http://raybird.org/blog Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:01:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After reporting to Ashley McFalls, office manager extraordinaire, that we had nearly 100 applications in the house- whe replied "just about 10% there :)" It is amazing now that daily the applications- both campers & staff!- roll in, summer is indeed coming, it will warm up, will will swim & play ... http://raybird.org/blog/2008/04/01/applications-applications/ I think I played spades once or twice in college. This past weekend I got recruited to play with some of my brothas from Grace Community Baptist Church. It was nearly a cross cultural experience. After a short while I learned that books are tricks, "kneel" is ... http://raybird.org/blog/2008/03/17/a-spades-primer/ You don't have to look very far to see that Saint Patrick's day has gone terribly wrong. A quick glance at www.wikipedia.com explains that Saint Patrick was an Englishman who was captured and taken to Ireland as a slave. Eventually he escaped back to England. Later in ... http://raybird.org/blog/2008/03/17/saint-patricks-day/ It sure feels like it. I went for a jog after work yesterday and it was sunny and felt like...well...SPRING. Can I tell you how nice I think it is to still see daylight at 8:00 pm? I think all SAD types like me will definitely be ... http://raybird.org/blog/2008/03/14/it-may-not-actually-be-spring-yet-officially-but/ I wonder who the staff of 2008 will be. It is that time of year again when we are praying and searching for staff to hire. http://raybird.org/blog/2008/02/19/its-that-time-of-the-year-for-hiring-again/ Yesterday, the day following the Winter Mini Camp, the fog rolled into South Bend- and not the relational "fog" we joke about. Literal blankets of fog covered us in an incredible drear. I was so thankful for the beautiful weekend weather we had for the mini camp. God is so ... http://raybird.org/blog/2008/02/05/a-foggy-reminder/ Well, Fall Mini Camp came and went this weekend. It was awesome. I am sitting here flipping thru photos and can't believe it all happened so fast. It was good to see so many kids (over 130) finish their lessons. And it was great to see ... http://raybird.org/blog/2007/10/28/missing-camp-again/ Reflections from Kashi: Random. It was a word I couldn’t seem to shake off. Evident on every page of my journal that first week: Staff Training. Random. I…Kashi Michelle Desjardins…how did I end up here, at Camp Ray Bird, Summer ’07. Everyone around me seemed so passionate ... http://raybird.org/blog/2007/10/03/summer-camp-2007-been-delivered/ Thus far: 46 completed #5, 90 finished #4, 161 finished #3, 230 done with #2. The scary thing is that even those just finishing #2 have a chance to finish! As exciting as it is to have so many campers working on the lessons....scary to think about a second weekend! Perhaps ... http://raybird.org/blog/2007/09/26/snail-mail-blow-out/ Shawn and Mike have indeed returned from points west and north. They have a slew of pictures- you'll have to stop by and see. It is fun to be back to a bit of normal in the office and around camp. Also neat to be able to begin praying today ... http://raybird.org/blog/2007/09/06/office-as-normal/