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Mom’s Christmas Letter

Mom’s Christmas letter arrived this week. When the Christmas letter from my parents arrives, its always fun. First I have to see how many pages it is. I think six is the most I’ve seen. This year it’s just one page, double sided. Mom must be slipping. Then I have to see how many timesContinue reading “Mom’s Christmas Letter”

Camp is Snowed in!

I walked down to Widji this morning. It was cold and the snow was deep, over my boots in many places. We’ve had over 30″ (75 cm) of snow in the last few days. Fortunately, I had a nice snowmobile trail most of the way. On my way in I saw a grey squirrel fallContinue reading “Camp is Snowed in!”

The Tool Shed

I’ve worn a burn rope bracelet for 10 years now. I got it burned on the last season I was the Outdoor Recreation Director at Muskoka Woods (in the fall of 2003). It has faded some and may be a little stiffer now than it was then. It signifies that I am (or was) anContinue reading “The Tool Shed”

I Hate Waiting

I REALLY dislike waiting. And I think we wait way too much in our society. Of course that’s from my perspective. Where does my impatience come from? Partly it’s because we have become accustomed to getting instant service, drive through restaurants with “fast” food, a 1.7 second response time from Google searches and ever increasingContinue reading “I Hate Waiting”

You’re the Defender of the Week

As we sang Chris Tomlin’s song Everlasting God last Sunday, it got me thinking that not only is our God the defender of the weak, he is also our defender of the week. How does God defend our week? I’m glad you asked. He does it by protecting us from the enemy, providing a wayContinue reading “You’re the Defender of the Week”

Wandering With My Memories

I’ve been wandering with my memories; remembering my spiritual heritage at the site of the old Camp Ambassador. I got to spend time this week in a place I used to be very familiar with. I came to Word of Life Camp on the annual fall camp tour with CCI/Canada Ontario Region. The camp usedContinue reading “Wandering With My Memories”

Thankful

This weekend we have Thanksgiving. It’s the one day or weekend we pause long enough to remember all the things we are thankful for. It seems obvious that we should be thankful more than just one day a year. And we are. We give thank for meals, we thank people for holding a door, lendingContinue reading “Thankful”

Grandpa’s House

I have some amazing memories of life at my grandpa’s house. Driving back from a visit to Rocky Ridge Ranch last week I noticed that my grandpa’s old house is for sale. It’s in Speyside. It’s not an overwhelmingly large place. It’s one of those single gas station stops on the side of highway 25,Continue reading “Grandpa’s House”

Camp Withdrawal

This blog post is on the withdrawal feelings after leaving camp, going from community to loneliness where others just don’t understand why you’re always talking about camp and the people you met there. Earlier this fall, Jake Hildebrand coined the term PCDS or Post Camp Depression Syndrome. Its often called “camp-sickness” or camp withdrawal. WhateverContinue reading “Camp Withdrawal”

Recently on Twitter & Facebook

Here are some camp staff posts seen recently on Facebook & Twitter: Winnie – put my Widji shirt on before a beautiful 12 hour sleep last night #imisscamp & it’s nice to be home, but there’s always something about camp Strudel – 19 hours of sleep later… #Imisscamp Kirby – I MISS CAMP Moose –Continue reading “Recently on Twitter & Facebook”