Getting closer!!

It does not seem like a year ago I was getting ready to move up to camp for my first year as Director of Camping Ministries! It was! In a little over I month I will pack up all my camp clothes, my stuff to survive and my kayak and head back up to Tamarack for my extended stay.

I am looking forward to working with everyone again.

What's Up at Camp Tamarack right now?
*Entering in all the registrations and sending back the confirmation letters.
*Trying to design and order new t-shirts and sweatshirts.
*Ordering canteen/craft barn supplies.
*The big one is lining up all the volunteers that we need for this to be a success! I am sending out a flier to all the Baptist churches in the area to help recruit, but I also wanted to post this here. If you know anyone that would be a great cabin leader please send them my why. We do want camp to be a success and there are many factors that go in to getting leaders set up. For example, the commission and I have come up with some guidelines:

For Primary, Middler and Junior camps, anyone in High School or older may volunteer to help.

For Junior High we would like leaders that have been out of High School for at least a year.

For Senior High we would like leaders that are 21 and older. 

There are exceptions and it is up to the weekly Directors to decide if someone is a good fit.

Our Jr. High and Sr. High camps are short on cabin leaders so let your family and friends know!

We also had some excitement on our farm last weekend and I leave you with a picture of our new litter of baby kitties to celebrate spring!

Sometimes I get down

Some lyrics from "Get Down" by Audio Adrenaline - 
To live your life you've got to lose it
And all the losers get a crown

(Here is a link to the song if you want to hear the whole thing: http://youtu.be/xnggiwaLqH0)

Lately, I have been down. Maybe it is because warmer weather and sun are not here yet. Maybe it is still a little bit of Seasonal Affective Disorder. I think this time, I am still grieving from leaving my old job of 18 years. It has been about year and I miss the day to day routine. I miss the consistency of the people I worked with each day. I miss the stability of knowing what my paycheck was each week. I miss the opportunities I had like travel and being asked to speak or train at conferences. I miss knowing I was good at what I did. 

Last night I was doing some research for a sermon I am giving this month. The topic is camping so I was reading Numbers 9:15-23 and an analysis I did for my Hebrew Bible class. The Israelites were about a year into the desert and wanted to go back to Egypt. They wanted to go back to what they knew - even though they were slaves and weren't treated well. Going forward was scary. Going forward though led to the Promised Land. They still complained about the food, the water, the travel and probably many other things. That is what I have been doing lately, complaining about what I miss - the schedule, the stability, the travel - even though I was stressed beyond belief and was asked to do things I wasn't comfortable with. 

I need to look forward. I need to follow the cloud and pillar God has placed before me. I need to remember there is a reason I am on this path - even though I don't understand it all the time and I need to remember God will provide. I am sure I will still complain :-), but I need to move forward and not look backwards thinking that Egypt was better when I know in my heart it wasn't.

When I get down - He lifts me up!