Renewal

Marcus and I took a weekend off between church appointments for a little renewal time. We took Nora and the dog, Sojourner, on a camping trip to Assateague Island National Park. It was the best of both worlds for us because Marcus loves to camp and I love the beach. And it was wonderful to have down-time together as a family. The first morning, Nora woke us up at 4:15 a.m. and, realizing that she wasn't planning on going back to sleep, we packed up and headed for the beach to watch the sunrise. (Marcus and I have always said we wanted to do this, but never managed to get up early enough--aren't children great?!) It was a gorgeous morning--clear and cool--and there were none of the mosquitos on the beach that we had at the campsite. Marcus made coffee and we ate peaches and raisin bran...what a gift.

Anyway, here are some pictures: