An eight-year-old girl penned a letter from camp expressing her happiness prior to disaster. Her bereaved mother, family, and community now rely on that letter as a lifeline of love.

A very personal letter from her eight-year-old daughter, Blakely McCrory, is being held by Lindsey McCrory as families continue to grieve the devastating flash floods that killed several people at Camp Mystic in Texas. Days before the catastrophe, Blakely penned the letter.

Blakely was among the vacationers who perished over the weekend of July 4, 2025, when the Guadalupe River overflowed due to destructive weather, according to People Magazine. Following the catastrophe, some of the little girl’s belongings that were found in the wrecked cottage provided comfort to her family. The letter was one of the goods.

In the note, the deceased camper had written to her mom, describing how happy she was at camp. She went on to narrate the fun time she was having playing tennis and horseback riding. “Having the letter is actually very special because I knew that she was having the best time of her life,” Lindsey tells the publication.Blakely attended Camp Mystic, a Christian camp tucked away in the Texas Hill Country, for the first time this summer. For the family, the encounter held particular significance. Years before, Lindsey had gone to the camp with her sisters, stepmother, and stepsisters.

The article claims that the distraught mother said that Blakely was “ecstatic” to be present and a “third-generation Mystic camper,” adding:

Blakely was among the vacationers who perished over the weekend of July 4, 2025, when the Guadalupe River overflowed due to destructive weather, according to People Magazine. Following the catastrophe, some of the little girl’s belongings that were found in the wrecked cottage provided comfort to her family. The letter was one of the goods.

In the note, the deceased camper had written to her mom, describing how happy she was at camp. She went on to narrate the fun time she was having playing tennis and horseback riding. “Having the letter is actually very special because I knew that she was having the best time of her life,” Lindsey tells the publication.Blakely attended Camp Mystic, a Christian camp tucked away in the Texas Hill Country, for the first time this summer. For the family, the encounter held particular significance. Years before, Lindsey had gone to the camp with her sisters, stepmother, and stepsisters.

The article claims that the distraught mother said that Blakely was “ecstatic” to be present and a “third-generation Mystic camper,” adding: