Just for fun

At first I was hesitant on blogging this because it wasn't really "ministry related."  But then I thought- Oh yes it is.  We are sitting at 3 week before we leave and we are super busy.  Busy with ministry stuff to iron out and busy with lots of "last hoo-rah's".  So today I'm blogging about my last "hoo-rah" with my best friend, Joy.  I met Joy the same summer I met my husband.  It is ridiculous how much alike we are- you would think we would get tired of being around each other.... no chance.  We love growing in God's love - together! 

I left T-ville Thursday  evening to start our wild wilderness weekend in Boone, NC.  We willingly went to fight bugs, rain, bears (not), attack cows (fo real!), and the dark. 

That's right- we went camping... just the 2 of us.  It was so much fun!  At the end of our time together, our number one question was: why in the world hadn't we done this before??  We hiked (and napped along the way)  for over 5 hours Friday after setting up camp (FYI: tent stakes are a great idea to ACTUALLY TAKE along- it makes setting up the tent way easier.  But good ol' quick thinkin' Joy found some rocks and sticks which worked rather well.)   

   

We thought we were being super rugged- cooking on our alcohol stove.  Yes sir'ee, we had rice and popcorn.  Go ahead and laugh, but we were about to bust!  After dinner, we read exerts of a book about missions in the 21st century.  When God turned out the lights, we realized- we had no other source except our camera.  So naturally- we crawled in our tent, curled up in our sleeping bags and began taking photos whilst laughing our heads off.  I know it's impossible to enjoy these as much as we did, but if you have time please try- just for fun!