Blessings, blessings, blessings

" For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods,

In whose hand are the depths of the earth; the peaks of the mountains are His also."

-Psalm 95:3-4

For those of you who don't know, I am in Colorado for three weeks and volunteering at Glen Eyrie which is owned by the Navigators.  Glen Eyrie is a conference center, nestled into the corner of Colorado Springs, and is just down the road from the Navigators headquaters.  I am stationed in the bookstore/coffee shop.
So far this trip has been absoluteyl amazing!  I can see already how God has richly blessed me with, not only the opportunity to come here, but the wonderful and loving people that I am surrounded by!  It was definitely a big step in adventuring into the "unkown" for me but I think it was a step worth taking.  I believe God is going to use this time to draw me closer to Him.  I have been reading a book by Joni Eareckson Tada called "A Lifetime of Wisdom" and in it she stated somthing that really stuck out to me.  She says, "If you need a word from the Lord--direction, help, hope--set aside time to be alone with Him.  Expect Him to speak to you.  Guidance and real fellowship only come in those times of solitude, in an hour when you say to the Lord, 'I need You.'"
I feel like here at Glen Eyrie, even though I am surrounded by other people, I have such a valuable opportunity to be alone with God.  That doesn't mean that I am shutting myself off from other people, but I don't have lots on my schedule which allows so much more time, that I haven't had in awhile, to just read the word and pray.  Sarah Gildea put it as having my own "spiritual retreat".  I know God is going to use me in incredible ways here and I am so excited to what He is going to show me!

With that said, let me tell you about some of my awesome experiences here at the Glen.  I am one of many volunteers here.  The other volunteers I have met and been able to get to know are older married couples.  Gary and Kathy have been volunteering here on occasion for several years.  I went to church with them and their son on Sunday.  They were able to show me more of Colorado Springs and some of the other christian organizations that are located here (Focus on the Family, Compassion, etc.).  Joh and Corrie have also been volunteering here for several years and they are orginally from the Netherlands.  They are staying in the Pink House and I had the pleasure of joining them this evening for coffee and NCIS!!

As I mentioned earlier, I am stationed in the bookstore which is also a coffee shop.  Yesterda was my first day and it was really slow.  I was almost dreading the 7 hour shift when I arrived this morning, but it was much busier with all the EDGE Corps people.  I was busy making blended drinks, coffees, and organizing books shelves.  I was only able to organize about two shelves today cause I took a lot of time looking over the books and writing down ones I wanted to read.  My reading list just grew about ten times!!

I am staying in a house with some other girls that work on staff here.  It is a really nice place and I am fortunate to have my own room AND my own bathroom!! It is quite a distance from the castle and bookstore so I have been doing a great deal of walking.  I don't mind it hardly at all, though, because the weather is beautiful!  And I literally walk everywhere with my mouth hanging open in awe of this place.  The mountains and rocks and the wildlife are just amazing!  The big horn sheep and wild turkey roam freely here at the Glen.  This morning when I walked out of my place, the big horn were right outside.  The wild turkey are in mating season, so I was able to see a male turkey all "fluffed up" the other day.  Unfortunately I didn't get a picture...yet.  However, I have taken many of the big horn sheep. 

Ok, so my computer is acting up and it won't let me to add any more photos.  So I will have to figure that out and share more with you at another time!