Camping Trip

Last week was crazy at work! My assistant Cheryl was on vacation, I had a really important Evangelism Team meeting on Tues night where we evaluated a few key ministries that we're about to change then the long-awaited Evangelism Breakfast on Thursday morning where we trained our most active evangelists. Then on Sunday was New Beginnings Lunch which takes a lot of time to prep for. On top of all that, Monday afternoon I found out that I had to preach on Sunday! I cleared out my schedule as much as I could but still ended up working over 50 hours. So when I had put the finishing touches on my sermon and got off Friday afternoon I was ready to relax with my family and get as far away from work as possible. It was a gorgeous day--the temperature had dropped and we had one of those electric blue autumn skies. I had a spontaneous idea. . .a family campout. But would the wife go for it?

I pitched the idea and she reminded me that three of the family members had a stomach virus and that a tent was no place for throw up. I don't want to brag, but I somehow talked her into going anyway--on the condition that we would get dinner and breakfast at the general store right outside of the campsite.

So we went to Meeman-Shelby State Park for a weekend of fun. It was a little tough with the stomach aches, but no one threw up and I think it was worth the risk and the hardship.


But if we didn't take risks and push through tough times I guess we would just stay locked up in our safe comfortable homes. HOW BORING!!!! I would rather be camping.