The Weather and the Beauty

I am sitting here outside of my house on a winter day, staring at the ocean and worried I am going to get sunburned. It is 82 degree Fahrenheit in a town with summer highs of 70! I am not minding global warming so much. But isn't God amazing? He allows me to sit here enjoying the beautiful heat from the sun He created, while staring at His beautiful Pacific Ocean! Yesterday I went to a place called Fern Canyon. Its walls are covered in ferns, and to explore it you have to climb over logs and jump over water. We kept going until we found a pile of fallen trees so huge we decided it was not worth going over. So we headed back to our car just to find a herd of elk grazing along the trail! We got to our car and drove home, a drive surrounded by redwood trees, lagoons, elk, mountains and the Pacific Ocean! I praise God every night as I get home from work and turn to watch the sun set over the ocean. And I praise Him because even with all the hardships, the wars, disease, economy, all the people without jobs, all of the natural disasters, we still have a beautiful world to enjoy. And then I walk in my door to enjoy another part of Gods creation, my dog. As soon as he sees me he starts jumping up and down, excited for my attention. He brings joy to my life as I watch him play and explore. Lord, I thank you for all you have given us, this world you created for us.