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Mark and I left the next morning without the children! Maggie, Phoenix, and Luke stayed at Grandmother and Granddad's house for the first time by themselves! Yikes!

We headed to Minnesota. It took us all day, but we finally arrived at Flaming Pines! Who's been?

I can't tell much about this camp because I was suffering from a little migraine that night (Probably from all the blubbering I did after leaving our babies behind). But I can say that I enjoyed meeting up with my cousins Paul and Robin! Woo-Hoo!

Mark spent a great evening with not only prospective students, but with quite a few who are already enrolled to come this Fall!

IT'S GREAT TO BE AT HARDING!!

Brighton

Our next stop was Midwest Bible Camp (MWBC). But, on our way, we drove through St. Louis. Mark knew of a cool transportation museum and wanted to show the kids, but we were pressed for time. We went ahead and stopped and just enjoyed all the neat items outside instead of taking a tour. It was fun!

Next was Brighton, Iowa. Who's been to MWBC? This is the camp Mark grew up going to and being a part of. Maggie will go next summer! It was a lot of fun. (And a shout-out to Laura and Molly...my Iowa peeps!)

We enjoyed "playing" with old friends and then listening to Mark's talk.

(Everyone who's ever been a part of MWBC knows my husband is a legend for singing "Low Budget"...these young campers requested a private performance. :)






After camp, we drove to Muscatine where we met up with Mark's parents at church and enjoyed their VBS!

Finally we got to go to Nichols and spend the night with Granddad and Grandmother. We were so ready for a comfortable bed!

IT'S GREAT TO BE AT HARDING!!

Rolla

This summer, the kids and I got to go with Mark on his Mammoth Trip. Every year, he travels through "his" states recruiting for Harding. The kids and I went this year and had a blast! Part-way through the trip, we dropped the kids off in Iowa at Mark's parents' house and he and I went on by ourselves. It was a trip full of adventure!

Our first stop was Little Prairie Bible Camp in Rolla, Missouri. Who's been? I never had. It was a nice place full of nice people. The minute we opened our car doors and stepped into the heat, we almost melted. It was a grueling 116 degrees (at 6:00 in the evening)!

Despite the heat, however, Mark was in his element. He jumped right in and started playing a little b-ball (knock-out!) with the campers.

While he played, we sat in front of a gigantic fan and tried to stay cool. (Thanks, Josh, for the popsicles!!)

We were surprised when Mark was asked to lead chapel, which he did very well. I began to appreciate my husband anew and see a side of him I don't often get to see.

IT'S GREAT TO BE AT HARDING!!