CBM National Intern – Here Come the Suds

By CBM National intern, Timmy Martens -  My best friend somehow believes I actually enjoy doing dishes. I don’t know where he got that from; maybe it’s because one of the first things I did when I got to Ponderosa Bible Camp for my rotation with CBM’s National Internship Program was to start preparing the kitchen for the summertime. Of course, that meant lots of scrubbing and elbow grease. It was fulfilling work, but I can hardly say that I enjoyed it….okay, maybe I enjoyed it a little bit. I mean, if I had to pick between shoveling mulch and doing ...

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Land of Blue Smoke…Sha-kon-o-hey

If you were to spend any amount of time in the Smoky Mountains, you would soon understand why the Cherokee Indians named it "Sha-kon-o-hey".  The morning fog lazily drifts among the mountains, overshadowing the valley floors with a blue mist.  It is ever-changing and never the same on any two days.  It seems to lend a bit of mystery to life in the Smokies. October is known for the fantastic colors of changing foliage on the trees.  This year the yellows and oranges are stronger, but accents of red from the maples and staghorn sumacs give punches of color in ...

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