If you have never gone camping* and would like to give yourself the best possible chance of success, make sure to go camping with the Zagar family. Our friends Bryan and Heather have it worked OUT! We packed clothes, toiletries, sleeping bags and pillows ... and just showed up at our Lake Easton camp site. The Zagars are like a well-oiled camping machine. A giant tent was even set up for us when we arrived! We enjoyed excellent meals and the company of dear friends.
So, this is neat: Bryan and Brice went to high school together in Keizer, OR. I think there was some mention of them dating the same girl in middle school, so they must have gone to the same middle school, too. Bryan and Heather met at PLU (where Brice and I met) and I'm sure they were my Campus Safety escorts from time to time. We weren't in touch with the Zagars after that ... until we noticed them sitting in the same church service as us on Christmas Eve 2009. They had been attending High Pointe Community Church for many years, and we had recently moved back to the area. Rekindling our friendship with the Zagars was certainly a blessing, and it helped confirm our desire to attend High Pointe and join a small group. Now we are co-leading that small group, since our leaders moved to California last summer. I love how God orchestrates friendships to guide, encourage, and bless us at certain times in life!
*Julie & Will had never been camping. Brice is an old pro.
