Kamp Friends are the Best Friends

One of wonderful blessings of being at Kwest during the summer are the friendships that are formed. It doesn't matter whether you're making new friends, keeping existing ones intact, or reconnecting with the past friends from years gone by. Hands down, kamp friendships are the best.

This week I found boredom fairly quickly when I returned to piles of papers and boxes of stuff to move back to the main office. I hopped on the phone and started to call folks and check in with them to see how things were going.

When you walk outside the kamp gates, the reality of the world hits you hard. Kamp really is a mountain top experience...every time anyone visits. It was good for me to hear encouragement and cheerful voices on the other end of the line. The Kwest family is tight. Friendship is sweet especially when you share kamp as the common denominator.

On that note, I want to say thanks to all my friends who helped chip in for my birthday present this year. After riding the past 10 years on a "old" (to put it politely) road bike, I am now the happy owner of a sweet Specialized bike that I can't believe I get to ride (I went this morning and almost skipped work because I was having too much fun). All thanks to my kamp friendships. Without them, it would have never happened.

I stopped by University Bikes in Boulder, Colorado last week while on vacation. Its a massive bike store located just a few blocks from the University of Colorado. Jesse (pictured above) along with Justin (a fitter and mechanic) became two more new friends that helped me out in a big time way.

I love what kamp friendships bring into your life: encouragement, challenges, uplifting words, and supportive (and sometimes very random) acts of kindness.

Thanks to everyone who made my half of century birthday my best one yet. Kamp friends truly are the BEST!!

Out for a Walk

The human body is one of the most amazing machines ever created. We are able to do so many things from climbing mountains to running marathons, and biking 100 miles to graceful slam dunks.

The more science helps us advance the powers of the human body, the more human beings seem to have no limit as to what they can achieve.

However, the one thing that our body was best designed for is walking. God hand crafted the parts of what we are to be able to travel from point A to point B with efficiency and ease. We take for granted the simplicity of what we do every day.

We are made to walk with Him.

No one ever sets out to be a fool or become one on purpose. We take our eyes off of the Lord and make decisions apart from Him. We let go of His hand and take matters into our own hands. That's how we lose step. We don't walk wisely.

So go take a walk today...as you go, make sure you never let go of God's hand. We were created to walk hand in hand with our heavenly Father. It's the most natural thing we can do.