Camping

I’m working on getting my husband to go camping. He has wanted to do it but hasn’t gone in years. He is very stressed right now. I am, too, but in a different way than he is. I would love to go on a wilderness adventure. But my wilderness adventures require normal homes, not tents. I can go get dirty during the day, but only so long as I have a hot shower and clean space in which to walk around and relax at night. And no, a tidy tent and campground do not count as a clean space. Nope.

I’m working on my ability to do camping. I wish I were comfortable with it. Especially since it’s so affordable. And we already have just about everything awesome we could need or want for camping. And since I want to go experience nature better and stay in all the state and national parks and all… Anyway.

The point is that I want my husband to get to go enjoy camping and relaxation in nature, even if I can’t. Especially right now, when he is so terribly stressed.

God, help us to sort through all of this beautifully and clearly. Guide us clearly at each step and help us to be the people you call us to be, our best selves. Grant us the lives you have set in our hearts. Keep us safe and make us well, please. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2025