Inspiration

It is such a beautiful morning! The temperature is cooler than it has been in a couple of months and there is a wonderful breeze that carries a hint of fall.

Fall is one of my favorite seasons but this year the joy I feel is tinged by a little sadness because I know that fall will bring the close of the camping season. We have really enjoyed meeting and getting to know all the campers who have stayed with us this summer and will miss them when the weather turns cold.

There is one camper who stayed with us on her way through this weekend who really stands out. She only stayed one night but the conversations I had with her will stay with me forever. The memory is so much on mind that I just have to share it with you.

She came in Saturday afternoon and needed a little help setting up so I went out to help her. Once she got settled into her site we started talking. She and her husband had always traveled together until he passed eight years ago. At that time her first thought was that she wouldn’t be able to travel without him but she enjoyed traveling and didn’t want to give it up.

She bought a Class C motor home about the size of a small school bus and started traveling with her little dog. She lives in south Texas right on the Mexico border and had been out about two months on this trip traveling to Wisconsin and Tennessee stopping to visit friends and family along the way.

This may not seem like a big deal to some people but this woman is now 78 years old and lets nothing keep her from doing the things she wants to do. How many people do you know never do things they would enjoy because of their age, fear of the unknown or the fact that they have no one to do things with? Life is what you make it and I hope I am able to follow in her footsteps. She is truly inspiring!