Summer Reading

2 books, (one very, very, VERY, unbelievably boring, the other pretty good)

7 papers (four for one book, three for the other. quotes and all)

1 art thingy (i didnt really understand why i was doing an art project type thing for english..but hey it was the easiest part of the whole thing, and the most fun)

and a whole summer later...

I AM DONE WITH SUMMER READING!!!!!!!!!!!!

just in time to go back to school and get a whhhhole buttload of homework (: YAY.

note to self: never, EVER, again wait until the last 3 weeks of summer to begin summer reading.

CAMP ADVENTURE!

(yes, i realize this post is like 2 months late, but ya know what? this is my blog, meaning i write my posts whenever i feel like it. and now is when i feel like it (: )

CAMP ADVENTURE 2010 WAS THE BEST WEEK OF CAMP EVVVVVVERRRRRR!!!!!!!

I was finally a couselor and in a cabin with one of my best friends!


I had the best co-co everrrr!


I had the most amazing group of campers!!


I got to spend the week with some of my best friends




I was apart of an amazing group!


and my faith and relationship with God was stretched and strengthened so, so much.
I learned that I have limitations. I found those limitations and had to rely ENTIRELY on God for patience, energy, wisdom, and strength. I had to give everything to God because I didn't know what else to do. I learned from DC, Johnny, and Mark. I learned from my co-co, Jordan. I learned from my cabin mate, Jordan. I learned from my campers. I learned from other counselors. I learned from God. I was called out of my comfort zone. I had to be a leader, but I learned that I wasn't alone; God was with me the whole week, leading me to lead. I was able to let go of things from the past. I was able to get rid of some distractions. I saw my campers grow closer to Christ. I was making a difference in the Kingdom of God. I was able to rekindle my passion for Christ and help pour fuel onto others' fire.
It was the most amazing week of camp everrrrrrr!!! seriously. i'm not even kidding. it was awesome. just kidding, awesome can't even begin to descibe it. so every word better then awesome plus awesome put together times 58695224 thousand is what camp was. yeah. it was that good.

Stars

He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth. -Genesis 1:16-17

Have you ever thought that maybe we are the stars? Yeah, I know that God literally made the stars along with the sun and moon on the fourth day, but metephorically, what if we were the stars talked about in Genesis 1:16 and 17? God placed the stars in darkness to shine light. God has placed us here on earth, maybe in the middle of darkness, to shine His light.

As God's stars, we must shine BRIGHT!

Love yourself.

Make peace with who you are

and where you are at this moment in time.

Listen to your heart.
Make time for youself.

Enjoy your own company.

Let your mind wander among the stars.

Try. Take chances. Make mistakes.
Life can be messy and confusing at times,

but it's also full of suprises.
The next rock in your path might be a stepping stone.

Be happy.

When you don't have what you want, want what you have.

There aren't any shortcuts to tomorrow.

You have to make your own way.
To know where your going is only part of it.

You need to know where you've been too.
And if you ever get lost, dont worry.

The people who love you will find you.

Life isn't days and years,

it's what you do with time

and with all the goodness and grace that's inside of you.
Make a beautiful life.

From a birthday card I got a couple of years ago from my dad (:

hats!

As i was looking through some of my pictures, i noticed that my friends and i like to find odd looking hats, put them on, and then take pictures of ourselves in the hats.






or giraffe masks..











and i've now also realized that all of these pictures are with jordan or olivia. hahahaha and that is why they are my best friends (: