Lucky #11

Who is excited about another week at Camp Arcadia?  These girls are!

So this marked my 11th year as an Alpha Week counselor.  The week itself has gone through a few transformations over the years, name changes, an explosion of program staffers, but I'm still throwing together my camp counselor supplies and spending a week with Group D.  Every year I encounter former campers who have gone on to be counselors or staffers themselves.  

This year allowed us to use the new Chapel on the Beach, which was totally awesome and beautiful (especially during sunset), for both a Vespers service and our Communion service.  Powerful stuff.  

 I had another year with a great group, who bonded so well, sometimes I felt like I wasn't even needed!  But we wrapped up the week with some affirmations and I was assured I was the "Grandmother Willow" of our Group D family.