The camper was moved Wednesday down to Little Black Creek in Purvis. The area is beautiful! We were FORCED (ha) to stay lakefront for the weekend, but we were able to move directly across the road yesterday afternoon to our more permanent location. There is more room at the location we picked and we aren't going to have to move the camper anytime soon. In the lakefront sites, you have to move every two weeks. The perk of a lakefront site is not worth the hassle of continuously moving. But it is still an amazing site and we are so blessed that it came available when it did.
Our first day there, we walked down to the edge of the lake and set out bait traps. Just standing there with my family looking at that view was simply peace in motion.
We spent the weekend fishing, walking, bike riding, and just sitting around the campsite. We have already benefited more than we realized that we would - we rode bikes with our kids. I can't remember a time that I have ever ridden a bike with any of my children. It saddens me that we took something so simple for granted. I called Jordan, my oldest, this morning and told her that she had to bring her bike down there so that we could ride bikes together! She laughed. Something so simple and yet never done.
We went to the spillway and tried our luck fishing there. Aidan and I were more intent on enjoying the huge hill that looked as though it led directly into heaven.
Once on top of that hill, it was as though you could simply reach out and grab one of the clouds. Absolutely beautiful! And as any little boy would, Aidan had to roll down the hill as quickly as he could.
We all loaded up and headed to Lake Catch-a-lot, the catfish pond in the park. Dalton and Robert are both content with just being on the end of a fishing pole. They have so much more patience than Aidan and I do. Aidan is a lot like me - we don't do "be still" and "be quiet" very well!
We would much rather marvel at all of the beauty around us. Our God is such an incredible artist. The sunsets that we are each given throughout the year can not be captured in all their beauty ... not with a camera or with an artists' brush. There is nothing better than just standing there in awe of His masterpiece.
When God first put it on mine and Robert's hearts to sell everything that we considered ours and to move into a little camper and move toward a position that we could better serve Him, Robert and I both thought that perhaps we weren't hearing things clearly. We have had more than enough people tell us how foolish we are. And we have had more than enough people tell us what they think God was trying to tell us. But ya know, when God speaks to your heart and you start obeying what He says, you get your confirmation. For the past several months, there have been quite a few concerns for us. Moving from a house into a small camper limits your space. But one thing that Robert and I realized this weekend is that we have more space than most...it's just no longer limited to four walls. And look at these faces.....
God is SO good!
We are back in Soso for the week. We have so much to do to finish packing up the house and getting it ready to sell. I never realized just how much stuff we have actually accumulated. But ya know, most of it is just "stuff". The things that really matter will be traveling with us or coming to visit us quite often. And the most important will be in our hearts wherever we go... our precious Lord!
Wishing you all a wonderful day! Spend time today enjoying the gifts that GOD gave you. There are SO many!
