be about 12 beautiful Corvettes all in a caravan together down the road....ahh what a great sight! We took some pictures today so we have those for you and our morning devotion was on John 14:27.
Oh and Nick won the bus' straw throwing contest! GO NICK!!
Nick's Take:
day 3.
our first sites would be seen today. we arrived at Badlands National park. it was highly awesome and i could finally stretch my legs and climb some hills! it was a quite peaceful place which was oddly enough what the devotions in the morning were
about. the talked about two peaces one found in your self and found instilled into you through Jesus. the badlands where as i said very cool! and it being a national park there was lots of wildlife. while there i saw hundreds of prairie dogs and
a lone coyote. this was a welcome sight after only seeing corn and highways for the past two days. i always find nature to be peaceful and spiritual, and this being a spiritual journey i think my favorite sites will be those of nature!
Robb's Take:
It was amazing to finally have sights to see outside the bus. I've been getting a little road weary with the same views to look at, and finally having something that i've never seen before was refreshing. The Bad Lands are incredible, but also temporary in the grand life cycle of our earth. The idea that something so beautiful can be deteriorating right in front of us, is quite a humbling thought. How much can we as temporary being on this earth learn from the Bad Lands? With the study of John 14:27 today and the discussion of peace of mind not just a world without war, I take away a notion that peace (of mind) is everywhere. WE spend so much time worrying about this, or about that...and whether or not we got Johnny to soccer or Cindy to rodeo practice, that we never let ourselves sit and enjoy the world around us that is so full of peace. I took time today to stand in the middle of this wonderful creation, and I just enjoyed it. I stood there feeling the breeze on my face, the views of browning grass blowing in the wind, and interesting craters created by water and air in the rock. I stood in a land that doesn't know it will be gone eventually, and found peace...it was a wonderful thing to behold.
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