Summer Camp

This was the first year my kids have gone to Church Camp (mostly because I was asked to help and that required them coming along).  This was the SCCA Junior Camp for 3rd & 4th graders but all 4 kids LOVED it!  I was thankful it was only Sun thru Wed. as I'm getting too old for all that fun out in the heat.  I may have gone reluctantly but God got my heart right while at camp and blessed me by the opportunity to love on these kids.  I spent many years as a camper and I know how important those experiences, lessons and memories can be.

This is Boo with her new friend, Christian.  The first night she slept by me but then she moved her bed to be next to her.  It was great to see her making friends and seeing the other kids treat her as a peer instead of a little kid.  She did her fair share of memorizing verses for the team too.  The week's theme was "Believe it" and the lesson I had to teach was on Deborah (Judges 4:). 

Here is Goose with one of her many new friends, Shana.  She really has no trouble making friends and if anything, her struggle is juggling the demands of the other girls around her.  She's learning that you can't make everyone happy all the time.  That's difficult for one with a compassionate heart but a necessary lesson to learn.  Like the other kids, she was not ready for camp to end and is already planning for next summer.

The boys had a great time but as I wasn't allowed in their dorm, I don't have a picture of them for you.