Mid September-Half Way Done

Mid September is upon us.    With this time of year, it seems we have one foot in late summer and the other foot in fall.    When we first arrived at Miracle Camp was definitely summer like but in the matter of a few hours, it became very evident it was almost fall.   This week, fall weather definitely won out with very cool morning and, occasionally, with frost on the ground.   It made for very pleasant working conditions.   Here and there, we are beginning to, also, see the trees  thinking about changing their leaves.

Being the middle of the month means we are in a fairly good routine with our volunteer work.   After two weeks, the shed is taking shape and will soon be of some use to the camp.   The men enjoy building things and gives them much satisfaction when they seeing it getting closer and closer to the finish.   The ladies did “fall” cleaning and 2 ½ buildings are much cleaner than before we showed up.   Where does dirt come from?   Sometimes items walk away from kitchens and other places in camps.   An inventory was taken of what was in one kitchen.   Surely, there was not much missing from there!   One of the ladies did some sorting of receipts for filing.  Sometimes work, such as this, is pushed to the back of a desk because of time restraints.   It is good to have many diverse jobs available for our different abilities and strengths of our team members.

Never fear, after work our hours are spent in socialization.   Once again, we had a game night (Crazy Uno) which is perfect for a group our size and our brains when we are tired after hard work all day.   We took a tour of a local museum the first of the week.   Then, we had the last of the week free.   One couple has never visited Michigan before and set out for a three day trip of exploring.   A couple others of us toured cities a bit closer.   We love the structure but the free time is precious too.

If the weather forecast can be believed, it looks to be a picture perfect week for work and play.   After a restful weekend, we will all be ready for devotions on Monday morning and the beginning of another week.