This past weekend I had the adventure of a lifetime (or at least it was the adventure of my lifetime here in El Paso). I went camping!
Now, it's not what probably comes to mind. We weren't in tents in the middle of the desert surviving dust storms. We went to a cabin in the middle of a forested mountainous area. It was beautiful. After a year in the desert, you get used to it. Smelling the scent of pines, seeing the sun rise to melt the frost in the morning, and eating off a fire was such a change from the everyday life. What a blessing!
Along with the blessing of being out in nature, there was also the added blessing of the people I was with. You see, I had been invited along on a youth retreat, so I was in the company of a whole bunch of young people. The contrast between my responsibilities as a midwife and my responsibilities on this trip with the youth was so drastic! After a year of midwifery studies, what a much needed reminder of the diversity that can be had in life. What a reminder of life outside of school!
God is good!
almost makes you feel young, eh?
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