For the next two weeks Liz and I
will be on vacation in Alaska. We will complete our visits to all fifty states. Since we
married we have visited forty nine states. Now one or two of those visits were
rather short, but most of the states we have spent some time in for recreation,
mission trips or conventions. The only state we haven’t been in is Alaska.
Someone asked if this is part of our “bucket list.” No. I don’t think either of
us has a bucket list. But I knew that if we were to visit Alaska too, we needed
to get it done now, while we can still walk and still know where we are.
From time to time I see a tag of the
United States on an automobile or recreational vehicle with the states they
have visited colored in; sort of braggadocios. For me, accomplishing the feat of
visiting all fifty states is not a cause to brag, but a cause for which to be
thankful. I thank God for the privilege. And as I look back, I stand amazed by
God’s grace that allowed us to do so, and on a preacher’s salary.
We have seen for ourselves what a
grand and beautiful land is ours. And I am constantly reminded of all the
wonders we have seen. The mouse pad on my desk is a picture of the Grand Canyon
brought to me by my grandson returning from a Birmingham Boys Choir trip.
Watching news stories from all over the nation, we remember when we were at
that very location.
As wonderful and beautiful as all
the states are, Alabama with its mountains and beaches, rivers and lakes, is
still our favorite.
Grace and peace.
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