Well we are so surprised that today was our last full day at CGM! Where did the month go?
Our last day was perfect- from a breakfast of french toast all the way to closing the carnival with Country Roads, today couldn't have been written any better!
After a delicious breakfast of french toast and bacon, we cleaned our cabins- the final Golden Dustpan going to Cabin 5L today! Congrats girls!
Chapel was different than usual this morning as we went off campus to Abbo's Alley in Sewanee! We talked about Jesus walking on water- how Peter went with him and doubted so he fell, but Jesus was there to pick him up. Sometimes it's easy to come down from the mountain and plunge to a low, so we challenged our campers to continue to search for their living water. We loved being outside by the water with a little quiet time to pray and reflect- and then time to play and be crazy!
We got back in time to play everyone's favorite- magic tambourine! The campers had been begging to play, we just hadn't had time, so we made sure it fit today!
When we got back we had the last lunch- grilled cheese and chili!- and our last mail call! Our campers love getting love from off the mountain!
In the afternoon we went to small groups and planted seeds in our buckets to be a reminder of CGM everyday. Everyday if you put just a little bit of water in your bucket you will make a sunflower grow and how beautiful will that be!
We then went into afternoon activites- first cleaning and preparing for tonight, and then the slip and slide and pool! It was such a fun afternoon full of water- both living and spiritual!
Tonight was our closing banquet, Eucharist and carnival! We got to say good bye to one of our favorite kitchen lovelies, Ms. Rena, as this was her last meal with us. We love you and we are so grateful for the years and years of scrumptious meals! Then we had Eucharist- which I would love to share pictures of, but it was so energetic and full of the Holy Spirit that none of us stopped to take a picture. It was the most beautiful service we have ever seen and we are so grateful that each parent sent their child to create that Holy space!
Finally we had the carnival, the big party to close out the month! We had peg the counselor (with water balloons), best in the west, a candy walk, photobooth, face painting and 2 guest appearances from the balloon man and Park the park ranger- with his critters! We had an absolute blast hanging out with these campers, they are too cool for words!
