So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom. (Psalm 90:12)

It has been quite a week! All of us had our plans and expectations for the week completely change as hurricane Milton approached, and, almost surprisingly, stayed pretty much on the track that was predicted even before it became organized as a named storm.

We are very much thankful that our area seems to have come through without too much trouble. Lot of limbs down, some trees, lots of debris, and many people were without electricity for varying lengths of time. We are extremely thankful for the cool weather that followed Milton, which made clean up and sleeping more bearable.

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One of the great blessings of Camp Wingmann is it’s leadership development. Ideally, great campers apply to become counselors in training, then become junior counselors and counselors. A few will eventually become assistant directors. It’s a great training ground because these young people take on increasing levels of responsibility. It’s very serious work watching over a cabin full of children or youth. They learn to creatively solve problems as they work with the campers and each other.

I have spent a lot of time with those campers and counselors over the last 25 years. And for the first 20 or so, while the camp was being reestablished, I saw a particular dynamic shape dozens of young leaders including three of my own children and their spouses. They have all sorts of procedures to follow, schedules to keep and responsibilities to fulfill. But undergirding it all was a simple rule, a simple law that was unwritten and usually unspoken.

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