Over Memorial Day weekend the family and I packed up and headed east to the mountains. Camping. Since I was out voted 5 to 1 I felt like I had not choice but to go and since this would only be the second time I have camped in 2 years I couldn't complain. Camping is not my first choice of activites but the rest of my family loves it.
On the way to our campsite we stopped off for dinner and found a Big Lot's next door. We stopped in Big Lots and my husband found a 2 person blow up boat. Knowing that our campsite was right on the lake we couldn't pass it up. We had every nook of my car crammed with stuff. I wasn't sure where we would put this boat but we found room and off we went. It was late when we got to our campsite. We finally got set up and the kids fished for a bit and before we knew it we were off to bed.
I woke from my first night of sleep to a quacking duck. I couldn't help but wonder where her alarm clock was because I was sure people didn't wake at this hour. Especially people who had to set up camp in the dark. It wasn't long before everyone was up and out of the tent and I just layed in the air bed hoping for a few more hours of sleep. My husband came back to tell me the "noise" was a mama duck and her babies and YES she was right by the tent at one point. Until, we came out and scared her away.
I spent much of the day looking for mama and her babies. I wanted to see the little ducks. I was not successful in seeing mama duck and her babies on the first day. BUT I did make a new friend. She decided that when we cooked she wanted to come to dinner. It seemed like every time we started the grill our new friend headed for our campsite. She would take food right out of your hand but hiss at you the whole time. I decided she must be a teenager because of the attitude. :)
The rest of the day was spent just enjoying doing whatever we wanted. I read my new book and everyone else enjoyed nature. I was still on a quest to see mama duck and her babies. The next morning we woke to quacking but she was further away. Still no mama duck in sight. Later that afternoon my daughter and husband start telling me LOOK, LOOK, LOOK MOM. I couldn't see what they were wanting me to look at, until I turned around. I turned around to see mama duck and her babies taking a bath in the little stream by our campsite. Quickly I shoved the camera at one of my family members and I found the bread so I could feed them.
I enjoyed feeding mama and her babies and seeing them interact with each other. What I didn't expect was to get a lesson from God. As I watched mama duck and her babies depart that day, I noticed that they left without fuss or any arguing. When mama decided it was time to go the little babies fell in line and off they went. When God tries to get me in line and move me to another adventure I often put my feet in the sand and say "Are you sure you have the right person? Did you really mean that for me Lord?" I ask a ton of questions instead of just being obedient and follow where God wants me to go.
I also made the observation that God may be trying to push me out of the nest so to speak. One of my best girlfriends is getting ready to have a baby. I LOVE BABIES but that means that our friendship will change. The frequent phone calls may not be as frequent. That doesn't mean we won't still be best friends it just means that for a while things will be different. Ever since I came to Fort Bragg I have complained and whinned about not having friends here like I did at Fort Campbell. But other than a few activities with the kids and meeting some friends there, I haven't really done much to find any new friends. I haven't stepped out of my comfort zone to make new friends. While I know my BFF is so excited about her baby and the new miracle of life, and I am super excited for them-I get all the fun and none of the mess, I can't help but think that God is using this to help push me past the comfort zone of phone a friend.
In the next few weeks I am going to remain open to the things that God wants me to do. I'm going to try to just follow the Lord and not question His reason or why. Afterall, I'm in much better shape when He is leading the way instead of myself.
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