Of Camp and Cookies

Camp has been a busy place these last few weeks. We have had 7 different groups here since Christmas break and it is fun to hear the different noise that each group makes as I sit in the office. For example, right now we are hosting a band camp, so I feel like there is a soundtrack to life playing along as I write. Well, that or the theme song to Pirates of the Caribbean (which I guess isn't really applicable to being a soundtrack to my life...thankfully!) Last week I had the opportunity to sit in on one of the worship sessions a grad group was having. It was a wonderful reminder of why I love camp work so much. The speaker for the group was Randy Carter, who spoke at several of the Sr. High retreats I had attended at Evergreen. As he spoke I was reminded of the impact that a few days at camp can have. It is easy here to get caught up in office work, cleaning, and all the little daily tasks that keep this place running without stopping to think of all that is happening with the youth that are here. They are why we do these jobs and the impact that just a few days here can have is huge, and even if the memories fade into a positive thought of that retreat I had at camp once, it is worth it!
...well my life inspiring music has now turned into individual practice, so now all I hear is a lot of playing around on drums without much rhyme or reason...
This past weekend was a restful one for us and we hung around home for the most part. The groups that we had in over the weekend put us at max capacity, so instead of joining everyone for lunch as per usual, we stayed in and ate at home. Kind of a nice change of pace. Saturday afternoon I needed to bake some squares for a worship night here at camp, so I did...then I baked another pan of squares, choc. chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, and apple cinnamon muffins....so we will not go hungry anytime soon and will probably be looking a little more round by the time you see us again! The first couple pans of squares were served last night, so that should help some. We had a worship group from Providence College come out for the evening and put on a worship night. We invited the churches from the surrounding towns and had around 40 people come out. It was fun to bring people in from the area and visit for an evening! And I think that is about all for right now!
Oh wait, it is -30 here once again....brrrr.....