Thursday, September 20, 2012

Down the Trail....



This summer our boys had the wonderful opportunity to attend day camp for a whole week at Canyonview Camp in Silverton.  Up until this point, none of us had experienced anything quite like it...

Reason 1:  Being a homeschooler since day 1;  I have not had to get up early in the morning on a regular basis AND get 3 people out the door to be somewhere at a specific time.  It was not fun for me.  Praise God that dad was home on vacation or we never would of made it without some serious frustration.  He was instrumental in keeping us on the task at hand.  We should practice this.

Reason2:  Being a homeschooler since day 1; I have not had to get up early in the morning on a regualar basis, get 3 people out the door, be somewhere at a specific time, AND leave 2 of those people in the hands of someone else.  (or a group of someone's)  This was a very new set of feelings and emotions for me.  I know people do it all the time, but they have had time to get used to that which I'm sure they had to do too.  There is a huge level of faith involved both to trust those in charge and trust with my boys.  I survived, they survived and I know I will be practicing this as they get older so overall, it was good.

Reason 3:  Being a homeschooler since day 1; I have not had to get up early in the morning on a regular basis, get 3 people out the door, be somewhere at a specific time, leave 2 those of those people in the hands of someone else, AND miss out on so many "1st times".  Some of which included: canoneing, kayaking, swinging off a rope swing, and swinging through  the trees on a zip line.  I am used to be there for all the 1st times!  It was hard for me, but on the bright side made for some excellent converstations!  They got to describe things to me in ways that neither one of us are used to since I am normally there;)

Every morning I would watch them walk down that trail with a backback and their lunch sack off to enjoy the many adventures God had planned for them.  The first day I could hardly breathe and was nervous.  After that it got easier, and I was truly excited for them.  What a big step for all of us.  They are growing up. They have great memories from their week at Canyonview and I had some great learning experiences too.  I am so glad that we were able to send them and they were able to enjoy such a special time.