Sundays are for Rest

We love Sundays at High Rocks! They are typically a little more chill than the rest of the week.  We wake up a little later, and the morning is at a much slower pace. However, that slower pace does include getting our laundry up to breakfast in the morning.  It doesn’t sound like a huge deal, but getting all of the laundry together, and then traveling to the dining hall in three large bags per cabin. It can be a lot.  It is certainly teaching some self-reliance, teamwork, and even some responsibility for our actions.  Nonetheless, it went smoothly without too much effort. Our laundry efforts were rewarded with scratch-made cinnamon rolls for breakfast!  What a treat! Not to worry, we rounded breakfast out with some oatmeal, scrambled eggs, and a fruit bar.

After some time at assembly, we gathered for our Sunday morning reflective time by the lake. I used some classic Shel Silverstlein to talk about pushing past the doubters and the “mustn’ts, don’ts, and the won’ts” to look at life a litte differently.  the used another poem of his to talk about fear and working through that in our lives.  Finally, (my favorite) we talked about “Where the sidewalk ends”  and where they boys felt like where their sidewalk ends.  The boys mostly listened and mostly understood what I was trying to express. 

The rest of the morning was presented with all sorts of choice period activities and events.  It was the perfect Sunday morning to do just about whatever you wanted. Guys were playing disc golf, swimming, canoeing, some games of gaga and four square happening, tennis, and even some archery by invitation.  One counselor was leading a yoga session. I also enjoyed guys just relaxing in the chair down by the lake with a book. Even some good games of ping pong and foosball at the pavilion.