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Amicalola Falls, Day Trip (2018) {Thoughts From Me}

February 13, 2018 by Dana

Yesterday, I stood underneath a waterfall.  Water sprayed down on me.  The wind felt like it could lift me and take me far away.

I’ve only been to one waterfall in my life, many years ago when Emma was three and tried to eat the rocks.  It was a trickle of water, just enough to enjoy in the hot summer heat but it was nothing like this one.

I stood on top of this waterfall and looked down at the length and I thought about how something so peaceful can become so powerful within just a few feet.  Just a few steps and the sweet little stream became a powerful mass of water going over the edge of the mountain side.

Looking down on this waterfall, I knew I wanted to go down and look upwards.  I wanted to see both sides of this beautiful Earth element.  I wanted to see the beauty in every direction.

So down we drove to the bottom.  The wading and reflection pool that the beautiful flowing fall trickled into was peaceful and calm.  Looking up was as beautiful as looking down.

My husband and I walked up the trail and listened to the sounds of the water as it flowed.  He looked for trout as we continued our walk, amazed that a fish could even survive the strength of that water’s flow.  That man will find fish anywhere he goes.

We made it to the first stop and just soaked in the beauty of the flowing water.  The breeze was cool and the sound of the water drowned out the world around us.  I wanted to touch the water, to feel the cold rocks beneath my feet.  I thought about how my children’s ancestors would even cross such a place, walking over the rocks to get to the other side of the falls.

Because of my severe anemia, I was out of breath at this point.  I sat and enjoyed the view.  I regained my strength and my breath.  I looked up at the bottom of the strongest part of the falls and wished I could make it up to there.  I wasn’t sure I could but as I sat there, I knew if I left and didn’t try, that I would regret it forever.

So we walked up 175 steps to the next platform, stopping as I needed to rest and take in the view.  My husband supporting me every step of the way.  He’s my strength and my biggest supporter.

I was determined to face my fear of heights, to accomplish this task.  As I walked up and realized their was a grate beneath these falls, I wasn’t sure I could finish the climb and stand there.  But I did.

I faced fears, I accomplished, I forced strength into myself that I had forgotten that I have.  I did it.  I climbed this waterfall and stood beneath it’s beauty and soaked it all in.

The wind was incredible.  The water spray was pelting yet invigorating.  The experience was unforgettable.

I cannot put into words what this felt like.  I encourage you to experience it for yourself at some point in life.  I promise you it’s something you’ll never forget!

I came home feeling completely refreshed and ready to face the world.  I came home ready to share with the world.  Sometimes, you just need to take a few steps off the beaten path to remind yourself that there is more to life than the mundane every day.  You just need to see the beauty of God’s world for yourself and remind yourself that we are here to live every day to the fullest!

Until next time…
Dana

Filed Under: 2018, Amicalola Falls, day out, daytrip, experiences, family, freedom, husband, live life, severe anemia awareness, thoughts from me

Month One {Thoughts From Me}

April 23, 2017 by Dana

Today makes a month that Don and I have been married.  The month has passed so fast I can hardly believe it.  Being married has been pretty great so far.

My husband is the greatest man I have ever known.  He does all he can to take care of me and my children.  He’s really stepped in where others in the past have failed.  I’m truly blessed to be his wife.

We don’t have any special plans for this weekend.  Spending time together at home with the kids is the main thing, simply relaxing before Don returns to work this week.  Sometimes relaxing is the best thing you can do.

We did make a quick run to Starbucks today for Don a dark roast coffee and me a Double Choc Chip Frappe.  We shared a chocolate croissant.  Such an inexpensive yet fulfilling little date.

I’m hoping for our second month of marriage we will be camping somewhere with the kids in celebration.  Maybe an adventure to the zoo or a trip into the mountains to look for rocks.  An adventure that creates memories for us all.

Until next time…
Dana Lambert-Hodge

Filed Under: 2017, blessed, goals, happy, husband, Love, Marriage, month one, thoughts from me, wife

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