Chick at Middle School Camp

ok, lisa pierre :) this is for you :) ha ha. well, i thought i would share some of my recent experience at middle school camp with our youth from hfbc! it was culture shock in the best sort of way. it began on the bus. the girls asked me what things i had to disect when i was in 7th grade...and now....i learned the coolest thing...they have the option of disecting online. ok, so maybe technology has it's negatives, but this would definitely be a plus for those junior high days! then the Lord completely began to take me out of my comfort zone. i tried to excavate from my mind any stories or movies i had seen about tragic things happening on church bus trips because there was no turning back now. as comfortable as they tried to make it, with a dvd/tv combos mounted every few feet from the bus ceiling, i was forced to face a lingering fear. well, the movie began, and i see bruce willis...and my nemesis from childhood--two words---lily tomlin. yeah, that incredible shrinking woman where she goes down the garbage disposal never sat well with me. oh- and then she sat in the big rocking chair that was not her size, thank you very much. it was just freaky. so there i was on a bus with my new found buds...but trapped watching the incredible shrinking woman on 20 screens ---all right in front of me!

the chicken ensemble came to be because our group will forever be flocked together as the "superchicks." yes, we finished with a fashion show the last night of camp (this is where this gorgeous pic was taken). becca, my co-sponsor and new friend, made the girls clutch purses out of Chick-fil-A bags. oh- what fun! definitely not my typical week--a vacation from the daily grind (whatever that is!) not that my job is ever typical or monotonous anyway (I love my job) -- but this was a break from whatever norm there was! after a week at camp with the girls, I now know cool phrases like "brick wall, waterfall, boy you think you know it all...you don't, I do....." I could go on, but I'll save it for when I need a really good comeback.

Here's to all my superchickadees! Thanks for a great week in the Lord~!