Camp Family and Friendship Bracelets

      Friendship bracelets are a big deal at camp. They are the best form of "thank you" from campers, a cool secret buddy present from coworkers, and a symbol of camp family love. Friendship bracelets are built one knot at a time. Every once in a while the wrong string is tied or one of the 12 strands snaps, but in the end, they are (almost always) beautifully handcrafted masterpieces. I treasure each one of my friendship bracelets because someone I love put time and effort into making a bracelet, 1 knot at a time, for me.

     Camp family love is like friendship bracelets. Each relationship is built one experience at a time throughout the whole summer, and in order to make it whole, time and devotion is required. No camp friendship is perfect, but they are all special in their own ways and they last way longer than the bracelets on my wrist.