The Harrison Family: Hilltop Christian Camp

Ben went to camp this year at Hilltop Christian Camp in Brown County. He attended their Day camps the last two years where they ease you into the camp experience for just the day. This year was his first time staying overnight (2 nights, 3 days). He had such a great time and his leader/counselor absolutely loved him. When I showed up to take him home she asked if she could keep him, of course he shook his head "yes". When asked if he was any trouble she said he was an awesome kid and that he sweet enough to give back rubs!!! What a charmer he is....in fact so much so that he ended up in a group with eight girls and they called there group "Ben and the Ladies".....the saga never ends! When asked why he was in a group with all girls he exclaimed that they picked him! Naturally, it has always been this way! In preschool (at age 4) he was in a bilingual class and all of the "white" girls (5 of them) in his class waited for him to arrive to school and then when he got there they ran off together to the playground....one the moms told me that her little girl kept writing him name in her notebook at home! Yikes! Last year, two weeks before school was out, he told me that he had a girlfriend, double yikes! This year, he is torn between two girls, Kristen and Arin. He spends his entire recess time with these girls pushing them on the swings or walking the track together! One day he came home from school and begged to be home schooled, when asked why he burst out with "Kristen Nelson keeps ignoring me!" Then a few weeks ago he told me that Arin broke his heart.....aww, that breaks my heart...then it makes me bust out in laughter....are you kidding me, I sure hope he holds onto some of this sensitivity! Back to Camp....so the theme was Jesus 24/7 and he learned a lot about the fact that he can communicate with God anytime and anywhere and also about the missions in Haiti and Honduras that Hilltop supports. He is eager to go back to camp...I'm so glad he had such a nice time.