tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943937951236434021.post2578285483113002859..comments2011-07-23T16:34:33.094-05:00Barefoot Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10709594346386098319noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943937951236434021.post-4324645150433412962011-07-23T16:34:33.094-05:002011-07-23T16:34:33.094-05:00Last Sunday my wife, my boys and I dropped off my daughter at a church-run summer camp in Pennsylvania. We drove from Virginia &amp; made it a weekend trip for the whole family, and I was barefoot the whole time, including staying at the camp for about an hour while we said our hellos to other parents we know from church and their kids. I also had the pleasant surprise of running into the daughter of two good friends who is in college and was serving as camp counselor for a month, working through AmeriCorp. They are part of our congregation in Virginia, and this young lady used to get quite a kick from seeing me run barefoot back home. Well, I digress. She&#39;s become quite the barefooter! She seemed to be barefoot all over camp.Not sure if the camp has a shoe policy, although they recommend water shoes or old sneakers for mucking through muddy trails, etc. I did not get to spend much time there, but enjoyed it barefoot--one fellow parent who also knows me commented: &quot;Wow, hardcore! [It was about 95 degrees, and many of the paths were rough gravel.]...must be growing up in the islands. [I grew up in the Caribbean.]&quot;Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943937951236434021.post-76607905087342406492011-07-21T18:58:19.341-05:002011-07-21T18:58:19.341-05:00I just got back from 2 Kids&#39; Camps, where I had not been since becoming serious about barefooting. I too remained barefoot until the kids showed up, and then went minimalist.<br /><br />Downside: I was leading worship while wearing my Merril Trail Gloves. I&#39;m notorious for very-active actions during kids&#39; worship, and frequently use a full-body spinning motion. That spin on the carpeted floor of the chapel tore a section of the sole away from my month-old Merrils! It was a dumb move, but I sure wish I had been wearing my VFFs like I did the rest of the week.RevTieDyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05700541685785537894noreply@blogger.com