Thank you all so much for your comments about the camper makeover...
and thank you for your prayers and blessings... I kept thinking
of all the things I wanted to share with you along the way... so here goes!
We left Thursday late morning... we were so excited!!
We hadn't made it very far when our brakes began to make noises... yikes!
My husband assured me we were fine... which we were... but being a girl...
I couldn't help myself and confess a bit (or boatload) of fear off and on.
It was a little unnerving at times but God kept reminding me of my husband's
mechanical know how... and He also reminded me of how many of you were
praying and that He had heard every prayer!! Thankfully faith won out!!
We arrived safe and sound at Lake Billy Chinook, Oregon early evening and
it was already getting chilly so I set the table for having our first company...
sister-in-law Cindy and her hubby Kerry... over for dinner! We also
celebrated Kerry's birthday that night... so thankful to have them in our lives.
Can you believe it???? We awoke Friday morning to SNOW on the ground!!
Laughable for sure!! God's sense of humor I think!! But oh my goodness...
were we ever thankful and glad to be in our toasty warm camper
and not in a tent!! Thank You Jesus!!
I spent my mornings inside the camper staying warm... reading and arting
or just hanging out with Cindy... while the deer grazed in the field outside
the dining room window.
Thankfully the snow was momentary and the days warmed enough to enjoy
being outside. Kerry got sick with a stomach flu so we stayed close to the
campground but each day Cindy and I took walks near and around the camp-
ground delighting in God's handiwork. Above is Mt. Jefferson... to the east...
This is Mt. Hood to the north...
And the northern mountain of the Three Sisters just south of Mt. Jefferson.
These mountains are majestic and speak of the majesty of a mighty God!
From the hugeness of the mountains to the intricacy of a blossom... I love
exploring close up and I was on the search for patterns and texture in nature...
seeking to truly see God created designs and exquisite repeat patterns...
and they are everywhere around us if we take the time to stop and look close.
I may not be able to name them... but I love examining their layers...
or delighting in the silhouette of their needles against the sky.
From the odd looking but fascinating...
to the delicate and delightful.
Sadly... between freezing temps, windy weather and Kerry not feeling well...
the guys never got to take the boat out on the water and no fish were caught
but.. Kerry got to feeling better, we had safe travels, LOTS of LAUGHTER and
GOOD FOOD... so we all agreed that we had a GREAT TIME...
and it will forever be a fun and fond memory of our very first God Adventure
in our new home away from home.
Thanks for coming along and letting me share my adventure with you!!
I pray that today... wherever you are that you will stop and take a close up
look at the beauty of God's creativity in nature... a flower, a leaf, a budding
branch... and be in awe if only for a moment... beholding the glory of His
handiwork and thanking Him for sharing His beauty with us.
And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground--trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. Genesis 2:9
xoxoxo
Karla