Here we are - day 12. We haven’t had cell service or WiFi in 8 days (which has been SO freeing! - but we’ll save that for another blogpost) so we’ll try to catch you up on our adventures ASAP). We’ve heard so many of you are following our #47dayswitholiver roadtrip & we are humbled. 😊❤️ 

On day 5 we drove The Pikes Peak Highway. 

It was a windy drive full of picturesque views. We saw a buck, dear and a small herd of mountain goats stopped traffic RIGHT in front of our car. We snapped photos the entire drive up and down. Each wind of the road gave way to a new, unique view. 

My favorite view was the summit. It was so grand a camera couldn’t fully capture its beauty. Of course the photos of Pikes Peak we’ll bring home are AMAZING- because Ryan Klintworth took them. ;) But maybe the memories etched with our minds are the most valuable. 

Once we reached the summit- we were surrounded by 360 degrees of breathtaking views. Whoa. I sat on a rock looking out and all I could think to do was pray. Stepping foot on that mountaintop instantly de cluttered my mind. I started to pray, “Lord, God, please- please...please...have your way.” 

Have. Your. Way. 

Not my way- YOUR way. Because if I had my way I’d be at home snuggling a sweet baby boy. Watching my 3 1/2 year old daughter be the best big sister ever to my 6 month old son- If I had my way I wouldn’t be on a 47 day road to honor my son’s short life...

But here I am. 

My prayers usually revolve around MY desires; what I want. I prayed SO HARD for God to give us Oliver. I prayed EVEN HARDER for God to let us keep him. But, at the top of this 14er I gave that all up. I’ve surrendered my desires to His will. Seriously?! I had to be at the top of a mountain to hear God’s voice THAT clearly? I guess so! Instead of praying for my OWN plan I’m starting to pray that my desires will align with His heart & will. 

Praying “God, please have your way,” is an extremely crazy, scary prayer by the way. Trust me- I didn’t script it. It was spirit lead. 

Immediately after I spoke these words I heard the lyrics,

“Tune my heart to sing thy grace.” 

Many of you know that song lyric comes from the song "Come Thou Fount". I've sung this lyric many times but it holds the most weight now. It is by grace that we have been saved. It is by grace that we are still here. And still breathing. And on this 47 day journey. 

His grace carries us. So of course we want our hearts to be tuned to that. 

Thanks for traveling along with us.

-Molly, Ryan, Eleanor and Oliver