Impact 2009

Ah, Impact.  I absolutely love Impact, and have since the first time I went, which was as a counselor in the summer of 2000.  Greg has had a much longer history with the camp:  he was baptized there in 1993, and has hardly missed a year since.  Greg still has a pretty traditional Impact experience, albeit as a youth minister and not a camper or counselor, but my experience has totally changed now that I have kids.  This year, I hardly went to any of "Impact," but I loved being on Lipscomb's campus and seeing so many of our old friends (and family!).  I especially loved just being around so many youth ministry families.  Many of them are old college friends, but we share a strong bond even with the ones we don't know very well.  We all have that common lifestyle of trying to balance ministry with family, while caring passionately about both.  It was so encouraging to me to be around so many families who were in our same situation.

Our guys, trying to be cool:).

Our (amazing) intern with our girls, trying not so much to be cool!

Luke, helping Jack open his birthday present.  (Yes, Jack's birthday present from us.  Do NOT ask when his birthday was!)

Luke and Jack immediately reconnected by pretending to be a train, using the hula hoop.  They ran around laughing, with Jack providing the "chugga chugga's."  Something tells me this is going to become a beautiful friendship!

Like I said, we had a great time at Impact, but after being gone for two weeks (at my parents and in Nashville), I am definitely glad to be home, sweet home!