Camp

Yes, you read that title right.  We are at junior high summer camp.  And when I say "we", I mean Travis and I, and Ava too.  For better or for worse, we are brought her :) I'll let you know in a few days if that was a good decision, but I'm really hoping it was!  So far, she's done pretty well, but her Mom is another story!  If you could see all the gear I had to pack, load, un-load and set-up for her, you'd know why I want to lay down and cry.  I'm exhausted and the week has just begun.  Not good...

I would like to ask you to pray for us this week.  This is a huge undertaking for Travis.  We have 120 people here for the week (students, staff and counselors) and we do all the programming ourselves.  In other words, we just rent the facilities but we staff and run every thing from sun-up to sun-down.  It's exhausting and lots of fun too.  But ultimately, Travis bears all the responsibility on his shoulders.  As you can imagine, this past week has been stressful for him and he is basically "on" constantly until Friday night when we go home.  Please pray for his stamina and energy, as well as wisdom, patience, leadership, etc.  He really does LOVE camp and he thrives on this kind of hectic schedule.  It's fun for me to see him lead everybody, but also to watch the students who love him back and think he's so cool :) It was important to him that Ava and I be here, so we are.  But, while you're at it....

Will you pray for me?  I've been dreading this week for awhile.  Not because I don't want to be here but because I am basically on my own with Ava, all day long.  Travis is just too busy and too needed (by 120 people) to offer me much of a break and honestly, I don't want him to worry about us.  He is here for these kids this week and I want him to be free to shepherd them and spend time with them.  Ava is young enough not to feel neglected by him, so while we can take advantage of that, we're going to!  But, it's hard for me to get through these long days without a break, and I know my tendency to complain about it, so I'm really trying to not "dump" my long day on him when we get 5 seconds together.  But, that is hard and I'm not perfect :) So, please pray for me to have the same endurance and patience and to make it through this week with a positive attitude.  We think it's part of our ministry to let the kids watch us interact as a couple and now as parents, so I'm very mindful that we have lots of eyes on us all day long.  That does give me pause to be careful about how I respond, but it also wears me out!  

Anyway, I need to get in bed, but I will be posting this week because we have wi-fi here!!  Hope you have a wonderful week!  Thanks for supporting us in prayer :)