Campenings
The blog of Sacramento Camp & Conference Center
Smells Like Summer
It's July. Which seems impossible, but if I were to take a beat and realize how tired I am, I think it would indeed feel like mid summer. If I don't take a moment to catch my breath, it will be gone too soon. If we all don't take a moment to slow down, the best parts...
All The Moving Pieces
Doing a summer of camp involves many, many, many moving parts. There are the full time staff who act as a backbone to the structure of camp. There are the part time staff with vital tasks that act like an immune system, making sure there is not too much strain on any...
One Summer in Eternity
I love summer staffers. I just do. I love their energy, that youthful- stay-up-all-night-and-still-get-up-early, energy. I love their willingness to try new things, whether that is doing a job they have never done before, or new foods, or new games. I love their hard...
Why We Go Outside
Spending time in the outdoors is not just a fun vacation, but a necessary one.
Lessons From Lydia Patterson Institute
"We made the mess. We should clean it up." This is a quote from a student from Lydia Patterson Institute in El Paso, Texas, who spilled some popcorn and asked to borrow my broom. The above statement is not revolutionary, it is a principle most people try to live by,...
When Growing Hurts
I’d much rather be a beautiful bud than an dried brown leaf anyway.
Saints Who Sow
Have you ever sat back and listened to the people of God singing together? In the middle of worship at our Christian Camping Conference for our region, I stood there and listened for a brief moment as we sang acapella, without instruments. The sound was among the top...
Camp Love
You don’t necessarily expect a summer to turn into a lifetime.
New Year, Same God
"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest."Matthew 11:28 Anyone else feel pressured by the new year? Pressured to make big changes, pressured to keep up with so-and-so on their diets? Maybe pressured to be the best version of yourself?...
Banish the Darkness
One of the greatest mysteries of the gospel, the incarnation of Christ.
When We Gather Together
We just recently had our Sacramento Camp Christmas Party. Not long before that we had a Chili Cook-off. Around that same time someone said it was the last dinner together in the Dining Hall for a long while. Which got me thinking about how strange our...
Great Things He Has Done
In the grand scheme of things, we haven’t been here that long. My husband and I have spent three summers here at Sacramento ( that’s the way us camping people measure time) and this place has been here since 1931. We are still discovering more about the history of...
A Stick, a String, and a Paper Clip
Jesus makes the difference.
Goodbye Sun: A Poem
Goodbye summer sun, Goodbye summer fun. Goodbye daily meals, Goodbye hot chocolate spills. Goodbye children with your stinky feet, Goodbye children with your singing sweet. Goodbye necks craned up at a starry sky, Goodbye "how come?" Goodbye "why?" Goodbye name tags...
Means To An End
If you are wondering what the end is, the people are.