Life

Praise the Lord for my mental health! That's a weird way to start, but there have been a couple of things lately that have really gotten me thinking. What makes a person so paranoid that they beat their roommate senseless with a hot iron? What can cause a person to have so little hope in the world that they jump off a second tier stadium seat to their death, thinking that it is the only option they have? I know I'm a little nuts, but neither of these things have ever crossed my mind. How many times a day do I walk past someone who is internally dealing with the same kind of issues as these? Sometimes I think that I'm so absorbed in my own little bubble that I miss the many opportunities God gives me to just take a minute to smile at someone I pass or take a minute to help a stranger in need. Who knows, maybe I could brighten their day just a little. How many times does God just want to whack me over the head and say, hey! pay attention here, I'm trying to show you something? He must get so frustrated with me. Yet He never gives up on me. We have one amazing God!

Camping

We had been waiting all summer for this past weekend. The second annual camping trip with three other couples. It's one of the highlights of the whole summer. So it finally came, and we packed up and headed to Pokagon to camp. This year, we would not be the only ones without a dog, but one of the two couples actually bringing a dog. All went well in that respect. Mugsy behaved and didn't even bark at night. He did growl once, but soon was quiet. I was so proud!!
There was a repeat event from last year however. That would be the rain! Yes, that's right, both years we have gone, it has rained all weekend. This means huddling under the two canopies we have along, trying to keep the dogs from getting too muddy (fat chance), slapping at the mosquitos that have taken up residence on your body, and shivering just hoping it will end soon. On Saturday night, we heard that we were officially in the red area on the radar with yellow stretching back to South Bend. No end to the rain in sight. Chance of hail. So we packed up all our stuff in the pouring rain and headed home a day early. Boy was I exhausted.
All in all, we had fun seeing the other couples again, however, I'm beginning to think that next time we should plan an indoor activity with those couples. :)