Overwhelmed - Annie Nance

Hi Peace Family, Annie here. God has given me some incredible opportunities in the last 10 years. Some of the most amazing things happened during road trips! God used all those miles and those days to do some miraculous healing to my psyche.

One of those road trips was in 2015 when I left Salmon, Idaho, after spending most of the summer taking care of my Aunt Donna. I headed southeast toward Grand Teton National Park, where I’d reserved a night in one of the cabins in the park

Accompanying me on all those road trips (besides Jesus, of course) was music… LOTS of music! Some from the radio, but most from CDs. On this particular day, I had popped in one of the many CDs onto which I had dubbed various songs that I liked. If you’re anywhere close to my age, these CDs are much like the cassette tapes we used to make in Junior High… capturing our favorite music to play over and over again.

As I headed toward the Tetons that foggy, misty morning, I had one of those “mixtape” CDs on. I was enjoying the view… flat valleys with a stream meandering through them… seeing the base of the mountains lining either side of the valley.

Foggy morning leaving Salmon, ID

As the sun got higher and the mist started to burn off, I could see more and more of the mountains. Up ahead, I could see a break in the clouds, and I looked forward to being out of the fog.

Fog starting to break

Just as the clouds separated to show the deep blue sky of Idaho… THIS song by Big Daddy Weave came on… I had to pull over for a bit because I was truly Overwhelmed by God’s creation and His gifts to me.

“I delight myself in You
Captivated by Your beauty
I’m overwhelmed, I’m overwhelmed by You“

The song will live on in my memories as just one way God has reminded me of His love for me and how He delights in delighting me… and YOU!