The camp baby…

Today I want to share a milestone with you from this past deer season. The camp baby has had a lot going on. I know if you haven’t been to Briar Ridge you may wonder who I’m talking about, but if you have had a chance to be around camp you probably have a good idea of who it is.

Annabelle, was just about 3 months old when we looked at the property, that we now lease, for the first time. She slept in her pack-n-play amid the saws and nail guns at the very beginning. She never meets a stranger, and calls everyone Aunt or Uncle by the end of the weekend. She is loved by everyone, and we are so grateful that God blessed us with her and her amazing personality.

Annabelle has been able to meet and be a part of so many lives. She has a heart that seems to be bigger than she is and a love that knows no bounds. She began to ask questions this past summer that even had our pastor scratching his head to come up with an answer. She thought long and hard about it, and during the alligator hunting trip we did this past August she decided to give her heart to Christ, and in February she was baptized. Amid all of her spiritual growing, her dad took her hunting and she held the gun, aimed and got her first deer all by herself.

I’m sharing her testimony with you today, because I want to share with you a little of the joy we all feel in her decision. To watch her grow to where she is today has been wonderful. We are excited to see the path that God leads her down and pray that she will always know she can call on Him.

Just like Annabelle, your life effects so many people. You are a huge influence to those around you. And just like Annabelle, you are loved by your Heavenly Father. He has a plan and a purpose just for you. So if you haven’t yet, make the decision to follow Him, today I urge you to follow Him. Make him the center of all that you are and all that you do. He loves you with an everlasting love. I pray God bless and keep you.

Love in Christ,

Briar Ridge

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