Wow, what better way to spend your 23rd birthday than sitting on the edge of the Grand Canyon! I’m here in Arizona for a long weekend visiting my sister. We haven’t seen each other since January… quite the eternity! We actually didn’t try to end up at the Canyon on my birthday, it just “happened” to work out that this weekend was free for a visit, and some friends of my uncle offered us use of a cabin near Flagstaff. So, the three of us went up there for two nights, and Elizabeth and I spent Saturday walking 15 miles around the rim of the Grand Canyon. I love how God works out “coincidences”!
The immensity of the Canyon was overwhelming! It seemed even bigger than when we visited it as a family about 15 years ago.
Talk about an awesome sister-trip!
Here’s Elizabeth enjoying a much-needed break from school and work.
Think of how even greater God must be to have made this Canyon, yet He loves me personally and guides me as a Gentle Shepherd. Wow!
The Canyon just keeps going…
…and going…
…and going. Reminds me of the eternality of the love of God.
Every great adventure has an element of danger! (Don’t worry mom, I wasn’t anywhere close to actually falling! I just thought the angles made a cool picture. 
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Wow, I still can’t believe we were there! And those sneakers have now walked the rim of the Grand Canyon, climbed Machu Picchu, explored Monserrati, gone underground into the famous Salt Cathedral (Colombia), explored Uruguay, crossed the widest highway in the world (Argentina), traversed Washington D.C., survived an 8.0 earthquake, walked the endless rows of Iowa corn fields, and the cool thing is – I was the one wearing them in all those awesome experiences! Amazing!
Along the way, we took a detour through Sedona, AZ to see the red rocks. The very red rocks!
I don’t normally appreciate sign vandalism, but I thought this was cute. (In case you can’t see, someone used sticker letter blocks to write “Watch for red Rocks”.
Travelin’ on…
During our detour, we took even more of a detour by stopping to dip our feet in a cool, flowing stream. That’s one of the greatest feelings in the world in my opinion!
Happy 23rd Birthday, Amy!
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! It looks like you are having a great trip! Have a wonderful day!
Luv,
Caitlyn
Happy Birthday, Amy! Looks like the two of you had a wonderful time! May God shower you with great and abundant blessings this coming year.
Wow! Great pictures of the Canyon!! The colors are beautiful. And, yes, I enjoyed seeing the team wear showing up in the pictures.
I loved the comments about the shoes, too! Glad it was such a terrific birthday!
I’m so glad you got to spend some time together. Those pictures are amazing. And happy birthday!!!!!
What excellent pictures!
You didn’t hit any of those rocks acrossing the road did you?
The pictures are beautiful. Makes me want to go back to the grand canyon so much….! We have such an awesome Creator.
Happy belated birthday! Great post. I’m glad you and Elizabeth were able to have such a wonderful time together! Praise the Lord for His blessings – especially sisters. =)
I am going on the Peru team again. What about you?
When my family was at the GC a lighting storm made our hair stand on in.
No, I’m not going to Peru. A good friend of mine is getting married, so I’m staying here for the wedding. Have an awesome trip though! It sounds like there are some neat things planned… starting with the Amazon jungle!