Blessings

Today, there was a family Bar-B-Q at the camp Mary is working at this summer. We have all been looking forward to this day to spend time with Mary and share in her experience. She called us her entourage today but I could tell she felt very loved and supported by all her family who came for the event. All in all there were 10 of us that came just for the day. We traveled between 1 to 4 hours one way to spend the day with her. It reminded me how truly we are blessed by the loving, supportive family that we have. My children are privileged to have these people in their lives as well as I have been. Many people do not get this luxury.

I also visited with old friends from when I was a camp counselor. This was an important part of my faith and values formation in my late teenage years. As I sat and caught up with these people I realized that the circle had come full round. They now serve as administrators, board members and camp supporters. They have already touched my daughter's life in the few short weeks she has been there. Like me in years past, they putting their footprint on my life.

All in all I realized that even amid the storms of this life and the sometime detours on paths that were not so good for me that all of these people anchored me and I was always able to return to my roots because of their influence in my life. They had helped me hold fast to my values and life choices. I realized today that I am so truly blessed to have had these wonderful people in my life and I am glad that my daughter also has them in her life.