blessing beyond blessing

I've often heard a common phrase about Haiti. Mountain beyond mountain. I think I've even read a book titled that, about a Dr. in Haiti. We've been able to see these mountains on our trips and at first glance, my first impression, was that the mountains looked "tired". They looked dry and not so full of life. But Haiti can have that look about it. it's been stripped away of it's beauty. It's been robbed of being naturally beautiful. As we traveled to a village, our path

was very adventurous. There was

lots of winding around the mountians on something that was barely a path.

There were times you could see over everything, and times you could only see the side of the mountian directly infront of the car. Sometimes you could touch the clouds. It was truely incredible. The saying of

'mountian beyond mountain' is very true that once you reach what you think is the top.......there is another mountain to rise to...........and behind that another. It's stunningly beautiful once you get off the coast level. There is more green areas as you get into cooler areas. It's amazing to see the horizon and see the amazing views with mountains all around.

I've heard the term 'mountian beyond mountain' parallel some of the Haitian lives. There is always a struggle to rise above, and once they figured out how to live with it, there is always another struggle. Just the enormous difficulties

people live with for basic life. Yes, I'd have to agree with that. Life can be very hard in many aspects.

My first thought was to think about my life. We've had trials that looked like mountains when we were in the mists of them. So I start thinking about all the ups and downs in our life. I'm paralleling that indeed there is always something in life that is a struggle. Yet, as I start thinking about what might have been "mountains"...........I realize that they have also become the biggest blessings through out our life. I feel like each time we trust God to help us conqueror a mountain................we just keep getting a bigger blessing. I feel like my life is full of blessing beyond blessing. There has been times that we've needed more faith or it's a bigger leap, yet I feel like there has been bigger blessings in knowing God in those times. I think the more difficult times that we lean on Him...........he will see us through til the end and it will be a bigger blessing. I like that way of

thinking about it...............blessing beyond blessing.

"I lift up my eyes to the hill, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord...." Ps. 121

Blessing to you!