Today began with making breakfast for the ski group, and then calling all the campers who came last summer, but aren't yet registered for camp this summer. The day also involved me wearing a sash made of an extension cord (gotta love camp fashion), and baking lots of cookies for the photo contest winner and the LINK exhibition. Kelsey, the program director for the summer, came up to Sonlight today, and it was really fun to hear all of her ideas for the summer. Her energy and fresh ideas about summer resident camp really brought a lot of light to camp, and it was so much fun to have her. After Kelsey left, I helped Mary make dinner for the ski group, and their sincere appreciation and thankfulness were so encouraging. Heather and I drove back to Durango this evening, conversing about the beautiful moments the past weeks have held. Heather is an amazing friend, mentor, cook, designer, camp director, and all of those other fifty-eight things she does. She is amazing and has inspired me each day. Despite the craziness of everything the past few weeks have held, and that was happening today, I took some advice from of the Dove chocolate wrapper that said: "slow down. enjoy the moment." These three weeks flew by. The amount I have grown and learned is indescribable. The days were filled with tea drinking, kitchen mess making, hair cutting, wood-stove stoking, cheese making, song singing, snow-creature building, summer planning and lots of laughing. And in all of the madness, it has been such a blessing to stop. A blessing to look around and feel a wave of gratitude, of love, of pure awe about such an amazing experience rushing over you, as you look back on the beautiful memories that have been made.
"Love the Madness."
"Love the Madness."
