Reflection from a camp weekend....

To Glen Arden girls, past, present, and future….

My earliest connection to God as Creator cane from my experience at summer camp. 

Being in nature, being in God’s creation, feeling God’s presence; the Holy Spirit in the beauty around me.

There is comfort in nature; the Creator’s arms embrace me here.

The sound of the waterfall washes my worries away.

The sunlight on the lake brings light to my soul.

There is peace here.

The cool breeze whispers,

The camp dog smiles,

Laughter of children floats from cabins;

There is joy here.

Memories call to me.

Traditions of council fires, vespers, warm fuzzies,

candles on the lake, singing, and tajar tricks;

There is love here.

Time stands still and moves at a different pace.

Healing can happen here; tears of joy, release, renewal.

God is here!

These mountains are my own heaven;

The happy place I go in my mind

when the world is too fast or cruel or lonely.

Glen Arden is special.

Its girls grow with grace into strong women,

Women of faith, of character, of compassion;

Women forever connected to Earth’s natural beauty,

For they too are part of God’s amazing creation.

Thank you Glen Arden for what you have spoken to me

and

Thank you Lord for the blessing of this beautiful experience.

 

trees reflected in lake

Needing to be self

There are times that do not allow you to drop your guard; 
      boundaries must be kept up.       

 Then there is the self time; the time to let myself be.

Alone time or time with very close friends or family or with those of same experience or when spending time with animals. 

Not a lonely time but a time of solitude and a time with God.

Peaceful joyful, quiet, independent….

A time to wander, to set my own pace, to choose my own path, to do what I need, to fill my cup.







{picture of Camp Glen Arden, Tuxedo, NC}