2 THE LAKE GAZETTE - Wednesday, June 14, 2017
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By Consetta Gottman
Greetings from the Ridge.
“Little girls and tree frogs do
Community helping community is a phrase that brings a not mix well.” That was the first
warm fuzzy feeling. Whether volunteer or supporter, one bit of advice given me years ago
as I spent my first summer as a
thing is for sure, when a collaborative effort is made, things
summer church camp volunteer.
will go well. I’d gone to the orientation meet-
This upcoming weekend there are several ways you can ing expecting to be bored by a
volunteer or support by engaging in the events. dry lecture on first aid and how
to properly cook a hotdog but
Saturday, June 17 you may be happy to take your kids fishing instead went away with a pleth-
at South Lake for the Fishing Derby hosted by Pleasant Day ora of opinions on pubescent
4-H, spend some great family time and the opportunity for performance and behavior.
your child to win some great prizes at no cost to you! Stay for Our camp director was a wise
old gal who’d made her share of
a bit and have lunch served by the Fire Department and City laps around the campfire in her
Parks and Recreation Board. forty years of directing young-
Later take the time to stop by and honor the late Kolton sters on how to avoid both sin
and poison ivy at the same time.
Karr at Hometown Auto. Jamie and Jennifer and family Mildred’s instructions were
have held the Kolton Karr Tractor show for several years and peppered with hair-raising tales
the proceeds go back into the community. There is a 10 a.m. of lost campers, worried moth-
parade with this event and later during the fish fry the FFA ers, and tick removal, so I found
myself enjoying the evening
Labor Auction will be held to support the local FFA Chapter. more and more as she gave us
There is also a flag raising and dedication ceremony at the unusual advice on how to be a
Indian Creek Marina at 10 a.m. in memory of Marshall Libby camp counselor. She told us that
kids today aren’t used to being
and all those who have served and are presently serving our outdoors at night and the sound
country. of tree frogs is enough to make
A lot of hard work and dedication goes into a community little girls forget all about your
prepared lesson on the joys of
Mandi’s
event, lets all get out and support our community.
heaven and instead focus on
the hellish croaking in the trees
above their head.
“The trick in handling boys
and girls at the same camp,”
she continued is to know when
to encourage them to sit beside
Weekly
each other and when to stop do-
ing that.” Mildred explained
that the “age of danger” has
Challenge
gotten younger and younger in
past years and only a wise staff
member knows when it’s time
to start planting her own body
between a boy and a girl during
evening vespers. “Evenings are
By: Mandi Kindhart-White when they start making plans,”
Weekly Challenge: This week keep a heavenly mindset, think she said. “So you’ve got to be
past worldly answers. Being found wise acting from scripture pro-active and stake out your
and not a fool acting from emotions. observation posts. When all
eyes are closed and heads are
Victory is in the mind. Every action decided or not decided bowed, that doesn’t include
upon is started in the mind. To obtain victory a person must you.”
have their mind spiritually equipped with the weapons God Our fearless leader then
intended for us to use. The weapons are peace, joy, love, moved on to camp food. “When
truth, faith, righteousness, salvation, the Word of God and in doubt,” she said, “slather it
prayer. If the devil can get you to lay down your weap- with Ranch dressing. Kids will
ons and make you spiritually weak he then can make you eat anything with enough of that
strong in your flesh getting you to act out of your emotions stuff.” She went on to say that
which leads to defeat. Before the fall of man sinning, we for reasons that defy logical ex-
were created to live by Spirit which controls mind and then planation kids today really like
controls flesh. After the fall, the flesh controlled the mind, the salad bar. “They live in a
bringing more sin and weakening the spirit. Keep your spirit buffet world,” Mildred told us,
strong, filled up and in line with God by staying focused on
Jesus Christ. There will always be a battle, the true victory is “and again, I think maybe it’s the
continuing in the joy no matter what the day brings because Ranch dressing that’s suddenly
your heart has the right focus---JESUS CHRIST! given us a camp full of kids who
Colossians 3:1-4 Since, then, you have been raised with
Like us on
Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is,
seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things
above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is
now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life,
appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Romans 8:5-6 Those who live according to the flesh have
their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live
in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what
the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death,
but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.
actually eat lettuce and carrots.”
Other food advice covered such
pithy topics as, “No beans after
lunch. They’re sleeping in bunk
beds.” And, “Be prepared for
comments like, ‘Mom doesn’t
make it this way.’ Just smile at
them with the love of God in
your heart and say, ‘Do I look
like your mama?” She ended
her culinary advice by telling
us to watch out for little Jason
who will stuff his pockets full of
cookies at supper to make sure
he has enough sugar to make it
through the night. You’ll find
his bunk, the one circled by an
army of cockroaches.
I appreciated Mildred’s wis-
dom that was heavy laden with
both firmness and compassion.
“Don’t worry so much about
getting them quiet at bedtime,”
she told us. “Just rouse their lit-
tle butts up early enough and by
the second day getting them to
sleep will be no problem.”
Mildred then drifted into the
spiritual realm with a short lec-
ture on teaching the love of God
instead of fires of damnation.
“Leave that up to their minis-
ter,” she said. “Christ didn’t say,
‘For God so loved the world
that He scared the hell out of
fourth-graders.’”
She then threw some final
bullet points up onto the over-
head projector and I’d trusted
Mildred’s wisdom enough that I
started taking notes:
1.The worst feeling for a
young boy or girl is to not be
noticed. Even the shyest kids
want attention. If you do noth-
ing else this week but make a
little rascal feel needed and im-
portant than you’ve taught the
best gospel lesson possible.
2. Forget what the lawyers
tell you. Hugs are important.
And if worse comes to worse
you can start your own hugging
ministry while serving your
prison term.
3. Got a discipline problem?
See point number 1. Smash him
with attention and you’ll be sur-
prised what happens.
4. Kids think about home
most at mealtime and bedtime.
Make sure you’re with them.
5. If you can’t love kids then
get the heck off my ranch.
You ever in Coonridge, stop
by. We may not answer the door
but you’ll enjoy the trip.