A new camping experience

We had the opportunity to take an overnight camping trip while we were between courses at the center. This was a great time for our team to be able to get away, enjoy the great outdoors, and just have a good time together.

We decided to team up with some friends who run a community center about an hour from our city. They knew of a beautiful, secluded spot where we could set up tents and enjoy our first middle-eastern style camping trip. As we drove out initially towards our destination it was so dusty that we could hardly see in front of us! Us ladies and the kids got to hang out at our friends home while the guys were kind enough to set up the tents. Our friend's have a coocoo clock that Zeke became enamored with so he spent half an hour asking repeatedly when the little bird was going to come out. When the time came it was a split second and then all over with because it was the half hour. However, Zeke was excited and couldn't wait even more to see the next one when it would come out and chime the hour.

When we all got out to the camp site we enjoyed grilled cheese burgers and other various goodies. We had a camp fire, smores, sang together and had a great time. The dust cleared up a little, but after awhile we got used to it. The boys did well being their first night sleeping in a tent. They were a little rascally and Zeke kept wanting to watch the city lights in the distance through the small tent window, but he too finally fell asleep. They were up bright and early (about 5am!) because it was bright daylight and we could hear some sheep making noise on the other side of the hill. When I sat up I tried to run my fingers through my hair, but there was so much dust in it that I couldn't do anything!

We praise God for experiences like this. We are so blessed in many ways and know that these experiences and memories are what makes life rich. May God bless us with a life full of adventure:-)