* Expect the weather to change * Playing in the rain is encouraged * Girls don’t really need a reason to scream * Personal bubbles do not exist * Never give campers glitter or paint * Girls cannot use the bathroom alone * It’s okay to ask for help * Always find reasons to laugh * … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned at Camp, Part 3
Archives for February 2009
Lessons Learned at Camp, Part 2
* People need discipline * Sometimes it’s okay to laugh at the silly things kids do. It’s always okay to laugh at yourself * God is BIG! * At camp, sometimes you smell * Bugs and frogs while icky, can be really cool * Showering is overrated* No matter how tough a kid acts, they … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned at Camp, Part 2
Lessons Learned at Camp, Part 1
Over the next couple days, I'm going to post the lessons I've been learning while working at Great Oaks Camp. Some I heard from the summer staff and realized that I was learning the same thing. Other lessons came to me as I was processing my experience at camp. Enjoy!* Sleep is … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned at Camp, Part 1
Hospitals
I don't like hospitals. And I don't like sick people. I know, I know, that's not very compassionate or nice and caring. And last night I was the one in the hospital. I was the one who was sick. And I so badly wanted someone to care about me. To be nice and compassionate to me. … [Read more...] about Hospitals