Camping.............

Tristan.....my handsome 1st born

Kaelan............my mischevious middle son

Addie..........my beautiful baby girl

What a joy it was to go camping with my family last night.  After we arrived at the farm and were setting up the tent, I was mulling over the preperation part of our day and was reminded of song lyrics by Sara Groves:

"Honey help me pack up the station wagon, I'm eager to leave even though

my feet are dragging'.  If we can get on the road by sunset we'll forget about

what we haven't done yet. Help me pack up the station wagon."

"Honey go put the baby in the car seat.  We're almost ready and

by the way I'm sorry. In all this hurry I forgot to be kind.  I got so

worried that I lost my mind--by the way I'm sorry."

"Honey I'm happy and I feel so alive.  I can't believe that we just

took the dive.  The water sometimes it's deep and cold, but it's a

beautiful place for growin' old.  Honey I'm happy and I feel so alive."

Although we don't own a station wagon and weren't going further than 20 minutes to my grandparents farm, I felt as though our day could relate.  The stresses of getting everyone ready and loaded up, making sure we have all the supplies and the dogs, checking the vechicles to make sure nothing was forgotten......in the midst of it all, I forgot to be kind to the ones I most want to be kind to.

Thankfully, the sun was shining, the weather beautiful and my husband and children are forgiving.  The day and night were wonderful..........."Honey I'm happy and I feel so alive!"