As we were searching several weeks ago and introducing friends to Geocaching, we found a small “park” just off Lake Decatur. Sportsman’s Park is made up of a couple of parking lots and an obscure trail.It is always interesting to find these parks that we had no idea even existed. But, in a rush, the 8 of us made our way down the trail, looking for a small container filled with trinkets and a travel bug (I will cover this in a later post). The adults were walking, the kids were chatting, and we all were excited about finding our 5th cache of the evening.
The band Needtobreathe has a song titled “The Heat” that says “The hurry’s gonna bring you to your knees.” Wow. How true is that? In the end, what made this find so interesting was what we found at the end of the trail. Beyond the cache (the supposed treasure), was our experience viewing a really spectacular scene. We all agreed that we had no idea there was a small bluff overlooking an end of Lake Decatur with lily pads, flowers, and a tree laden horizon.
Wow. As we sat on the bench, we wondered how many other areas like this exist in Decatur. How many other areas have we missed in the rush of life while living here for over 14 years? “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”
Sitting on the bench with friends seeing a view of Lake Decatur that we have never seen before, we we had to give Him account as we continued our journey Discovering a Change of Pace.
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You are going to have to show us where this trail is--I would love to take the boys there and it looks like a great photo op for Kent. I felt the same way when we hiked to that waterfall in Bella Vista--such hidden beauty and it provided more pleasure than a water park for the kids with the added benefit of just being a part of nature. Yeah--God's world is an amazing place with treasures to be found - EVERYWHERE.
Love you guys,
M
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