It's hard to describe what the gathering of 400 plus people to celebrate 45 years of T Bar M was like.  But four words shared by Mike Goddard at our first Team Meeting together, sure do begin to paint the picture.

Make. Every. Day. Camp.

Sure, we all gathered inside the gates of the place we love. There were FUAGNEM skits, Alphas and Omegas competing, kids running wild and free across the sports field, and no fun wasted. Absolutely, the camaraderie was overflowing. 

But that wasn’t what made this weekend feel like Camp. Instead,

It was the greeting and embrace of an old friend as if no time had passed.

It was the way a conversation moved from “How are you?” to a deeper ask of the same question. 

It was the 'Remember when...' and the laughs and nostalgia that followed.

It was seeing our kids light up with the joy of purposeful play with new friends at camp.

It was connecting with God sitting on a swing, remembering His Word and the work He has done.

It was standing in the Sanctuary worshiping our Savior together.

It was celebrating the good and beautiful things in one another's lives...

And the locking of arms and hearts to recognize the really hard things, too. 

It was the lingering after a meal to listen longer and encourage one another.

It was looking into each other's eyes with so much gratitude.

And it was remembering God is indeed good... all the time. All the time… God is good.

And then, it was walking back out the gates we love, under the sign that reminds us of Christ's charge, our calling, our honor... to Love God, Love Each Other.

We delight in hearing how you continue to Make Every Day Camp by the way you Love God and Love others in your homes, your jobs, your neighborhoods, your lives.  Don't grow weary in doing such good work!