Woke up to the sound of Moos and Baas from the animals around us. It was a chilly morning but beautiful. The grass was damp with dew and the breeze had a chill to it. I sat up on the top of the RV to catch a better view and I saw this magnificent cross in the middle of the cornfield behind us – as the sun rose and shone down upon it I felt as if this was a personal gift from God. The beauty took my breath away.
The children ran to play on the 11 acres of fun while we pulled in the slides to begin our journey to Mississippi. We were able to say goodbye to our hosts and hit the road. The funny thing about traveling in your home is how comfortable you get in your pajamas or with your slippers on around strangers. Which is why I guess my husband went inside of Cracker Barrel and ate his entire meal before he realized he was still in his slippers. All 4 of us just laughed and laughed because that is not something he would do. And yet it just fit so well with this adventure of ours. Just let go and have fun!
The drive wasn’t bad on Dane so that was a blessing and the children are doing so well traveling in the RV. They either are playing games together, sleeping, doing schoolwork or coloring. I purchased a few new items for them to have as surprises on the trip, and they are loving them.
We arrived in Mississippi well past dark and had to navigate through the State Park to our site. Once again the Lord blessed us. Our neighbor helped Dane get backed in and then invited us over to eat steaks. There was a whole group of neighbors camping out together with a whole slew of children.
We walked over after getting settled in – which takes a good 20 minutes for me on the inside. Setting plants back where they go. Taking bungee cords off of things that need to be held in place. Opening cabinets to ensure nothing will fall on a child’s head when they go to do so later. While Dane is outside getting our electric, water and septic hooked up outside. I will say that his job is a lot harder and dirtier than mine.
Our neighbors ended up becoming sweet friends. We ate together, laughed, and my favorite part of the whole night is when one of the couples brought out their guitar and began to sing. We all sat by the fire singing and laughing all night. I went to bed with a smile on my face and praises on my lips. The thing is when you take a trip like this you really don’t know what it will be like. Who you will meet and if you will even like where you stay. So many places look beautiful online but you don’t know until you see it with your own eyes. But when I started planning this trip I prayed – God please guide us to the right places so we can meet people, feel safe and have the best time. And he has answered my prayers over and over. I don’t believe that means we wont at some point stay somewhere that we don’t love – but I know if I just ask him he is faithful to me. It is in my asking that I can see his faithfulness – giving me peace in tough situations, bringing us joy with beautiful new friends, providing protection when a car veers too close, and surrounding us with comfort when sadness breaks through.
Yet if I never ask, I will never be aware of how faithful He is.
