They were stuck in a moment that wouldn’t quit.
Cristin Harber
I’ve been going to Sedona since 2012 and since then I’ve been there so many times I’ve lost count.
Each time I go, it feels magical – the desert is probably, by far my favorite:
- the muted, contrasting colors
- a sense of peace I might only be able to describe in pictures
- freeing not fleeing
This time I went for reflection, connection, introspection, and creation.
The pictures say it all, except for the tattoo which bodes explanation.
![Black Potion coffee](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Black-Potion-coffee-768x1024.jpg)
![women working](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book-721x1024.jpeg)
![Boynton Canyon](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Boynton-Canyon-1024x768.jpeg)
![Boynton ridges](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Boynton-ridges-1024x768.jpeg)
![Boynton sky](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Boynton-sky-768x1024.jpeg)
![Boynton](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Boynton-768x1024.jpeg)
![BW roots](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BW-roots-1024x768.jpeg)
![Canyon of Fools](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Canyon-of-Fools-at-Boynton-768x1024.jpg)
![SKH MRS vibrant](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/in-a-world-768x1024.jpg)
![root vibrant](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/root-vibrant-768x1024.jpeg)
![roots vibrant](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/roots-vibrant-768x1024.jpeg)
![salt room](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/salt-room-768x1024.jpg)
![Second Story Dirty Martini](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Second-Story-Dirty-Martini-768x1024.jpg)
![SKH free Boynton hike](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SKH-at-Boynton-768x1024.jpeg)
![SKH MRS Boynton hike](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SKH-MRS-Boynton-hike-768x1024.jpg)
![SKH MRS](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SKH-MRS-hiking-768x1024.jpg)
![SKH taking picture at Boynton](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SKH-pic-Boynton-768x1024.jpeg)
![spa book](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/spa-book-768x1024.jpg)
![start today journal](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/start-today-journal-768x1024.jpg)
![The Scott decor](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Scott-decor-768x1024.jpg)
![The Scott latte](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Scott-latte-768x1024.jpg)
![MRS SKH hiking Boynton](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Thelma-and-Louise-Boynton-768x1024.jpeg)
![The Scott Resort](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Scott-Resort-576x1024.jpg)
![Second Story Waseca Minnesota](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Second-Story.png)
Stuck in a Moment….and the new tattoo.
The top-center of my heart is a cross.
To remind me that God is above all else – to remind me that Jesus died on the cross, even for sinners like me and through Him and with Him I am strong enough for anything.
![Adrian and ink](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tattoo-768x1024.jpg)
As it flows down, the next is a shaded moon.
Your presence is my greatest weapon; pushing back the darkness.
I shaded that moon with Sedona Ink from the Cathedra Rock vortex.
A couple years back, when I was near the Cathedral Rock vortex, I snapped a picture of its beauty.
After I took it, this is what I saw.
And the first + only thing I felt while stuck in the moment was Dad.
![Cathedral light](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Cathedral-light-768x1024.jpg)
![Vortex ink](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Vortex-colors-768x1024.jpg)
The tattoo keeps going down and then hits a mountain range: with 3 peaks, one for each of my Angel babies.
I once got a mountain necklace while in Sedona that I wear most days.
It came with a tiny card that reads:
Sometimes life will test you, but remember this:
When you walk up a mountain your legs get stronger.
And the final part of the tattoo….the end brings it all back to the beginning with the simple sign to indicate:
God is greater than the highs and lows.
![tattoo full](https://athymeformilkandhoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tattoo-full-768x1024.png)
Currently: just trying to get stuck in more moments.
And reminding myself (thanks to Jesselynn), EVERYTHING IS HEALABLE.
Xox,
SKH
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