It's Over

So my week of Cabin Leading is almost over.  I am sitting in the Center watching a movie with the campers who are waiting for their parents to come pick them up.  Two of my campers are still here.  Their mom should be here soon, but I thought I would update you on the week while I wait.

I had nine girls this week.  Five of them new each other so that was nice.  Two others came together and I had two who came by themselves.  Amazingly they all got along very well.  I was kinda worried at the beginning of the week but by the end of the second day we were doing very well.  The first few days were kinda dreary, rainy and cold, but Wednesday was finally warm and sunny again.  We went to the waterfront, the pool, went down the slide, I even got to blob a few of my girls.  Now THAT was fun!! My girls went so high!!!!  we had a blast together.

What was even more cool is that the girls all really payed attention during chapel and participated in group discussions and quiet time.  It was really neat to see things click with some of the girls as the week went on.  The speaker was amazing!  He did a great job of talking on their level, using words and concepts Jr. Highers understand.  Some of the girls realized for the first time how important it is to read the Bible on a regular basis.   I tried to give them some tools/ways to read the Bible after they went back home.  Some of the girls go to my church so I will be able to check up on them quite often.

My prayer is that these girls would not forget what they have learned this week.  I know that God is the only one who can change these girls and make sure that the changes stick.  All I can do now is leave it in God's hands.  I can pray though.  I will continue to pray for them that they stay connected to God.  

I am very tired, but it is a good tired.  However, I will be very happy to get some sleep in my own bed tonight.  Very excited!  I am so grateful that God gave me this opportunity to Cabin Lead.  I know I learned a lot!  I will tell you some other time in another post.  But right now, we are getting to a good part of the movie so I will let you go!

A Real Camp Wife Experience

So here is a story about something that completely fits the title of my blog.  Today I was working in the Office at Camp on the summer staff work schedule, and my husband comes into my office and asks me if I want to be a Cabin Leader for the next week of camp.  Apparently they are short female cabin leaders and I have the week off from watching the kids, so I am actually able to do this!  I thought my cabin leading days were over and now they aren't!!!!!  I am super excited!  If I hadn't gotten married and moved to Camp, I probably wouldn't be able to cabin lead at all, so I am extremely excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So Life As A Camp Wife gets me the opportunity to Cabin Lead!!!!!

My husband is directing this camp so I know it will be stressful for him, but I am excited because I can let him know how things went from an insider perspective.  As Camp employees it is easy to look at a camp and say "that went well" without knowing how the week actually went.  But Campers and Cabin Leaders give a different view of the week.  They are the ones who will tell you if the week was effective, if they enjoyed it, if the understood the lessons and things.  It is their stories that give you the true success of a camp.
I am pretty sure I will be wiped at the end of the week, but it will be worth it.  Cabin Leading is always worth it.