Summer camp has been one of my favorite times of the year.
I love getting the kids ready for the adventure of meeting new people and all the fun things that summer camp teaches kids.

The first time I sent my kids to summer camp We all had mixed feelings. The kids were afraid to go. They had never been away from us since our adoption.
They would have rather stayed home and underfoot.

I am so greatful that I made them go. When the bus pulled away. My heart yearned for the kids. I was lost without them. After several days alone at home I was ready for that big yellow bus to return my family to me.

When the kids arrived at the local church for pick up. They were all smiles. They had learned camp songs. They had gone out in row boats and learned to work as a team. They had made a great many new friends.

One of the best things that happened was they met other adopted kids just like them. Who were off on a journey with a new family. Kids who understood them and how they feel. Friends that would last a life time if they chose to write letters, exchange phone calls and meet up at summer camp each year.

These friends were on the same emotional level as my kids were. We still talk about their trips to summer camp and how each year they began to open up and help other newly adopted kids feel welcome.

I think that summer camp is a great way for adopted and foster kids to meet and enjoy new friendships while they learn educational tips for fun activities.

There are programs out there in every city a crossed America that will help pay for the kids to attend camp. You may have missed this years summer camp programs but it is never to early or to late to check into next years programs.

Summer Camp is just a good healthy source for the kids to have fun and for the parents to have a break in the every day life of larger families.