MOUNTAIN HIGH

I ask myself this question quite often. 15 years ago I thought I knew where I was headed, but standing from where I am now, I'm not even close. ​Ever hear of that saying, "If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans"? I have a feeling I have given him a lot to laugh about over the years. 

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There have been some amazing highs on this trail I've been on and some lonely valleys. There have been some detours of regret, some rivers of confusion, and cliffs and quick sand I would rather have avoided. But, over all, I am thankful for what I've learned (or, I should say, what God has taught me) through all of it. 

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Some of you may know me from the good ol' days of Horse Trails & Camping Across America, so you might know of some of my history. But, for some of you this might be a brand new meeting. I won't spend a lot of time looking back on this new trail but instead start a new one. And this time I don't have a destination in mind! Which, for me, is a but scary! I like to have a plan, a goal, a purpose... but one thing I have learned over the last two years in particular is sometimes it's better to just let go of the reins and let God lead. So, that's what I am doing. 

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I felt an urge a couple of months ago to start up a website and magazine again. And, it's taken a while to get it going, because I kept waiting for the "Trail Boss" to give me a map - but, that hasn't happened yet, which seems par for the course because that's how the last several years has been for me life! So, instead of wasting time waiting for map to show up, I've decided to follow what I've heard in my heart "Don't follow the path of least resistance - forge a new one!" Whatever that means, it's what I'm doing. 

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So... I'm going to follow my heart on this... Mountain High Trail Journal & Horse Trails is all about the journey. Life has been difficult for many these last few years and I know I'm not the only one to have their best laid plans turn into confusing detours. With Mountain High I want us all to be able to take a break, sit back, breathe a bit slower and find some inspiration, encouragement, and maybe some salty wisdom and some tasty trail recipes thrown in. It might be random in the beginning - or random all the way through! But either way, I'm getting on this horse and forge a new trail and hopefully my old friends new friends will join in with me along the way!

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