the mountains

retro night

the view from our 'duplex'

noah's horseride, 2008

instead of calling it family camp, noah says it's "going to the mountains." so that means every time we head West he expects the glorious accommodations of Windy Gap: freedom to ride horses, beautiful housing, wonderful friends seemingly around every corner, hysterical entertainment, and scrumptious meals served to us by VERY happy high school kids. it really is so much fun to go, and jeff leading singing only adds to our fun. it is such a gift, and we remember our fun days of working with young life. with a moment to myself this weekend, looking out over the lake, i thought of the YEARS (has it been17?) that i have visited windy gap and been blessed, remembering God's immense love for ME, yes ME. good stuff to remember, and who was that smarty that thought YL was also good for families?!!! we are so glad they did. for those of you who know YL it was really neat to see first-hand jim rayburn's (the founder) former secretary from back in the day. yep, she was there with her daughter and grandkids. so cool that what he did so many years ago has blessed millions of individual hearts and lives.