And then, the Interim.

Witness: a week back home. Super-exciting it is not. But restful?
Yes.
Good connections with my fam?
You bet.
I am missing busy-ness, surprisingly enough. Part of it is having free access to a TV whenever I want, and I am abusing the privilege. I tend to plop down and let it eat my brain so I can make [...]

The Embrace

Four hours on the road home flew by more quickly than I thought. Maybe that’s because I had a lot to reflect on.
Our Inner City Week was ridiculously great, by far my favorite week of the summer. The kids had a lot of fun, and it was a good injection of newness to get us [...]

It’s Almost Over Now.

In a matter of hours, a couple of charter buses will pull up to the gates of camp and unload close to 90 at-risk and inner-city Dallas youth. And so will begin the final week of the Pine Cove Outback.
Some of us have spent 13 weeks out here. That’s over a quarter year. Considering the [...]

“This is the best night of the summer!!!”

I am not a detail-man.
Honestly, I almost try to NOT plan sometimes. I like unpredictability, spontaneity, and the sudden intrusion of the unknown.
Last night, though, we had a major wrench thrown into the mix. And for the life of me, I wished that I had had a backup plan ready. You see, someone threw away [...]

Cocooned in Positivity

My friend Jordyn had the bright idea a few weeks ago to buy John Mayer tickets for a couple of us camp folk. So last night, we drove into the pre-planned suburban goodness of The Woodlands, TX (I shed a tear in your memory, Jon Canterbury) and made our way to Mitchell Pavilion to see a modern [...]