Last week we escaped the routine and traveled to South Dakota. We saw all the traditional tourist sites including Mount Rushmore National Memorial, the Badlands, Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park, Deadwood and several museums. The weather was beautiful and there were ice cream shops on nearly every corner.
We saw buffalo, mountain goats, big horn sheep and wild donkeys and the beauty of nature in the Black Hills and the Badlands. We also noticed the difference between South Dakota and Iowa. The land is poor for more than raising cattle in South Dakota but Iowa's rich soil produces beautiful green corn and beans.
There were some fields of weak looking corn, sunflowers, and sorghum. They did have trees, so many beautiful evergreens that covered the hillsides of the Black Hills. On the prairies they mowed every available grass and made bales of the ground cover. Not like the hay we raise here in Iowa. We are a privileged people who live in Iowa.
"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth--he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do," (Psalm 33:12-15 NIV).
No matter where we live or what we see, America is blessed with beauty of all kinds. We are fortunate to live in such a diverse land that offers so many different options in nature.Each day we should thank God for the beauty of His creation and the unique characteristics of our land.
Thank you, God, for the beauty of the United States of America. Thank you for the freedoms we have here and the rights we have been given. Thank you, God, for loving us and watching over us in all that we do. Amen.
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