This past weekend I had the opportunity to spend my time outside in Sundre at Pioneer Ranch Camp instead of inside cooped up in Edmonton doing school work. It was great, I looked forward to it for a solid 3 weeks after getting back into Canada and while there I soaked up every ounce of the weekend. Jenna sometimes says this phrase that I think is super dumb, she’ll say someone’s “in his glory”. I guess I’m a bit quicker to refer to such a situation as someone “feeling like they’re king sh!t”. But I guess maybe the english language is supposed to operate with a wider range of words. It’s really Jenna’s phrase that described the weekend, not mine. We had amazing people leading us in times of reflection, got to study a passage of scripture with 50 people, got to learn the ins and outs of soaring from Micheal, got to skate on a pond in the light of a 20 foot bonfire, got to go for a star lit walk with some of my best friends in the whole world, and even managed to beat Cayley’s team during a wide-game (This is a rarer occurrence than you might think).

I guess figuring out why “camp” situations are so likely result in “in your glory” situations than everyday life is something I should have figured out by now, having spent so much of my time in those situations. It wasn’t until this past Thursday that I got a better idea of it though. I wouldn’t say I know the answer all of a sudden, but I have a better idea. Neil’s quote from Thursday was great:

• “Will Woods, Ryan Lemphers and all those guys. I think they’re so great that I would jump down a well, break my legs, and just hang out with them”
  –Jan 31, 2008

I would add to that list a few people or subtract a few, depending on where you are: Aaron Jansen, Colin (Elwood Blues) or Luke (Fred) just to name a few. Soaking up what life’s got to offer happens when you’re doing it with some people who have got an idea of what it means to live life.