A Very Exciting Summer

This summer was good, hard, challenging, inspiring, life-changing and so much more!  The things that I accomplished are:
-- driving an 11 passenger van with a trailer connected to it to six different locations
-- gave a totally of 19 sermons to children
-- stayed at 5 different family's houses and two camps
-- drove a pontoon
-- hitched a trailer onto a van
-- went a jet ski
-- wake boarded
-- went canooing
-- flipped a canoe on purpose
-- went fishing
-- went star gazing
-- had six minos in my mouth
-- taught soooooo many children how to make parachord bracelets
-- co-counseled with my lovely friend Jamey
-- saw the fireworks on a boat right above my head
-- walked through swampy water to play mission impossible
-- led devotionals for 5th and 6th graders
-- led games for campers
-- was in skits
-- was a part of the worship band at camp
-- washed my hair in the lake with some girl friends
-- got swimmers itch
-- got massive bug bites
-- did not get even ONE tick bite (Praise the Lord!)
-- Killed spiders that were in my shower
-- removed a dead frog from a canoe
-- got pied in the face like 7 times
-- got pushed in the lake twice by campers
-- learned how to properly swim
...Oh the list could go on and on

Trout Lake Camps has become another home for me.  I made so many amazing friendships, I learned so much about what it means to serve others.

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others." - Philippians 2:3-4

This verse came alive to me the week I co-counseled with my friend Jamey.  I became a leader and saw that I have a huge capacity to love much more than I ever thought I did.  I know there is so much more for me to discover about what I learned this summer.  I know that this season of summer is done, but I'm not sure about Trout Lake.  I love this camp you guys.  It truly has been a meeting place for me and God.  I found such a level of peace with Him there and was able to express emotions that I needed to share with my father.  I am sure I will share more later.  But for now it is a week at home and then I am moving into my apartment, getting a job, finding a car and starting my SENIOR year of college.  Oh boy - my life is crazy.

Oh Sweet Mother

Sorry...I failed at updating this thing.  I'm back from camp :-(...sad.  I will update...sometime...soon.  yup.  It was such an amazing experience!  I will share later.

Peace and Love people
Peace and Love