What I Know To Be True

Hello Hello. So good to be back. I hope everyone had a great week.

I spent the last 5 days in the Utah Mountains. At Girl's Camp. It was a great experience, but I am really glad to be home. As a leader, our days started at 4:30 and ended about 12:30. No vacation, that's for sure. Although it was to teach the girls, I always end up learning a lot.

Camp reminded me that...

1. There is a God.

How else do you explain the mountains, the stars, the lake, and the sun rise.

2. Our Youth are Good.

Youth get a bad rap. There are teenagers out there causing problems and wreaking havoc. But, there are more young people trying to be strong, smart, confident, and hard workers. They dream big.

3. God Made Dirt and Dirt Don't Hurt

You can go 5 days, without a shower, living in dirt, and survive. Although, I don't recommend it.

4. Girls will always be girls.

12-18 or 30-60. We have the same insecurities, the same dreams, and put us together and we still stay up late talking and giggling.

5. A Mother's job is never done.

It doesn't matter how far away I am from my family, my mind never leaves them. As I juggled my responsibilities at camp, my mind was still running through the minute by minute details of my family. I thought about how work was going for my husband, how our son's piano lesson was going, hoped they remembered their goggles for swimming, and prayed they got good nights sleep.

6. You love them like your own.

We are taught that when you serve others, you come to love them. My family just grew by 250, all girls.

7. All families have problems.

Some are just easier to hide than others.

8. Nothing is better than a welcome home hug.

No explanation needed.

9. Fancy sleeping bags are overrated.

I still prefer the big old sleeping bags. Plaid, puffy, and wide.

10. There is no recovery period.

I relearn this lesson every time I come home. You don't get to come home and rest, recover, unpack and relax. Nope, it's right back to being a mom.

11. Service (especially church service) and Motherhood can get complicated. 

This is a post for another time. When I have the guts to write it.  

12. Hot showers fix most things.

No explanation needed.

HAPPY MONDAY.

WHAT IS ON THE AGENDA FOR YOUR FAMILY THIS WEEK?

Till Then....

I sure am going to miss those eyes.  

In about 5, make that 4 hours I leave for Girl's Camp. I get to help take 250 girls ages 12-18 to camp until Saturday. Pray for me will you.

It will be a great experience, once I get there. I have decided that more stress comes from making sure my husband and kids are taken care of then planning the actual camp. They have meals ready, clothes clean and in their drawers, and schedules written out. Plus I have a wonderful husband who can handle what ever comes his way this week, and parents close by that take great care of our kids when I am gone and my husband is at work.

I had intended to have posts waiting on auto publish, but it just didn't happen. So, until Monday, have a great week, a great weekend, and enjoy your family, and a hot shower for me. Because where I am going, there are not showers, let alone hot ones.

ANYONE ELSE HEADED TO CAMP THIS SUMMER?

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