We got away on a much needed family camping trip this past week, following a great Memorial Day BBQ with friends at our house. After loading the van with all our gear AND the dog, we put the bikes on the rack and off we went! (We would discover later, upon arriving home, that we left the front door wide open! The screen door was shut, but the main door was not.)
It was our first trip to Ludington State Park. Having been spoiled with with great campgrounds on the West Coast, we've been a bit discouraged to find so many campgrounds that are merely 'parking lots' for campers and RVs. Ludington was a pleasant surprise! (I recommend spot #48!) We camped three nights and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!
Some of our favorite things: Campfires first thing in the morning with a cup of coffee or cocoa. Bacon, eggs & potatoes cooking in the open air. Biking as a family through the camp. (Mom had Lucy, leashed and running beside her bike!) Hillbilly golf. Hiking to the lighthouse. Sequence by latern light. Evening campfires, jokes, stories, and marshmallows! All together, after dark, reading books in the tent. Snuggled in a sleeping bag, listening to the rain pelt the tarps overhead.
I cannot fully describe, how much camping restores my perspective, calms my spirit, refreshes me. God is there... in the camping experience and He spoke to my heart with thoughts on faith, family, and even fun!
Camping? I'm ready for s'more already!
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Glad to hear your camping trip was a success! What a blessing that the whole family could go. S'more sounds good (<:
Kristi
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