Vacation/Adventure Part II, Hiking
On our drive home, after camping at the ocean, we stopped at Franklin Falls for a short (only 2 miles roundtrip) but beautiful hike.
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Author: Kristen
Vacation … Adventure at Ocean Shores!
We stopped calling them vacations years ago as that word brings to mind unrealistic expectations of relaxation and peace, ha! With three sons and a large and slobbery dog, we like to focus on what we will for sure achieve on any family outing, an adventure!
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The Harrowing/Heartwarming Parent Moment of the Week
I am forced to utter several terrifying sentences, including but not limited to: “Theo, stop choking Brennan!” and “Brennan, don’t lick your brother’s feet!”
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The Masks We Wear
Perhaps this is part of why we as a people both hate masks and yet can be so quick to create masks for ourselves.
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Boy Quotes
Brennan–“The difference between glasses and no glasses [for me] is like the difference between regular yogurt and probiotic yogurt.”
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Image of God: you’ve got gray hair!
But you know what? It was a perfect illustration of how our value doesn’t come from our age or our hair color. We are God’s image bearers and are priceless to him. When the speaker asked if anyone knew Philippians 4:8 that same camper took a deep deep breath and shouted out the scripture word for word. Weather we are precocious or quiet, we are so very precious in God’s sight.
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The Boogie Man Boogie
How did a weird tangent during cabin discussion about the omnipresence of God lead to a scary story about the boogie man, morph into lots of dancing, briefly shine as a fairly accurate reflection of the speaker’s theme for the week, and then result in the camp’s winning skit?
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Atomic God Bomb: The Still Small Voice
We saw God work with incredible power this week. The power of an improbable coincidence followed by another improbable coincidence that was followed by five more, the power of the Spirit’s gentle nudge, the power of the cup of water given in Jesus name, the power of the still small voice.
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Staff Training 2021
As I sat in my writing chair doing cabin assignments, I heard the sound of an acoustic guitar on the hillside above our house.
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Five Ways to Prepare Your Child for Camp
Are your kids about to zoom off to summer camp but you’re not sure if they’re ready for a week away from home? Well, here are five things you can do to get them geared up and ready to go!
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