As many of you know I was born and raised in a place in the U.S. that has the claim of being “Almost Heaven” and that is West Virginia. The nickname I believe comes from the beautiful scenery in the mountains and forests of the state as well as the friendly people.

Growing up in the city in West Virginia I didn’t wake up in the mountains every day where they say you can feel closer to God just by taking in the beautiful picture that is painted with the sunrise and sunset. I only got to experince such things when my family was camping or traveling.

Loyal readers also know that we have two homes in the Philippines one in the city and one in I guess what you could call the equivalent of the mountains and backwoods of West Virginia and that would be in Macaleeng Pangasinan.

What this is all leading up to is a recent video I took of the view from our front yard (beach) in Pangasinan. I can tell you that waking up in the mountains of West Virginia makes you feel closer to God and waking up and experiencing a sunset like the one in the video gives me the same feeling. So I hope you enjoy this short video of a view from our front yard.