Camp Bighorn Day 55 8/13/2010

Camp Bighorn Day 55 8/13/2010

My final full day at Camp Bighorn be like any other day. I woke up at 7:15 am. We all gathered in the lodge for devotions at 7:30 am. After devotions we all gathered for announcements. After announcements I headed back to my cabin to get ready for the day. When I was ready for the day I headed to the office for our administration team meeting. In the meeting we talked about what everyone would be doing during the day. We ended the meeting with a time of prayer. After the meeting I got the mail out and then headed to the lodge to get some breakfast. We all enjoyed some great food and fellowship around the tables. It was fun to catch up with people and hear what they had planned for the day. After breakfast I talked with Janelle. We talked about going to the Circle for ice cream after lunch. When we finished talking I headed to the office to see what was going on there. I got the mail sorted and distributed. I checked some things on my computer. I checked e-mail and facebook. I covered the phones. I talked with people in the office. I was in and out of the office until lunchtime. I got permission from Jeremy and Sarah to go in to Plains for a while in the afternoon. We all gathered in the lodge for lunch. It was fun to hear about what some people had been up to all morning. After lunch I caught up with Janelle and we decided to go get ice cream at around 3:00 pm. I went back to the office for a little while to take care of some things. Janelle and I headed into town at around 3:00 pm. We had a good talk driving into Plains. We stopped at the store to get something’s for the kitchen at camp. When we finished at the store we headed to the Circle to get some ice cream. We had a good time. It was fun to hang out and talk with Janelle for a while. She is a very good friend. We had a good talk. When we finished at the Circle we headed back to camp. We got back to camp at around 5:00 pm. When we got back I headed into the office to see what was going on there. Jeremy and Sarah left a little while after I got back. I was heading to my cabin to take a nap when Ruben found me and said my Dad was on the phone for me in the office. I was a little surprised that my Dad would be calling at that time. I got on the phone and my Dad told me he had some shocking news. The news was that he had just had a cardiologist appointment and after an echocardiogram they discovered that he had an aneurism on his ascending aorta. He was told to get to the hospital ASAP. He was driving home when he called me. We talked about how serious his condition was. He was told that if he was not in the hospital and the aneurism burst he would die. He told me he was going home to meet my mom and then they would be going to the hospital. I was shocked and scared by the news that my dad had this major issue. Before I got off the phone I told my dad to call me back if there was anymore news. When I heard all of this all I wanted to do was go home. Suddenly I felt like I was really far away from my parents in their time of need. When I got off the phone I talked with people around camp and told them the news about my dad. I talked with Tom and Terry Collins first. It was nice to know that so many people at camp were praying for my dad and my family. I called my mom a little while later. Mom and Dad were still home when I called. They did not get to the hospital until later that afternoon. I was already making plans to go home at this point. My mom did not want me to come home that night me because I was to emotional to drive safely. She told me to stay at camp for the night and decide what to do next in the morning. We all gathered in the lodge for dinner. The rest of the night is a bit of a blur because I was having trouble focusing on anything at camp. After dinner I got a soda and listened to music on my Ipod for a while. It was nice to just sit and listen to music and think and pray for a while. I listened to my dad and my aunt Fran sing and play the piano. Listening to that music made me feel closer to my dad. After I listened to music for a while I talked with people around camp. I told Trina and several others about my dad. They all said they would be praying for us. I talked with Trina for a while. She prayed for my dad and my family. Then I headed into the lodge. I told some more people about my dad. Jocelyn and several other girls gathered around and prayed for me and my family. It was nice to know that people were praying for my family. When we finished praying we talked a little longer then I headed to my cabin to get some sleep. I went to sleep thinking about what was in store the next day. More on that later…