Out Our Way: I will lift my eyes - Psalm 121

Out our way we are blessed with what I call "The Big Open." Tourists driving through the area often see nothing but the highway. This is cattle country and while many farmers grow wheat and other crops, it is also a place of vast pastures and even some open range. Yet it is not totally flat.

To the south are the Bear Paws - not as majestic as the Rockies, but inspiring nonetheless. And to the west are the incredible Sweetgrass Hills suddenly rising out of the plains. On some special days when the weather is just right, I could go up a ridge and see the Bear Paws and go a little further, se...