So I sucked up my pride, and mentioned that if the group camping trip happened this year that we'd be interested. When we were invited Derek & I had some serious conversations about whether to rent or borrow a camper. Derek really didn't want to do either. He didn't want the responsibility of using someone else's camper and they are pretty expensive to rent. So, we bought a tent.
The kids were pretty excited and I tried to let that excitement over come my concerns about camping. Then I looked at the weather forecast and saw 40% chances of thunderstorms 3 of the 4 days we were supposed to camp. Then I started praying. I prayed for good weather but mostly I prayed that our marriage would survive this vacation. (I'm only sort of joking about this).
We ended up with mostly good weather. It did rain. In fact, we had a pretty good thunderstorm one of the nights. The lightening would illuminate the whole tent. Derek thought it was pretty cool. I did a lot of praying that night. I prayed for safety. I prayed for peace. The kids pretty much slept through the whole thing.
The rest of the vacation was good. We spent a lot of time with some really good friends. We explored God's magnificent creation. The older kids & Derek went ziplining and had a really great time. The little kids & I enjoyed more time at the pool.
Camping still isn't my favorite thing but we'll keep the tent and probably do this again next year. This vacation was a good reminder to me that if I keep my attitude in check life is more enjoyable in general.
(Max doesn't look to happy in this photo but he did have a great time exploring.)
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Can I be jealous? It looks like a BLAST!
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