What a day!

I just cannot believe what an awesome day I had. I slept very well after a much needed date night last night with hubby. I woke up with an abundance of energy and went to Quail Ridge Park and walked for 4 miles up hills (both ways) and was listening to David Kauffman on my ipod. The fog was so thick but you could tell the sky was crystal blue above it. I felt like I was the only one there. The meadows were so grown up and fields of wheat were yellow. It was amazing and I felt like it was just me and the big guy upstairs.
Then came playing outside with the kids and accumulating several more bruises to my shins from Emily making me be the goalie. Ben and I had some hammock time and the weather was just too perfect to get anything accomplished inside. Jackie and Dan made us lunch. I got a nap which is always a good thing.
Then it was off to 6flags for Emily and I. We never get to do the rollercoasters with lauren and ben around so off we went in the evening to enjoy Fright Fest! It was awesome. She was brave enough to ride the front seat of the infamous screaming eagle roller coasther and they turn off all the lights at night to make it scarier. I was about to cry! We of course had to do it 2 more times. We did a haunted hayride and guys were chasing us with chainsaws. she was crackin up and asked "why do those guys have lawnmowers?" Even the spurting blood and eyeballs falling out did not phase her a bit! Then we went to watch a show in the theater and she was so excited because she said it would be just like the shows I go to with Jackie at the Fox downtown. It was great. It had ghouls singing and dancing with a great little story line. They even had a girl singing a Hanna Montana song which of course made her day. Like five times during our time, Emily would turn to me and say "thanks so much mom." Gosh, i really miss her. Between school and soccer and sleepovers I never get to see her. I am just so glad I make time for just us because when I do see her I usually am just nagging her to do her homework, put away her stuff or eat her dinner. This was just pure fun and time to reconnect. We were driving on this beautiful rode on hwy 109 up and down hills and the leaves were starting to change against the blue sky. I was telling her how there were people who did not believe that God is real. She wanted to know how those people believe that we came on earth. Then I told her about the big bang theory. She asked how I know that God is real. I told her to look out the window and see the amazing colors and beauty. I told her that when I see she and Lauren playing and coloring and Emily reading to her then i know God is real. I told her when we are really scared about something and we pray for peace and comfort that I know God is real. Then she reminded me of a time over memorial day this year we were rushing back from a camping trip to beat a storm but got caught right up in it and saw a funnel cloud nearby and hail started falling and we both started saying Hail Marys together loud amidst our tears because we were so scared. She said God must be real because he made us feel better during that storm.
I think of how lonely the life must be without faith or believe in a spiritual being. How sad if this was it. No hope to see loved ones in the next life, no one to ask for help or love when others don't care or want to listen. No one to share life's hardships or joys with when you are by yourself. I am so thankful for the gift of faith in my life. I pray that everyone may find peace and hope in their lives.