The vivid memory of the Nebraska plains never leaves me. I can return to this place at any moment. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. My lungs are filled with the clean and pure air, a welcome change from the thick hazy air of the outside world. I am alone with only my thoughts and emotions to keep me company. The summer breeze, warm upon my face is filled with the sweet …showed first 75 words of 422 total…

…showed last 75 words of 422 total…The complications of everyday life seem so far away. A sense of calm envelops me. This is the most beautiful portrait God has created. Even today when I close my eyes and take a deep breath, the scene is vivid in my mind. The hills that I remember as a child mean as much to me now as they did when I was a child. Their beauty remains untouched, and I will treasure them forever.