Alright everyone, the camping season is literally days away and I am already tired :-)
Last weekend was the mini-mission weekend and most of my family came up to help. It was nice to see everyone's talents being used! My dad helped clean and may come back up this summer to help paint. My mom helped with organizing the craft barn, canteen (new t-shirts are in!) and cooking. Emma took over the dishwasher in the kitchen and even trained another volunteer on what to do. My husband came up too for a little while and did some plumbing work on the Director's cabin.
The other people that volunteered were amazing! Many hands make light work. We didn't have too many hands, but the work was definitely lighter overall and it takes things off the to do list for Mark and Deb.
Thank you to all who came up and shared their talents!
This is my last day in the office and I am trying to tie up loose ends. I read a devotional this morning and the verse really stuck with me:
And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work He had done for Israel. Judges 2:10
This is what Camp Tamarack is all about! If you aren't a part of Camp Tamarack - you are an honorary camper just by reading this blog in my opinion - this is what witnessing is all about.
Emma and I had long talk in the car up to Camp about what it means to witness and I know there are many different approaches, but for her I said it was about walking the talk and showing others we are trying to be good Christians even though we don't always get it right. At least we are trying. We don't want anyone to forget God's goodness and we want to show those who haven't seen it how good God is.
In Judges it took a few generations for people to forget, during our time on this earth, let's see if we can help people to remember!
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Continuing the Journey
It seems like I just started this blog and this new role for Camp Tamarack and in about 2 weeks I will be moving up to camp for the summer. The past few months have flown by and I have learned a lot already - I am sure there is more to come!
Recently I watched the movie "The Book of Eli" with Denzel Washington. He is in a post apocalyptic world and has a very sacred possession. He is told to walk west by a voice and he did it. He didn't know what he was walking towards, only that a divine providence was leading him. Being that this is a post apocalyptic world you can imagine the journey wasn't easy. He needed to find food, shelter and ran into evil forces as he tried to move west. In about 100 minutes the story wrapped up and the quest was completed, but this got me to thinking. We all start journeys and are pushed and prodded along the way and run in to road bumps and blockades. The trick is to not give up, to continue forward knowing there is a destination...sometimes without knowing what it is!
I feel this camp season and this job is a journey and one that maybe I needed more prodding than normal to take on for various reasons, but I am here and excited to see what happens! I hope you will all stay with me during the journey :-)
Recently I watched the movie "The Book of Eli" with Denzel Washington. He is in a post apocalyptic world and has a very sacred possession. He is told to walk west by a voice and he did it. He didn't know what he was walking towards, only that a divine providence was leading him. Being that this is a post apocalyptic world you can imagine the journey wasn't easy. He needed to find food, shelter and ran into evil forces as he tried to move west. In about 100 minutes the story wrapped up and the quest was completed, but this got me to thinking. We all start journeys and are pushed and prodded along the way and run in to road bumps and blockades. The trick is to not give up, to continue forward knowing there is a destination...sometimes without knowing what it is!
I feel this camp season and this job is a journey and one that maybe I needed more prodding than normal to take on for various reasons, but I am here and excited to see what happens! I hope you will all stay with me during the journey :-)
Monday, May 7, 2012
Staying connected
Psalm 46:10
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.
Yesterday in church Pastor Karen talked about connections. Our passage was John 15:1-8. We had a reminder that we are connected to the vine, but it isn't always easy as some are pruned back to help facilitate more growth and some are pruned off as they are not productive at all.
I spent a lot of last night and today thinking about connections. I thought about friends, I thought about co-workers, I thought about family, I thought about places and so on. In class this past weekend we talked about the Hebrew idea of heaven...there isn't one. The legacy and connection is your family and the generations to come. That is why stories are so important and making sure things and people are remembered.
When I travel, I don't buy a lot of "stuff". I don't need more "stuff". Instead, I take a lot of pictures. I want to remember the time I spent there and when I look at those pictures I am connected to a different time and place.
Since this is about Camp Tamarack and I have heard from several people the last few months about how disappointed they are that they can't come to camp this year for one reason or another...my question is where else do you feel connected to God?
I feel connected watching my daughter play and learn, I feel connected with family, I feel connected in the barn as I work and talk with the animals, I feel connected when I sit in the beautiful space at Green Lake Federated, I feel connected on the water. I truly feel connected when I take the time to just be and breathe in where I am and breathe out where I was.
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.
Yesterday in church Pastor Karen talked about connections. Our passage was John 15:1-8. We had a reminder that we are connected to the vine, but it isn't always easy as some are pruned back to help facilitate more growth and some are pruned off as they are not productive at all.
I spent a lot of last night and today thinking about connections. I thought about friends, I thought about co-workers, I thought about family, I thought about places and so on. In class this past weekend we talked about the Hebrew idea of heaven...there isn't one. The legacy and connection is your family and the generations to come. That is why stories are so important and making sure things and people are remembered.
When I travel, I don't buy a lot of "stuff". I don't need more "stuff". Instead, I take a lot of pictures. I want to remember the time I spent there and when I look at those pictures I am connected to a different time and place.
Since this is about Camp Tamarack and I have heard from several people the last few months about how disappointed they are that they can't come to camp this year for one reason or another...my question is where else do you feel connected to God?
I feel connected watching my daughter play and learn, I feel connected with family, I feel connected in the barn as I work and talk with the animals, I feel connected when I sit in the beautiful space at Green Lake Federated, I feel connected on the water. I truly feel connected when I take the time to just be and breathe in where I am and breathe out where I was.
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