On Top of the World

                                            Some days, you just feel on top of the world.

That picture was taken on a trip I took to Seattle, a few years back. A friend and I hiked up Mt. Si. It was supposedly a simple climb, but the entire last mile was almost straight up, in snow up to my knees. And I was only wearing tennis shoes. I pushed through a lot of pain and weariness that day, and I love to look back at this picture whenever life seems tough, because it reminds me that we can't always see the entire path before us, but we can be sure the end result is worth the climb.