Our family has a long history of trips. We lived in San Antonio, and in Houston for
several summers, Houston for a 15-month stretch, as well as a year in West
Point, NY, and 10 weeks in Frederick MD. We made trips to Yellowstone and Cru
staff training in Ft Collins, CO.
But, we did a lot of short trips to state parks, The Smokey
MTN national park, Gettysburg, and lots of other places. We wanted the
education, and we enjoyed seeing and learning. Late last summer we made a
“family trip” to Desoto State Park, near Gadsden, AL, and now we are at Cheaha
State Park, near Anniston. Though it is
a “family trip”, we have gone from 7 to three. Now it’s Andrew, Brenda and me
who are tripping.
We have spent a lot of money on these trips over the years,
but no individual trip was ever overly expensive because we had 5 kids, one
income, and had to live economically. For instance, we don’t eat out that much,
we NEVER buy souvenirs…you get the picture.
Once in Cheaha, except for eating out once, we spent our
time hiking or sitting by the super camp fire.
Nothing too exciting, nothing too expensive. But fun for us.
These trips, perhaps are a symbol of our thinking as a
family. We do stuff, we do it cheaply,
we enjoy the world that G^d created.
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