The Family Camp Blog
Resource: The Family Dinner
Posted by Tina on Jun 09 2011“Mama, the table looks so fancy! It’s like a dinner for kings and queens and princesses (and one royal dog).” You’d think I had brought out the china and served a four course meal to deserve these accolades from my five-year-old. But all I had done was add a tablecloth, set the table, and served [...]
Read more...Guest Post: An Unexpected Summer
Posted by Tina on May 31 2011Guest Post by Heather Harbaugh Last summer was not at all what I had anticipated. I envisioned a time of getting organized for the next school year, completing household projects, and having fun with the kids along the way. But an opportunity to serve my mother-in-law became top priority, and we spent much of the [...]
Read more...Guest Post: Getting Closer
Posted by Tina on May 20 2011Jen Ryan and I met our family’s first year going to Family Camp. We shared a van to go horseback riding and figured out we were from the same city! I asked Jen to share a little bit about why they love Family Camp. ***************************************** Guest Post: Jen Ryan We look forward to Laity Lodge [...]
Read more...A Lasting Impact
Posted by Tina on May 11 2011It started with a T-shirt. I sat in the corner of my local Starbucks, coffee and book in hand, daughters with a babysitter for a couple stolen hours of quiet time to myself. A gentleman arrived, laptop and pad of paper in hand, and began arranging himself in an opposite corner. “Laity Lodge. Wow. That [...]
Read more...Guest Post: Building Healthy Communities
Posted by Tina on May 01 2011Guest Post by Perri Rosheger Every once in a while, unique opportunities surface that set the stage for community building. What do I mean by community? One aspect of community that comes to mind is found in Galatians 6:2 and relates to bearing each other’s burdens. But you have to get to know someone before [...]
Read more...Teachable Easter Moments
Posted by Tina on Apr 23 2011The forty days of Lent somehow fly by. The final six days of Holy Week slip away all too quickly. And then, most years it seems, I’m left scrambling on Saturday night to put together Easter baskets, much less figure out how to bring more meaning to the Easter holiday. Never fear! The amazing thing [...]
Read more...An Outstreched Hand
Posted by Tina on Apr 21 2011Eyelids grew heavy, but bodies continued to wiggle and turn. One arm flopped over toward another body, and Big Sister instinctively stretched out and covered the tiny hand with her own. Almost instantly, both girls settled – at peace, holding hands, knowing that this reach out into darkness returned with the reassurance that they were [...]
Read more...Guest Post: Sweet Escape
Posted by Tina on Apr 15 2011I always love to hear from Family Camp participants what their time at Laity Lodge has meant to their families. I recently asked my friends Jack and Amy to share a little bit about what they love about Family Camp. ******************************************** The thing that I love the most about Family Camp is the sense of [...]
Read more...Stories of God at Work
Posted by Tina on Apr 05 2011Wow! What a wonderful family camp! God did some amazing things in the lives of families. Here are just a few of the life-changing stories that we were privileged to witness over the weekend of March 11th-13th. God freed a woman from the overwhelming pain of losing her child six years ago. As she was [...]
Read more...And the t-shirt theme is . . .
Posted by danawilliams on Apr 01 2011The Family of Owls! See Family Camp Director John Hill, aka The Easter Bunny, announce the winner! T-shirt Video Thanks to everyone who voted, and a special thanks to Christy Richardson for videoing and editing for us!
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