The Family Camp Blog
New Interns Selected!
Posted by crichardson on Jul 09 2010Laity Lodge Family Camp and Laity Lodge Youth Camp have chosen Jules Thomas and Chelsea Jensen as the 2010/2011 interns in the Laity Fellowship Program!
Jules Thomas grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana (she loves everything Cajun), and Houston, Texas. She attended LLYC as a counselor and then as work crew boss. Jules graduated from the University [...]
Surrender
Posted by crichardson on Jul 09 2010I surrender! I surrender! Have you ever said these words before? I know I have. I want to surrender every time my kids keep asking question after question, when my spouse hands me yet another to-do list, when my work does not seem to stop, and the list goes on. Our instinct tells us to [...]
Read more...Lincoln Log Church
Posted by johnhill on Jun 21 2010Laity Lodge Family Camp had two fantastic May camps, hosting 55 families and over 220 campers. Two Methodist church groups joined us, as well as individual families from all over the state. During the camps, we focused on surrendering our relationships to God, remembering how much God loves us, and sharing that love with others [...]
Read more...LLYC ’90s Alumni Family Camp
Posted by johnhill on Apr 07 2010
“I remember when we used to make up songs and sing at Roundup.”
“I remember when we used to get all our campers’ care packages down in the middle of the cabin.”“I remember when we used to . . .”
“I remember when” stories filled the air this past weekend at Laity Lodge Family Camp. Former staff [...]
Love and Blessings!
Posted by johnhill on Apr 07 2010We have had two fantastic camps in February and March. Our February Valentine’s retreat consisted of 17 families from SAMMMinistries, Good Samaritan Center, Family Services, and One by One Ministries. We had a crazy start to the weekend because the buses did not arrive until almost 10 p.m. after leaving at 5:30 from San Antonio. We had [...]
Read more...Are You Willing to Be God’s Bait?
Posted by johnhill on Feb 26 2010Have you ever been fishing? My father took us fishing growing up. He got us up at five in the morning. We would get dressed, half asleep, and stumble out the door to get our fishing poles. He would grab the bait bucket with the live bait to put on our hooks. We would head [...]
Read more...Love
Posted by johnhill on Feb 04 2010I Corinthians 13
Are we all these things that Paul say’s love is in 1 Corinthians? Of course, we are not. We fall short of love everyday. So then how can we love each other? How do we love our spouse, our children, our parents, and our friends? I believe the answer is in how close our [...]
Laity Lodge Family Ski Camp
Posted by johnhill on Jan 14 2010Laity Lodge Family Ski Camp at Waunita Hot Springs Ranch was a tremendous success. We had 63 people from 16 families with ages ranging from 3 to 70 years old. Everyone arrived on December 28th ready for some snow fun. Many came by car while some by plane. A few found themselves stuck in the [...]
Read more...The Joy of Christmas
Posted by johnhill on Dec 18 2009The Joy of Christmas
The joy of shopping, shopping, shopping, and more shopping! The joy of putting together that gift with a million pieces and having some left over. The joy of traveling during Christmas especially when you make it but your bags are in some other city. The joy of family, all the family, together [...]
Merry Christmas!
Posted by johnhill on Dec 09 2009from Laity Lodge Family Camp
A Christmas Adaptation of 1 Corinthians 13
by Sharon Jaynes.
If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights, and shiny glass balls but do not show love to my family, I’m just another decorator. If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet [...]
