Camping @ Stone Mountain, GA - Oct. 13, 2009
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A couple of weeks ago, our family took a camping trip to
Anyway, for those who had not heard, the
We arrived on Friday and set up camp in nice dry weather. Then it rained until Tuesday. The mountain itself was just across the lake from us and buried under cloud cover most of the time! You really learn what kind of person you are under these circumstances. We all tried to make the best of the situation, laughing at how much "closer" we were becoming as a family while huddling together under a leaky canopy trying to stay warm and dry. However, after a particularly scary storm Sunday night that kept my hubby and me awake all night enjoying some extra special quality time with God (which means we were both praying like crazy for about seven hours straight while lightning struck the trees, the ground, and the power poles around us) and had the lake lapping at our tent door in the morning, I turned into a wimp who was ready to go home. I admit it. I was wet. I was cold. I was covered in
However, my dear, tenacious husband, who knows me so well and loves me very much and is so very smart, had the intelligence to dump my whiny backside at a pavilion with internet access while he and the kids moved all of our gear to an unflooded campsite. They were such good sports, and I was so grateful to be able to get out of the rain for a while. I don’t know how they kept up their positive attitudes, but they did. I repaid their kindness by providing clean, dry clothes (the campground has washers and dryers), and yummy hot meals. They felt loved.
Monday and Tuesday went a lot better with a lot more sunshine and a lot less rain; however, flooding and mudslides closed off a large part of the park. Roads were washed out from underneath causing the asphalt to collapse in thirty foot sections. Several trails were closed and impassable. We did manage to climb the mountain, though, which is one of our favorite challenges when we go to
Thank you for stopping by! Hope you enjoy the pictures of our ill-fated vacation. I'm sorry that there aren't more pictures. The cameras hid from the rain more than we did!
Betty
Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
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Got Game? - Jul. 8, 2009
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On this day in 1969, the US Patent Office issued a patent for the game Twister ®. Why not dust off that old box and challenge your kids? You’ll get a better workout than Pilates and laugh a whole lot more, too. You could also try this fun unique “twist” offered by the director of
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Just a Few More Christmas Pics - Jan. 14, 2009
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Yes, I know it's the middle of January already, but I just had to share a couple more Christmas pictures with you. A couple are of my favorite gifts, and a couple are just the kids being kids, but most of the pictures are from Pathway's Commuity Church's Living Nativity and the parts my family played. Enjoy!
