So lets start with where we left off. Girls camp.....wow that seems like a year ago. It was my first girls camp in years, actually since I went to girls camp as a young woman myself. Initially I was NOT excited. I am not a camper by any means. The few times that Ive tried to connect with my inner "wilderness Annie", I have fallen short and gotten so frustrated that I swore I would never try again. A few camping trips pregnant probably didn't help my attitude. I don't like being uncomfortable or dirty so pretty much a Super 8 is my idea of roughing it. So.... I brought along a machine gun....lol just kidding! We got to shoot this awesome rifle which is actually replacing the AK's the military use in Afghanistan. I took this picture just for my Dad because I thought he'd be proud considering our IRA roots - (umm JOKE - that was a joke......)
BUT girls camp was awesome! We stayed at the Stewart Ranch in Cottonwood, just north of Alamo. The scenery was beautiful, leaders got to sleep in a cabin and the 16 teenage girls didn't fight with each other - BLISS! We did fun activities, crafts, hikes, survival training (umm, decapitating & roasting crickets...was not my idea), water fights, morning devotionals and evening firesides and testimony meetings. Friendships were created and sharing spiritual experiences together was probably the highlight of the 4 days we were there.It's amazing when you take stress & technology out of the picture how much more we appreciate the world around us and the people around us. I love my young women, all of them, and enjoyed the time together on the mountain. Oh also the food was FABULOUS thanks to our camp cook.
