Nature Reset

Good day!

Where do you go for your relaxation? When the day seems too long or the work seems too hard, what do you do to reset yourself and your family?

For us, it often means loading all eight of us in the van and driving off into the wild.

Tim and I feel the pull of nature pretty strongly and it didn’t stop with us. Each of the kids, from Micah to little Niel, love to be outside.

Tim has recently gotten a camera to develop his nature photography skills which means we get to enjoy the beauty of God’s nature both while we are out in it and after we come home.

There is nothing so relaxing as sitting or walking through wildflowers and trees with no sounds but singing birds, buzzing bees, and running water. Oh, and chattering children. 🙂

Every time I’m out foraging or exploring or picnicking, I’m reminded again about how much care God has put into this world of ours.

Every bird has so much attention to detail from how its bones are formed to how its beak and feet are made for the life it leads.

And then the flowers, like this little oxeye daisy, bloom with exquisite beauty even though they are often passed over in favor of flowers that are larger or more flashy. But God took the time to make each little part of this daisy to not only look lovely, but to be great for herbal medicine as well.

At the end of the day, spending time with God in His beautiful world is our favorite way to relax and recenter ourselves to Him and His purpose for our lives.

All pictures in this post were taken by Tim Kinnaman.