Sat/Sun in Montana

We arrived at Glacier Lake camp Saturday about 3… We are staying in a quaint log cabin for the week with a front porch swing that overlooks Flathead Lake and the mountains behind. It is family camp this weekend and we have been invited to join in the festivities! We have also been asked to help with the dishes after every meal and some other general maintenance around the camp.

Highlights so far have included the campfire Saturday night when we got to share Latreia with everyone, worship overlooking the lake, sitting in on the adults’ discussion of faith in the workplace, canoeing around an island, and BLOB Olympics (bouncing people off of a huge inflatable contraption into the lake). It has been so fun to get to be a part of the family atmosphere…it reminds me of my own and makes me miss them! But everyone here has been so thoughtful and welcomed us so we are enjoying our time here and having entirely too much fun!

Probably the most exciting part of the day today was going through the high ropes course here on the camp. The director of the camp, Keith, is actually an expert in the field and is writing a book on the impact of ropes courses. This was my first one and it was exhilarating hanging from ropes and climbing over 30 feet off the ground! All four of us made it through (Jesse and Steph are natural monkeys), including the last element which was jumping off a high platform and swinging down from the trees! Talk about stretching your faith and trust in not only the ropes but the designer. It was a poignant and effective lesson that will not soon be forgotten.

I think the best part of this week for me has been the ability to have true quiet time to myself… From the front porch swing in the morning I can look out over waves and lose myself in the gentle stillness and amazing beauty. It is one of those rare opportunities when my mind is free from the daily clutter of life and all I can see, all I can think, all I can know is how great God’s love is for all of us. I pray that everyone can find a haven like this to retreat to...and that it be a bit more permanent than mine!
Kelly