The scent of campfire through your hair, the crunch of fallen leaves under each step, these remind me of my childhood. It seems as though these days my kids are more familiar with technology and their devices however - and this pains me.
Our church had a retreat planned for this Fall. It was to be held in the mountains and was meticulously organized around social distancing in family groups.
Anxiously longing for the opportunity, Adam and I gathered our four kids and headed for the hills. We'd hoped for the best, but were met with so much more than we could've imagined. The internet was horrible if not nonexistent altogether, there was no TV, there were no devices, absolutely nothing...
...and it was Amazing.
After the initial withdrawal of complete disconnection, the kids started to (gasp) play. They laughed, the competed, they went to riflery, archery, they zip lined, played Frisbee golf, on and on for a full day of good old fashioned fun.
The fresh air was intoxicating and the colors surrounded us. My Grandma always used to say, "Be still and know that I am God". It was one of her favorite verses. Life seems to be so hectic it's next to impossible to remember the importance of this. For one brief moment, however, we were able to do just that.
Thank You to our church for organizing memories that will last a lifetime. Chip, Genevieve and Levi, you are Truly Amazing and because of you we were able to breathe in more than just the air under the brilliant night stars...we were reminded of what really matters when all the world stops for just a minute...and how that's such a beautifully, wonderful thing.
Our church had a retreat planned for this Fall. It was to be held in the mountains and was meticulously organized around social distancing in family groups.
Anxiously longing for the opportunity, Adam and I gathered our four kids and headed for the hills. We'd hoped for the best, but were met with so much more than we could've imagined. The internet was horrible if not nonexistent altogether, there was no TV, there were no devices, absolutely nothing...
...and it was Amazing.
After the initial withdrawal of complete disconnection, the kids started to (gasp) play. They laughed, the competed, they went to riflery, archery, they zip lined, played Frisbee golf, on and on for a full day of good old fashioned fun.
The fresh air was intoxicating and the colors surrounded us. My Grandma always used to say, "Be still and know that I am God". It was one of her favorite verses. Life seems to be so hectic it's next to impossible to remember the importance of this. For one brief moment, however, we were able to do just that.
Thank You to our church for organizing memories that will last a lifetime. Chip, Genevieve and Levi, you are Truly Amazing and because of you we were able to breathe in more than just the air under the brilliant night stars...we were reminded of what really matters when all the world stops for just a minute...and how that's such a beautifully, wonderful thing.
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