10 Second Tidy

When I was little, bu favorite TV show in the world was The Big Comfy Couch. My friend Elisabeth and I would watch every chance we got. We would clock stretch with her, laugh at her silly adventures, and be in awe at the end of the episode when she go the whole room cleaned up in 10 seconds. I wish clean up was always that easy!

Since our half way point, time has flown. Our Admin Queen, Alana, left (setting us up for success but also leaving us all with a little more to do). We had a few interns and staff members who had to take a little time off for various reasons and I managed to catch every little cold and bug that came through camp. With that being said, I'm going to give you all the 10-second review of the second half of our summer.

It was hot.
We watered kids with a sprinkler.
Intern pool party hosted by the FOR admin team was a success!
The talent show was amazing.
It was hot.
There were lots of hugs and smiles.
There was a lot of tattling and bickering.
It felt like family.
It was hot.
Westminster was fantastic.
We love the pool.
They cried the last day of camp.
We finished.

It has been a whirlwind of a summer. The heat this year added challenges we haven't faced in past years. Our interns and staff were the perfect picks for the campers we had and I can't thank God enough for all the different groups of people that come together to make camp happen. Camp is a place where to be lame is cool, to be cool is lame, and where we all can be ourselves without having to worry too much about what other people think. That's what I love about camp. Silly walks, un-funny jokes, crazy dance moves, and that ability to peel and orange with one hand are all skills we can appreciate and celebrate together.

It's been a great summer, but now it's time to rest. As we send our interns back to where they came from and we all hit back-to-school life, pray for us. Pray for relationships to continue to grow, for us to process our experiences from the summer well, and to keep working to see the Kingdom of God grow.

After a week of vacation and sending my little sister to college, look forward to more specific stories about how much I miss camp.