After finishing up a workday earlier this week, I took a moment to get outside to take in the beauty of nature. The trees swayed in the gentle breeze on an unseasonably cool day in July. I noticed that the sky was the perfect shade of blue amidst a few wispy clouds. The birds were singing songs as if they were happy and having a good day. The squirrels were intermittently enjoying a meal as they ran up and down the trees. Hearing and seeing all this reminded that it is so important to embrace the beauty around me every day. I don’t have to go far to experience the joy that God offers us in nature. Days later, I’m still experiencing the tranquility that being in nature can bring.