Camping with friends

We took the whole family camping this weekend with some of our community group from church. If you know me well, you know that camping is not high on my list of things I like to do. However, God has convicted me of my clinging too closely to the comforts of home. I decided to use the weekend to focus on spending time with my family away from the day to day distractions and enjoy the beauty that God created in nature. ( Including the MANY bugs we encountered). I was reminded that even the conditions we were camping in would be considered nice compared to how many people in this world live on a daily basis. We had flushing toilets and showers within walking distance to our campsite! That would be a luxury for the people still living in tent cities in Haiti. There were six to eight adults and seven to nine kids with us. The numbers varied as some parents and kids only stayed part of the time, not over night. We went to Lake Texoma, the weather was windy but nice. All in all I think the kids had a good time playing at the lake and cooking out. I asked several kids what their favorite part was, and they all said the same thing, " The best part was when we made s'mores ". Since not everyone in our community group wanted to go camping, I think we will at least have to get together this summer and make s'mores in someones backyard. I know my kids would love it. I am disappointed that I only took two pictures on the entire trip! I was too busy cooking or chasing kids to get out my camera. Oh well, I still have the memories.