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Valley Lows

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It's been a couple years hemming and hawing over taking this trip. Last fall, we made the reservations and started the planning. I have wanted to be so excited and yet, I didn't allow myself to get excited until the trip was pretty much over. I love to travel but this is the first time ever that I didn't want to leave for a trip. I didn't want to leave my Dad because he continues to slip away from me and I just don't know what kind of time I have left. And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't selfishly scared that he would leave me while we were gone. I was so anxious about it, that the first day of driving I was already exhausted. Wednesday we spent a day exploring Waterton National Park and while it was beautiful and the hike challenging all I kept thinking on the hike was "Where are you God?" and "What am I supposed to do?" "Where have I gone?"  On Thursday, we hadn't planned to do any hiking. Just simply drive