Camp Bighorn Day 36 7/25/2010

Camp Bighorn Day 36 7/25/2010

The adventure continues. I woke up at 8:00 am. I got cleaned up and ready for the day. Then it was time for breakfast. We all gathered in the lodge for some great food and fellowship. We had cinnamon rolls for breakfast. They were wonderful. After breakfast I finished getting ready for church. I went through the reading in my devotional book for the day. When I finished my devotions it was time to leave for church. I drove my truck and followed the vans to the CMA church. We got to church at 10:45 am. I really enjoy the CMA church. A lot of people from Bighorn attend. The service was really great. The message and the music were both very good. The pastor who was preaching that day switched up the order of the service. So the sermon was first and the music was at the end of the service. I liked that a lot. I like having music after the sermon. It closes out the service very well. After church I headed back to camp. I stopped at the gas station to fill up my truck with gas. When I finished at the gas station I headed back to camp. I got back to camp at around 12:30 pm. I headed to the lodge to help get lunch ready. I helped in the kitchen until lunch time. I helped make the dough for the cornbread for dinner. Then it was time for lunch. We all gathered for some great food and fellowship. It was nice to catch up with some people. After lunch Mindy and I got permission to leave camp. We drove to St Regis and wandered around there for a while. We went to some of the shops in town. Then we headed to Missoula to do some shopping. When we got there we went to Best buy and looked around in there for a while. Mindy was looking for a new laptop computer. She talked with a sales person about what kind of computer would work best for her. I looked around the store for a while. Then we left and went to Staples and looked around in there for a while. I found a car charger for my iPod. I have needed on for a while. It will be nice to be able to listen to my iPod in my car. We left Staples and headed to Barnes and Noble. We wandered around in the store for a while. I had not been to Barnes and Noble for a while. It was nice to wander around in there for a while. I found and bought a box of thank you notes. I should mention that Mindy was on her cell phone pretty much the whole afternoon. We don’t get cell phone coverage at camp. So she was returning messages and calling people while she could. When we finished at Barnes and Noble we headed Wal Mart to pick up some things. When we finished there we headed to McDonalds for dinner. I had not eaten at McDonalds since I have been at camp. When we finished dinner we headed back to camp. Mindy called camp when we got to McDonalds to let someone there know that we would not be back for dinner. We had a fun afternoon. It was fun to hang out with Mindy for a while. We got back to camp at about 9:30 pm. I headed to the office to check some things on my computer. Then I went to my cabin to get my phone card. I came back to the office to call my parents. We had a really good talk. My mom told me about a family crisis that came to a head this weekend. Everyone involved is doing much better and getting back on track. Praise God. He is doing a great work in the lives of those involved. After I talked with my parents for a while I got off the phone and headed to bed. I went to bed thinking about what was in store for all of us in the next few days. More on that later…

Camp Bighorn Day 35 7/24/2010

Camp Bighorn Day 35 7/24/2010

The adventure continues. I woke up at 9:00 am. It was nice to sleep in a bit on my day off. I got the mail out before breakfast. We all gathered in the lodge for some food and fellowship around the tables. After breakfast I came into the office and worked at my computer for a while. I waited for the mail to arrive. I checked e-mail and facebook. I played some games on my computer. I hung around the office until about noon. I headed back to my cabin to get cleaned up and ready for the day. When I was ready for the day I went through the reading for the day in my devotional book. I am enjoying the readings in the devotional book. Then it was time for lunch. We all gathered in the lodge for some food and fellowship. It was fun to hear about what everyone had been up to in the morning. After lunch I wandered around and talked with people. I was in and out of the office. It was a very quiet day around camp. I used my computer to check some things on the internet. I checked e-mail and facebook. I played some games on my computer. I talked with the people in the office. Then it was time for dinner. We had dinner at 6:30 pm because a group was going to see Toy Story 3 at a movie theater in Plains at 8:00 pm. It was really fun to go out with a group of camp staff for the evening. We all piled in the vans at about 7:20 pm to head to the movie. We arrived at the theater at 7:45 pm. The movie was great. It was fun to be there with people form camp. When the movie was over we all piled into the vans and headed back to camp. The van ride back to camp was most interesting. Listening to a bunch of teenagers talk about what ever is on their minds is always entertaining. We got back to camp at around 10:00 pm. When we got back I came into the office to call my parents. I talked with my mom for a few minutes. We had a short conversation because she did not have much time to talk. When I got off the phone I headed to my cabin to get some sleep. I went to sleep thinking about what adventures were in store for us in the following days. More on that later…

Camp Bighorn Day 34 7/23/2010

Camp Bighorn Day 34 7/23/2010

The adventure continues. I woke up at 7:15 am. We all gathered in the lodge for group devotions at 7:30 am. We went through the devotional reading for the day in 15 minutes. We meet with our family groups until 8:15. All the staff gathered for group announcements after devotions. After devotions and announcements I went back to my cabin and got cleaned up and ready for the day. When I was ready for the day I got the mail out and then headed to the lodge for breakfast. It was nice to catch up with people and enjoy some great food and fellowship around the tables. After breakfast I met up with the facilities crew at 10:00 am. We opened the day with prayer. We prayed for the staff and campers and the events they would all be participating in during the day. We prayed for safety for everyone throughout the day on the different events. When we finished praying I sorted and distributed the mail. I helped the facilities crew clean up the staff lounge and the lodge. Then I came back to the office to work on some things at my computer. I put some finishing touches on my resume. It is nice to have that all done and ready to send out. I checked e-mail and facebook. I responded to some e-mails. I talked with some people around camp. Then it was time for lunch. We all gathered in the lodge for some great food and fellowship. After lunch I came back to the office for the afternoon. I covered the phones. I read while I was covering the phones. I read parts of four different books. I began with C.S. Lewis and ended with Ravi Zacharias. When I finished reading I covered the phones for a while longer. Then I got some receipt letters ready to mail. I worked on the letters from 4:30 pm until 6:30 pm. I had to find some money for going to see Toy Story 3 with a group of staff from camp. I asked Janelle if I could barrow two dollars from her. I would pay her back when I had some cash. She said that would be fine. I got the money from Janelle and I had enough to cover the movie. I went to turn in my money to the Tabitha. She was in charge of collecting the money for the movie. I tried to pay for my ticket and she told me someone paid for me already. She would not tell me who paid for me. I have a pretty good idea who paid for my ticket, but nothing has been confirmed. I was pleasantly surprised that someone would do that for me. So I found Janelle and gave her money back to her. I was in the office until dinner. We all gathered in the lodge for some food. It was nice to catch up with some people and see what they had been up to all day. After dinner I had a soda and some dessert. I came back to the office and typed up my blog entry for the day before. When I finished my blog entry I left the office and talked with Mindy and Mary for a while. After I talked with them for a while I came back to the office to call my parents. We had a good talk. It is always good to talk to my parents. When I got off the phone I headed to my cabin to get some sleep. I went to sleep thinking about what was in store for us the next day. More on that later…

Camp Bighorn Day 33 7/22/2010

Camp Bighorn Day 33 7/22/2010

My day began with active devotions at 7:30 am. We all gathered in the lodge to go through the reading in our devotional books for the day. Then we headed outside to hike or run up to the cross. The hike up to the cross was very contemplative for me. I tried to pray but I was unable because I was too focused on not falling. It was really cool because I felt the presence of God. It was like He was right behind me saying “I am right here. I will not leave you alone. You can do this.” That was a very powerful time. When we all got back down to camp I thanked God for keeping us all safe on the hike up to the cross. After announcements I went back to my cabin to get ready for the day. When I was ready for the day I got the mail out and then headed to the lodge for breakfast. We all enjoyed some great food and fellowship around the tables. It was fun to hear about what people had planned for the day. After breakfast I met up with the facilities crew. We started the day with prayer. We prayed for the camp and the campers who would be participating in events around camp. We prayed for strength and courage for the staff leading the events. When we finished praying I sorted and distributed the mail. When I finished with the mail I caught up with the facilities crew. I was supposed to work with them for the morning. I had some job search stuff I needed to get done. So I worked on that for most of the morning. I updated my resume. I sent a copy of it to my sister in law Ami. I asked her to look it over and let me know if I should change anything. I checked e-mail and facebook. I responded to some e-mails. I listened to music on my ipod. I was in the office for most of the morning. Then it was time for lunch. We all gathered in the lodge to get some great food. It was nice to catch up with some people and hear about what they had been up to all morning. After lunch I came back into the office. I answered the phone. I checked some things on the internet. I listened to music on my ipod. I checked e-mail and facebook. I typed up and posted a blog entry for the day before. I talked with some people in the office. Then we all gathered in the lodge for dinner. We all enjoyed some great food and conversation around the table. After dinner I had a soda and some dessert. We had ice cream for dessert. It was great. I had a bowl of cookies and cream and chocolate chip mint. Those are my two favorite flavors of ice cream. It was a nice treat. When I finished my ice cream I sat out on the lodge steps and talked with Janelle for a while. We had a good talk. She is a very nice person. After we talked for a while I came back to the office to check my e-mail. Then I shut down my computer and left the office for the night. I headed over to the lodge and hung out in the staff lounge for a while. Beth and I talked for a while. We had good talk. It is always good to talk with her. I stayed in the lounge until about 10:30 pm. Then I headed to my cabin to get some sleep. I was really tired, so it was nice to get to bed early and get some extra rest. I went to sleep thinking about what was in store for us the next day. More on that later…

Camp Bighorn Day 32 7/21/2010

Camp Bighorn Day 32 7/21/2010

The adventure continues. We all gathered in the lodge for devotions at 7:30 am. We went through the reading in our devotional books for the day. After devotions and announcements I went back to my cabin to get cleaned up and ready for the day. When I was ready for the day I collected the mail and got it out to the box before heading to the lodge to get some breakfast. We all enjoyed some great food and fellowship. After breakfast I caught up with the facilities crew. We gathered for a while to pray. We prayed for the staff, the campers, and the upcoming events for the day. After we prayed we divided up the jobs for the morning. I sorted and distributed the mail. My back was giving me trouble for most of the morning, so I was unable to help the facilities crew very much. I was in the office working on my computer. I typed up some job search information. I typed up a brainstorming list my sister in law Ami and I wrote up a while ago. I typed up my resume. I checked e-mail and facebook. At around noon I headed outside to get some fresh air. Beth and I talked until lunch. We had a really good talk. We talked about how her back is doing. She has a major back problem as a result of an accident she was in a while back. She is trying to figure out how to make the back pain go away. I can relate to all of that because I have had back problems my entire life. We talked about cross country and track. I told her some stories about some friends of my back home. It was nice to talk to her for a while. Then it was time for lunch. We all gathered in the lodge to get some food. It was nice to catch up with some people and hear about what they had been up to in the morning. After lunch I came back to the office. I covered the phones. I used my computer to check some things on the internet. I was in the office from about 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. I went to my cabin to take a nap around 5:00 pm. I was so tired I was falling asleep on my way back to my cabin. It was nice to get some rest. I woke up at 6:30 pm. I came back to the office for a little while. Then it was time for dinner. I did not eat very much dinner because I was not feeling well after my nap. After dinner I had a soda and some dessert. It tasted great. At 8:30 I went upstairs in the lodge for family camp chapel. It was cool to hear about what everyone had been up to all day. It is really awesome to see how God is working in the lives of the families here for camp this week. After chapel I came back to my computer and typed up and posted my blog entry for the day before. When I finished my blog entry I called my parents. I had a good talk with both my mom and dad. It was nice to talk with them for a while. We talked until it was time for me to head to bed. When I got of the phone I headed over to the lodge to see what was going on in there. I ended up playing Apples to Apples with a group of people. We had a great time playing the game. We finished just before curfew. I headed back to my cabin to get some sleep. I went to bed thinking about what was in store for all of us in the next day. More on that later…

Camp Bighorn Day 31 7/20/2010

Camp Bighorn Day 31 7/20/2010

My day began with active devotions at 7:30 am. We all gathered in the lodge to go through the reading for the day in our devotional books. Then we all went out to the field to get some exercise and play some games. We ran or walked some laps around the field then gathered to do some sit ups and push ups. We went through that routine twice. Then the rest of the group played modified rugby. After devotions and announcements I headed back to my cabin to get cleaned up and ready for the day. I finished getting ready just before breakfast. So I got the mail out and then came back to the lodge to get some food. We all enjoyed some great food and fellowship at the tables. It was fun to hear about what everyone had planned for the day. After breakfast I sorted and distributed the mail. Then I caught up with the facilities crew. I would be working with them for the morning. We prayed for the camp and the people here. It was a good time of connecting with God and the other people in our group. When we finished praying we went through the list of things to do for the morning and divided up the jobs we would be doing. It was fun to get to work with a different group for a little while. We cleaned up the store, the office, the bathrooms, and the laundry room. I worked with the facilities crew until lunch time. I was tired when I was finished. Then it was time for lunch. We all gathered in the lodge for some food. It was fun to reconnect with people and hear about what they had been up to in the morning. After lunch I headed back to the office. I covered the phones and worked on my computer. I posted a blog entry. I checked e-mail and facebook. It was a quiet day in the office. I was pretty much in the office from about 4:00 pm until dinner. I covered the phones and distributed some mail. I talked with some people in the office. Then it was time for dinner. We all gathered in the lodge for some food. After dinner I got a soda and had some dessert. I came back to my computer and typed up and posted another blog entry. When I finished my blog I called my parents. I left a message and my mom called me back a little while later. We had a good talk. I also had a good talk with my dad. It was really nice to talk with them for a while. We talked until it was time for me to get to bed. When I got off the phone I shut down my computer and was headed to my cabin to get to bed. However, I went over to the lodge and talked with some people for a while. We talked until just before curfew. We had a nice talk. I was talking with Mindy and Janelle. They are both really nice and friendly. We talked about going out together some time when we all have a day off. It was nice to connect with them. After we talked for a while I headed to my cabin to get some sleep. I had some trouble getting to sleep. I finally went to sleep thinking about what adventures were in store for us in the days a head. More on that later…

Camp Bighorn Day 30 7/19/2010

Camp Bighorn Day 30 7/19/2010

My day began with devotions at 7:30 am. We all gathered in the lodge to go through the reading in our devotional books for the day. I really enjoy this time it is a good time to pray and connect with God. We are all usually tired at 7:30 am but we all seem to get a lot out of our devotional time in the morning. After devotions we had a time for staff announcements. The directors of the different departments around camp announced when and where their teams would be meeting. Luke announced what jobs everyone would have during the family camp that would begin later that day. Everyone is always really excited to know what they will be doing each week. After announcements I caught up with Sarah. She said the administration team would be meeting at 8:45. I was not feeling very well so I went to lie down in my cabin until our meeting. After I rested a little I went back to the office for our meeting. In the meeting we went over what we would be doing during the week. Jeremy and Sarah will be gone from Tuesday to Sunday. They and Dave and Judy McPhee are going to Creation Fest. They will be leaving on Tuesday after breakfast. My job description is pretty much the same as always. I will be in the office answering phones, taking care of the mail, organizing and sorting pictures, I will do some write ups for the facebook page and the website. I will also be working with the facilities crew in the mornings during the week. After our meeting I got the mail out and then headed to the lodge to get some breakfast. I had some coco puffs I bought at the store the day before. They were great. We all enjoyed some great food and fellowship around the tables. After breakfast I went back to my cabin and took my vitamins and some aspirin and went back to bed for a while. I was still feeling sick. So I rested as much as I could. I got up and came back to the office to wait for the mail to arrive. I chatted with Jen, Dianna, and Samantha in the office. When the mail finally came I got it sorted and distributed. After I finished with the mail I went back to my cabin to get ready for the day. Then I came back to the office to work at my computer and cover the phones for a while. I sorted and organized some pictures on the camp hard drive and put them in a photo album on facebook. I posted a blog entry. I was in the office until lunch time. We all gathered in the lodge for some food. After lunch I went to my cabin to rest for a while. I listened to my ipod for a while then went to sleep for a bit. I woke up around 5:00 pm. I came back to the office and used my computer for a while to check e-mail and facebook. I saw a guy that I worked with when I worked here in 1999. His name is Jay. He and his girlfriend were here visiting. I sat outside and talked with Andrea for a while. I headed back into the office until dinner. We gathered in the lodge to get some food. It was fun to catch up with some people and hear about what they had been up to all day. After dinner I got a soda and some dessert. It was great. I wandered around camp for a while. Jay and his girlfriend were still here. They were talking to Zach Vanderwall. I went over to where they were standing and said hi to Jay. It was good to see him. We all had a nice time talking and catching up. It was fun listening to Jay and Zach talk about their past adventures. After a while Mindy wanted to use my computer so I came into the office and logged on to my computer for her to use. Then I went back outside. Jay and Zach talked till about 9:30 pm. Then Zach headed home. I came back to my computer to type up my blog. I also checked some things on the internet. I talked with some people in the office. When I finished my blog I was going to call my parents, but it was too late. I shut down my computer and headed to my cabin to get some sleep. I went to sleep thinking about what adventures were in store for us the next day. More on that later…