Where do we go!

We felt like we needed to get away on a saturday road trip... if i haven't filled up my coffee thermos in a while, it's time.

So, it was time! 

We talked together at the dinner table, and decided to pray and see if the Lord would show us anything.  So we did.

Very Important Side Note: we had just read about how God spoke to Abraham and asked him leave his home town and go... somewhere. 

So we prayed and waited on the Lord for a couple minutes.  During that time i (cory) saw a river flowing over some rocks... so as we talked about what what the Lord could be saying, BJ suggested Whitewater River (about 45 mins away)... although that dive hardly justifies a thermos, i couldn't deny that it seemed that the Lord was in it.

Fast Forward... We're now in Whitewater, looking for a place to have lunch, instead of just using a picnic table like normal people, we decide to follow a path through some trees... all 6 of us, with the dog, and armfuls of stuff.  But after a few minutes things start to change. Trees shrink into bushes, cool shade turns into desert sun, and our expectant attitudes vanish, leaving six sweaty people and one thirsty dog!  We send out a couple of scouts, the report: more rocks, no shade!

Then all of a sudden i realize what's going on.  We had been wondering what Abraham felt when he was asked to go without knowing where he would end up and then asked the Lord to plan our Saturday trip.  The Lord took us on a field trip!  We were Abraham... told to go somewhere, the promise of a refreshing river, now that journey has brought us out in the desert sun looking for shade.  What a lesson for the kids (and the grown ups), trusting and following the Lord is right, but not always easy! 

We retreated to the shady picnic tables, and regrouped.  Then on our way out, we found the spot the Lord had shown us...the river flowing over the rocks!  We all played in the water for the rest of our afternoon.  It was so awesome... except when Adri went over the rapids on her backside... chasing a frog.  But even that couldn't spoil such a God given Adventure!