My First Step on the Appalachian Trail by Kristie Camp Part 2: Foot Paths As I put on my REI hiking shoes and socks, I saw two men emerge from the trail and cross the highway, over into our parking lot. "There are some hikers now!" I whispered to Marc as if I were…
My First Step on the Appalachian Trail By Kristie Camp Part 1: Signs Let me begin with a comment for the real hikers out there – the thru-hikers who spend days on the trail and carry packs that weigh as much as the hikers themselves do – I am not as tough or…
Framers’ Intent and Compromise Kristie Camp By now, everyone who knows me well knows that I have become obsessed with Alexander Hamilton as a result of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway hit musical Hamilton. Yet, those who really know me also know that I have been enamored with the American Revolution and the Founding Fathers forever.…
Romans 14: 1 - 4, 13 - 19 I spend a significant amount of time on Facebook -whether that has proven to be beneficial to me or not, I am not prepared to determine - but sitting between innings or games at my sons' baseball tournaments, or interacting online in real time with people who…
Humility is quite a difficult virtue for me. When I look deep enough, I guess my lack of humility actually arises from insecurity; I think I need approval from other people, need to know that what I do is valuable and appreciated. When I feel I am not getting my due attention, I pout or…
I know my third grade teacher, Mrs. Fine, didn't like me. She moved me to the back of the room And told my mom that she had to Because I talked too much And she got tired of seeing the back of my head, Always turned around, looking to see if Wendy had finished, yet.…
And her room was always the messiest Here she could store everything the vacuum cleaner, the hair dryer, the wireless printer Things no one needed to see Necessary things that must be kept hidden Even though everybody knows you have to have these things somewhere And the dirty clothes Piles of dirty clothes work clothes,…
As the bus pulled into the condo complex, our tour guide resumed his position on the mic. "We would like for the adults to be able to examine our properties at their leisure, so we have provided child care for all our of visitors under the age of 12. They will stay here at the…
The summer before I turned 12 in September was the summer of the Florida trip. It was the last summer I lived on High Drive before my parents sold the little house where I had lived my entire life across the street from my grandma. It was the last summer where I played with my…
Kristie Camp 