Beneath the Wraps

     I have gone camping before – several times actually.   I’d gone with my family. I remember times when Patrick and I were younger though not too much with my other two sibs.   I do remember when Corey and Kayla were both a lot younger, we did do a family activity where we stayed in cabins.   That’s the only time I recall camping with the two of them.      I’d gone to girls’ camp through the church.   When I was twelve and thirteen I went to a camp called Oakcrest.   We stayed in cabins.   I remember going to rough camp twice (we stayed in tents) as a youth and twice as a leader.   That was well over twelve years ago.      And then there was the one time we attempted camping as a family – before Jenna entered the picture.   Memorial weekend 2002 .   The boys were in a tent and Roland and I tried to sleep in the van.      Roland has actually gone ...

          Communication is SO important – whether it is the working place, or homes, our churches, our communities . . . and it’s important that we all stay on the same page.  We need consistency.            I recall one work place that made egg salad sandwiches.  Some of the workers would put pickles into the mixture, while others refused because they thought it was gross.  I don’t care if the egg salad has pickles or not.  When I am in a working environment I would expect to make the egg salad according to what the customer orders from the menu and expects – not to my own personal preference.  I think when a customer expects a certain product, he or she should receive the same product or courtesy or satisfaction that kept him or her coming back to begin with.           I know different cooks have their own ...