Today is a new day

I’m sitting in our caravan annexe. The walls are billowing in and out, I can feel the power of the wind that’s streaking through the valley we are camped in, smoke from the camp fire is wafting past the canvas door, but I’m comfortable inside our little shelter.

I resisted a caravan for a very long time. Then after one outing, I decided I liked it. But … we came away a couple of times and had to hunker down in the caravan because the wind was so fierce or the weather changed suddenly from sunshine to rain. That was no fun at all. So maybe I wasn’t so keen on the caravan and camping.

When Ross suggested an annexe, I shrugged. Would that make a difference? He went ahead and ordered one despite my lack of enthusiasm. And here we are now, comfortable in the annexe while the wind tries every whichway to make our couple of days away miserable. It’s not working! It’s been a glorious day despite the wind, and I’ve achieved what I wanted today - to rest a bit, relax, read, pray … we’ve cooked breakfast over the camp fire, had multiple cups of tea, chatted about this and that, and as I write I breathe a sigh of thanks.

It’s a good reminder to me to be grateful - even when things seem a bit hard, a bit too challenging, a bit overwhelming, or just a bit annoying! It’s often in these times we rise to the occasion and come up with solutions that can make a difference :).