Last weekend my family and I attended the Family Resort Weekened at Pathways Bible Camp in Menhaga, MN. Pathways has been doing outdoors ministry since 1934. As for their programming and hospitality, they seem to get better at it every year! I've been going there since I was in elementary school.
This was the first time, however, that my family decided to go for the family weekend. With 13 of us in tow, we kind of make our own crowd! We checked in at camp on Friday evening and met the other families staying at Pathways this weekend, plus the camp staff. We had some mingling activities and then a campfire worship.
On Saturday we spent the entire day doing things together as a family- canoeing, swimming, rock-wall climbing, high ropes, more canoeing, hiking, and another campfire worship.
Sunday seemed to come and go too quickly. We got up early in the morning to pack and clean our cabin, had breakfast, attended worship in the chapel and were all on our way. What a fantastic weekend!
One of the really fun things about running for Miss Thief River Falls is all the fun events our community has to offer. This even is called "The Mayor and the Mailman." It is focused around two well known individuals in our community and all they do for to help others. The Mayor is Steve Nordhagen and The Mailman is Kjell Melvie. These two have teamed up for years for various charitable causes. They even have a radio program on Pioneer 90.1 FM! Tonight they were teaming up to raise money for the Thief River Falls Heritage Community Center. Lots of fun was had by all. We all had dinner- brats- and even sang with Trinity Trio. After the event, they did what they always do- ride off on their motorcycles- except tonight, the Miss Thief River Falls contestants were able to ride with them! My escort was my neighbor, Jeff Hendrickson! Thanks for the ride, Jeff! Enjoy the pictures! More pictures can be found on Facebook here.
On June 11, 2012 the Lincoln High School Choir boarded buses bound for Jazz at Lincoln Center. Along the way we performed at St. Joan of Arc in Minneapolis, several restaraunts, and even at Times Square. The performance at Times Square was on our last night in New York City, Sunday, June 17, 2012. We had just taken a yacht cruise on the Hudson River and enjoyed the New York City skyline. We saw the Freedom Towers illuminated in red, white, and blue. We saw the Statue of Liberty, and more. After the cruise, we loaded the entire choir into six stretch limos for a two hour tour of Manhattan. During the tour we stopped at Times Square for a group photo and impromptu performance. What we did not know is that my parents were watching the whole thing live on a Times Square webcam! This video is the screenshots that they recorded on my Mom's cell phone. I apologize for the poor audio quality, so turn up your volume and you will hear the LHS chor sing "Bless the Lord" live at Times Sqaure!
The scene is so picturesque it reminds me of a puzzle I had many years ago. It was a 1500 Piece Times Square Puzzle and it is so vibrant and colorful. It seems to show the Times Square scene exactly as I saw it the night of our performance. Check it out! "1500 Piece Times Square Puzzle"
Last weekend my family and I attended the Family Resort Weekened at Pathways Bible Camp in Menhaga, MN. Pathways has been doing outdoors ministry since 1934. As for their programming and hospitality, they seem to get better at it every year! I've been going there since I was in elementary school. 
This was the first time, however, that my family decided to go for the family weekend. With 13 of us in tow, we kind of make our own crowd! We checked in at camp on Friday evening and met the other families staying at Pathways this weekend, plus the camp staff. We had some mingling activities and then a campfire worship. 
On Saturday we spent the entire day doing things together as a family- canoeing, swimming, rock-wall climbing, high ropes, more canoeing, hiking, and another campfire worship. 
