I'm a Fellowshippin', I'm a Fellowshippin'...

CAMP holds a special place in our hearts. For many years we have spent a week of July off Percy Priest Lake with Rural Hill. It is undoubtedly referred to by all as, "THE greatest week of the year." This was the first year for my entire family (Bret included) to not be at camp together. The laughs, the tears, the hugs and the memories have created a special bond with people there that seems to transcend time and distance apart. Last week we were able to go up and visit for a portion of this year's camp. Even just a taste of camp was such a blessing.

So here is a little insight into the last 9 years of our life at camp.

Some of my favorite memories:

Bret leading singing on the porch

- the excitement of those kids (and adults) praising God is unbelievable.
Singing underneath the stars

Crazy Dress-up Days


Great talent show performances:
~Wade-mandolin, Libby-singing, Dad-guitar & harmony
~Bret surprising me by getting up in front of 150+ people to serenade me singing Kenny Chesney's "Me and You" (such a romantic ;)
~Drew Shark
~ Ribbon Dancers and Salsa Dancers
~"I Kissed My Wife and I Liked It" - this year's spoof to the not so nice pop song




Super cool games and surprises each year
~Mechanical bull
~Super Sonic Swing
~Team games
~Ropes course
~Gary and KK's crazy games
~Tubing on the lake
~Hot air balloon
~Inflatable games
~Icee machines
~Illusionist
~Fireworks Show
~Jesus painter
~Homewood Dramas


Shaving Cream Battles

Crazy Pranks
Fabulous T-shirts
Delicious Food
Raccoons
Kitchen Raids
The Wild Boar
Late Night Talks
Sweetheart Kickball (last year - dad was my sweetheart :)
Around the Mess Hall
(rhythms even mixed with "Whoop There It Is" and Ham sandwiches)
Devo Time

Making Lifelong Friends of ALL Ages

Watching my family grow up - especially my sweet brother



Bret and Dad arm wrestling for me at lunch


Falling in love with my husband

Seeing my brother put on Christ in baptism.

Our family afterwards.

My brother leading a prayer with all of his heart.

I am convinced our camp is the closest thing to heaven we have on Earth. Praise be to God for the times spent and the amazing way the message of Christ is shared at camp.

Rafting with the CORE

Five couples from our small group at church hit the rapids of the Ocoee. We have such an amazing mix of people. We are so blessed to have such great friends.

We had a fun-filled game night and then caught some zzzz's at the ole Douglas Inn. We got the next day started right with a hearty breakfast at Cracker Barrel. We even had enough time to do some rockin' in the rocking chairs.

We had to split up into 2 boats once we got there. We ended up with the Cosbys. Our guide's name was Spaz. That should provide some insight into how our ride was. He tried his best to give us our money's worth for sure. Bret got to "ride the bull" and Spaz even deflated the raft towards the end for a more exciting ride. He had trouble with our names too... so I was "Ilene" ??, Bret was "Big B," Shaun was "Michael," and Ashley (who had the easiest name ever) was "Amy" (like rhymes with cash - he still couldn't get it). The good news is my knee held up pretty well, especially with my trusty new brace. Here are some of the pics from the river.

They turned out really good.

Here's the group afterwards (minus Michael).

The lovely ladies following a quick change after rafting.

We had a wonderful weekend. We missed those of you that couldn't make it. There were definitely lots of memories made and lots of good laughs shared. Love you all!

Nevis 2008

The first update on the latest Walters' adventures:

We visited Nevis Island this July for Bret's work trip. Nevis is a 36 square mile island in the West Indies. This is Nevis Peak, the center of the island. The top is a rainforest, so it always has a cloud hovering around. It was once built around a thriving sugar cane crop but now depends almost entirely upon its tourism revenue. The weather was perfect and the food was fantastic.

We flew into St. Kitts and took a ferry over to Nevis. This is the view of the Four Seasons as we pulled up to the pier in the ferry.

The natives were very friendly. We even found out that “Walters” is a very common Nevis last name. Bret claims his ancestors were from there - although I couldn’t find much of a resemblance. ;)

Dinner the first night on the beach.

One of the many fabulous pools. Although I would have been content to stay there all week, we stayed pretty busy. I got a massage in the spa one day. We went snorkeling and Bret played golf a couple days. Evidently it was a beautiful course. I will have to steal some of his pictures. He had a few encounters with the monkeys, too.

We took a historic tour of the island. This is at the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton.

All dressed up for the Gala reception.

All the girls. Even though we only get to hang out once or twice a year, it is always lots of fun.

The guys in typical fashion.

Up early to head back home after a wonderful week.

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Believe it or not...

I know some of you may be reading with your jaw dropped, but your eyes are not deceiving you. The Walters family has now entered the world of blogging! While this has been an intention for some time now, certain little things like pharmacy school and the busyness of life must have gotten in the way.

This is an exciting stage of our lives and every day seems to bring about a new adventure.

We are excited about keeping you up to date about our lives and hearing about yours. Stay tuned for updates coming soon!