ice cream on a snowy day

so i didn't really eat icecream on a snowy day...but it was a nice thought.

i got to spend 4 days at "rump" at camp luther in wisconsin. just when i think i'm getting used to this camp stuff, i've seen all there is to see, or things are all starting to look the same, i'm proven wrong.

we had a wonderful tour guide type person, "scrappy." she was just doing her job and loving camp, but offered to take us around (some of us on snow shoes) to see all the different "woodsy" areas of camp, and the next day took us to a waterfall about an hour away. remember, there was between 6-12 inches of snow on the ground! so again, we were hiking in the snow!

God's beauty of creation and seeing the ministry of the camp reflected in the camp's villages was one thing, but the other great thing was the people i got to spend it with. tuesday's tour consisted of myself, don, celine, and tim from lutherhaven, our new friend heater (hugs) from wal camp, and tim and digger from lakeview. (fun fact is that i also got to stop and shoot clay targets during the tour-i was horrible!) wednesday's waterfall tour of bode falls was a similiar group-again with scrappy (real name, sue) from camp luther and don and celine from lutherhaven. from lakeview we had tim and john dobrinski. it was really interesting because i felt so much like "belonged" with both groups of people.

when taking pictures, i wanted one with both of my "families"...it seems as if both places have something to offer through the people there-some the same, some different. i was so comfortable and really felt like myself. i have no idea what this means for the future, but i know it means i had an incredible 4 days hanging out with groups of people that i love, meeting new people, singing old songs, reminiscing on old jokes (knock knock knockin' on heaven's door...hey, heey, hey heyy), enjoying God's creation, and feeling revived by the spirit of the people around me.

there was also a time for some pretty extreme prayer. never forget how important that is and to spend time with your Creator today.

"thousands of dead things covered in rock layer scattered in water...all over the earth" (that can't be correct)

and for those of you who were wondering, the title comes from the icrecream shop by the waterfal (which was closed?)

pictures: the woods of camp luther, shooting clay targets (i'd never shot at anything before!), devotional area at walcamp, courtyard area at camp luther, snow shoe-ing gang