There was no quilting this week due to me being away at girls camp!!
Girls camp started out with a tragic accident and two of our valiant girls were killed in a car accident. We weren't sure if we were even going to attend girls camp this year because of the accident. Late Tuesday evening our Bishop met with all the girls and leaders to make a decision to go or not. Our Bishop followed the council of our Stake leaders and the answer was 'yes', we would attend camp.
The mountain is beautiful!
I get giddy every time I look at this picture! It's a never-ending convoy of cars headed up the mountain packed with girls age 12-18. The trailers are packed to the ceiling with tents, food and everything else needed to make camp a success.
Our theme was "Eternity University"! We took the theme and added a sorority. We were Omega Delta Phi which means...Logandale 5th Ward has the most awesome girls in the Stake!! We grouped the girls as big sisters and little sisters. Each big sister was responsible for two little sisters to make sure they certified in camp along with making sure they were included in activities and having a good time.
Here is Dancer (in black)sitting next to her big sister(the one on the right with the look of, "why are you taking my picture?")!! We are making inspirational journals.
The journals turned out so cute!! Our girls are so creative!!
We played "Robin Hood"! I even got a bulls eye!! I can't show you the picture because the battery died on my camera...so you will just have to take my word for it!!
EDIT: Dancer got a bulls eye too!! Sorry, Dancer!!
Here we all are!! Camp was a success!!
Here are a few more things we did...
We laughed
We cried
We ate
We screamed
We certified
We shot arrows with bows
We hiked
We asked "Why?"
We sang
We learned
We stuffed marshmallows in our mouths
We created
We prayed
We did all this to become closer to our Heavenly Father!
Piece & love,
Dawn
13 comments:
I am so sad to hear about the loss of the precious girls. That must be so difficult for all of you to deal with. It's good thing we have the gospel, right?! It sounds like girls camp was a great experience nonetheless. Hope you are recuperating and finding some inspiration for some fun quilting project!
Excuse me mom...i got a bulls eye too and you didnt blog about it!!! shame shame...hehe
I'm still in awe that you were able to still go up to camp. What an amazing group of girls, and what amazing leaders!
My heart goes out to all of you as I send my condolences.
I'm sure Heavenly Father was there to comfort all of you.
Glad you're back...hope you get some sewing in soon!!!
Oh, and is "Dancer" photogenic or what? She always looks great!
One of the years I went to the girl's camp in Sierraville near Tahoe, they had record cold and we all froze that year! We all had a blast together. It's great how Girl's camp can bring all of us together. I have wonderful memories of girl's camp. I'm glad you had such a great time.
So sad about your young women...that is a brave thing to continue with girls camp...probably better for those going to keep going...I hope you feel the comfort of the Lord, He is in charge even when we can see the outcome.
What a great time! I'm so glad we went!!
It feels weird not calling you everyday to see if we need to get something done. Thank goodness for blogs!
Speaking of blogs.. what would you like your new header to look like?!
I'm truly sorry about the loss of those girls. Camp looked like lots of fun! Thanks for the prayers!
Hugs,
Cathie
Such a trajedy Dawn. So so so sad. I'm glad the girls went though. I did girls camp for 3 years. It is good when it is over and you know that things went well.
Oh how very sad about the girls. So glad you were still able to go the camp. Hopefully the girls all had time to share their grief around the campfire.
I am so sorry to hear of this unexpected tragedy....So glad the girls could all go away together and allow God to minister to them in a beautiful setting with each other...I will pray for your community at this time.
Hugs
What a nice time. I love the look on your daughters face!!! lolol
My sons would give me the same exact look.
I'm sorry about the loss of lives, that is just terrible. But I'm sure they would have wanted you to go ahead with the retreat too.
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