Faithful and Forgotten

7/14/2025 We believe that people have a natural urge to explore – this constant pull to discover what’s around the next bend or over the next rise. At the same time, we crave roots – the utterly familiar where we rest, recover, dream, and plan… in an atmosphere of well-being, acceptance, and grace… where we are known and loved, without requirement or condition, free of stress, worry, and anxiety. Muckleroy Base Camp is about the…
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On the road

7/9/2025 There is this fascination with with travel. Seeing new scenery for the first time, or seeing it again. Realizing that the world is big. Realizing what we like about somewhere else and realizing what we love about home. The everyday is important. The never-ending work just to maintain, not to mention to move forward, can easily make the grass on the other side of the fence look greener than it is. Seeing progress from…
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Attention

7/4/2025 Last night was the youth camp wrap up. It ended with fireworks. They were spectacular. And for just a few minutes our collective attention was focused upward. Like so many others, I was caught up in the marvelous display. It occurred to me that I was smiling and yet everything about me was completely relaxed. I glanced around very briefly and saw the same in the faces of those around me. For just a…
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