My View

People (including myself) sometimes wonder why we choose to live in the great state of South Dakota.  It is a relatively barren state, boasting a total population of 812 thousand people.  That's right, the entire state doesn't hit one million.  For pity's sake, we only have one area code state-wide.  When we lived in Chicago, there were three area codes just for the metro area.  But then again, I think the population of our  immediate north-side neighborhood in Chicago rivaled my entire now home-state.  And while South Dakota does have bragging rights to Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills, they are, unfortunately, a 5 hour drive through nothing from my home.  And the winters...well...that is when I threaten to move.

Of course, it's our wonderful family and friends that keep us here, as well as the Christian School that our kids attend and our church.  Logical or not, South Dakota is home and I wouldn't trade it. 

And here's one more thing I would miss if we moved ... my view of the sky.  I find such peace in feasting my eyes on nothing but the horizon or gazing up at the bright stars at night.  I get a true sense of my smallness and God's greatness.
In an effort to help you appreciate what I'm talking about, here are a few of my favorite pictures of the view from my window!



Winter Sunrise



Sun Dogs



Morning Mist

Pointing to Heaven

Goodnight Moon

Goodmorning Moon

Beam me up!

Great is thy Faithfulness