Archive for April 10th, 2010
Around the Campfire
Once a year, a group of us all from grammar school go camping. Been quite a few years going and there’s just something special about “sitting around the campfire”. We are completely all different, but all bound so closely by our school days and the connections we’ve built over the years. The nightly campfire makes the world seem to stop, the children usually all asleep and we sit and just exhale. It’s not uncommon to have some still around it from sunset to sunrise, for deepest secrets to be shared, for good news announcements and as needed, issues worked through as a team.
Bruce recreated this setting for me for our Saturday night. Our outdoor fire pit was jammed up with wood and the flames danced non stop. We held hands and just stared at the fire. In a wonderful way, there was not an unheard story to tell and so little left to talk about. It’s been exhausting for us as you can imagine. But sitting around the fire under the stars together was just beautiful, quiet and a heart touching in it’s simplicity. I felt and knew that I was starting to wind down.
ps…to the campers, guess I’ll be one of the stories around the campfire this year…and look forward to getting there to see you all!