This is the hottest summer I can recall in North Carolina. It’s been one blistering heat wave after another. I was a little nervous about going to my mountain cabin over the weekend. I don’t have a lick of air conditioning up there. You just open all the windows and hope for a pleasant breeze. Well, it was wonderful up there this weekend. I didn’t need any AC. Even a gentle rain Saturday afternoon and evening seemed perfect for a little songwriting. I’ve just started work on a special Christmas for next year and the mountains have a way of stirring up new tunes.

I just wanted to share the view from my porch yesterday morning. It wasn’t a five star sunrise but it was just what I needed to remind me of God’s great creation. I rush around too much during the week zipping from chore to chore. In the mountains the pace is slower and you have more time to think and be.