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<\/a><\/p>\nSo, this was his first week of camp and despite my nerves, I was able to watch something amazing happen. I got to watch the boy who didn’t want to play paintball, slap on\u00a0a camo shirt and rush out there like a natural. I got to see the boy who swore to me that he would never ever in his life sit upon a horse, ride off with his cabin behind\u00a0the wrangler.\u00a0I got to watch the boy who hates to be onstage get all silly\u00a0in his\u00a0cabin’s skit and say a\u00a0Bible verse from memory\u00a0in front of a crowd. And\u00a0my little\u00a0guy, who\u00a0begs me not to\u00a0make him go to church, my little boy was doing the motions to the worship songs and sharing at the campfire.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Amazing things happen at camp. Sometimes you hear about God for the first time or are rushed away to a safe place where you can just be a kid for one week out of the year. And sometimes you grow up. Sometimes you step away from your brothers and your Mom and Dad and realize that you can stand on your own. Thank you so much to Joker and the rest of our staff this week. Thank you for your blood sweat and tears. For staying up late when they had\u00a0nightmares and giving your whole heart on the paintball field. He had a marvelous time, just like all of the other kids for whom you give of yourself. Just like all of the other kids that you love.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Boo Boo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My oldest boy was a first time camper this week and I was nervous. I just can’t believe that he is this old, I mean it seems like we were just rushing around trying to get his carseat installed and … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n