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Not so solo
I was at a camp for Christian Scientists this last summer, and we were on a four-day camping trip. My group was told we would each be going on a “solo” for one night. A solo is when a counselor leads you to a specific spot in the wilderness and you prepare to spend the night all by yourself. The purpose is to be away from other people and just be alone with your thoughts, talking with God. (Counselors camp out at a distance, but are in the area.)
We were each given a Christian Science Hymnal, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, a whistle, a chocolate bar, and a backpack. At first I was pretty nervous and didn’t know what to expect. I got to my spot, set up where I’d sleep, and walked around. We’d been given an assignment—to answer a few questions about our time at camp in our journals, so I did those as well. I was doing fine until it started getting colder and darker. I remembered the counselors saying they would stop by once the sun went down, and I was determined to stay awake for that.
About the author
Kaiana Bradley is a freshman in high school.

November 19, 2012 issue
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Letters
Robin Weiland, Claire McArthur, Dodie Percy Strauss
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A harvest of spiritual fruits
Aaron Bingham, Staff Editor
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Thanks living and praise giving
Steven Salt
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Praise God's provision
Liz Underhill
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The geometry of praise
Laura Remmerde
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Every human need?
Marjorie Kehe
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During deployment, Love was there
Lauren Stillman Nofsinger
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Conversations in heaven
Maryl Walters
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Cause and creation*
Jeff Ward-Bailey
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New spiritual awakening
Kim Shippey, Senior Staff Editor
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I am grateful for God
Katie
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First reader healed
Roger Gordon
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It's no mystery
Cindy Roemer
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Not so solo
Kaiana Bradley
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I'm chosen. And so are you.
Jenny Sawyer
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Business and the Sermon on the Mount
E. Garrett Stone
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Polished mental shields
Madelon Maupin
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Starting right
Nancy Fischer
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The present heaven
Virginia Harris
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Safe journey
Lindsey Taylor
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Facial injuries healed
Wendy Berrie
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'A deep stillness' and relief from sickness
Patricia Farrar with contributions from Howard Farrar
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Kittens healed
Kay Keelor
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Grateful teens
The Editors