June 10 – “Now get out of here”

That old preacher really helped us out yesterday.  Not quite as long-winded as usual.  He was done preaching kind of early, so we could hit the road.  In fact we were walking out of the building right at 11:30.  We even had Seasiders approaching us and saying things like, “Love you.  Great Sermon.  Now get out of here.”  What was the hurry?  We raced out right after church to head for Waco.  We had a few extra cousins to return to their parents.  We also were doing our best to make it to the counselors’ meeting for Kids Camp.  The meeting was at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church in Waco as well. 

Caleb and Zakary decided they could wait to eat until we reached Buc-ees.  They assured us that they always had to wait forever to get lunch when they went on trips.  All in all they were extremely agreeable traveling companions.  I had my usual traveling nap time, although it wasn’t quite as long as I would have liked.  I had to be alert for the Astros game, after all. 

The boys used the computer to watch the rest of the movie we started the night before while I dozed.  Then they each took one of our phones and had a knock-down drag-out Words with Friends match.  I had to interrupt them at game time to turn my phone into a mobile hot spot so I could tune in on my iPad.  That worked great until my phone died on them from overuse.  Which, by the way, also caused the iPad feed to disappear.  We got it plugged back in and recharging in time to see the end of the game, though.  Good ol’ Round Rock Astros won again.  This time on the bat of the newest call-up, who smashed a home run in his second big-league at-bat. 

We made it to the meeting with fifteen or twenty minutes to spare.  In fact, we got to hear the last part of the parents’ meeting as well.  Chris was frantically taking notes so we could be up to speed on their expectations.  The note-taking continued in the counselors’ meeting as well.  Generally speaking it was all the usual stuff you would expect.  Sounds like they are pretty strict about some things, like no cell phones for the kids at all.  They can use counselor phones if they have to check in with parents, but apparently the cell phone service at the camp is pretty spotty anyway.  The phones have to stay active all day searching for a signal, so on most days they die before the end of the afternoon.  That led to a decision on Chris’ part on something we were waffling about for our upcoming trips.  Looks like we will be getting one of those mobile cell phone chargers.  I’ve never used one.  Never even seen one.  Guess it works, though.

We went to a local pizza place after the meeting where we met Josh and Christi and the kids.  Place called Marco’s.  That’s some good pizza.  The rest of the evening I watched and then played baseball in the living room with Luke (OK.  Some of it was a video game where Luke beat me 15-12, but some was actual pitching a ball made of crumpled aluminum foil and smacking it with a plastic bat.  Well, Luke smacked it.  I struck out.  He was most excited about plunking his Dad with a pitch though.  Multiple times).  after family worship we talked a bit with Josh and Christi, but we were all Sunday afternoon worn out, so it was on to bed.  And did I mention the bed we went on to is awesome?  Love their spare bed.  I still want them to get a new one and give me that old one.  Very comfortable.

Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

Father, help us remember that life is less about finding your plan for us, and more about finding you.  Amen.