The Heart of a 6 year Old

I don't think I ever realized how amazing 6 year olds can be. In my one week of shadowing the baby cabin of 13 six year olds, these were some of my favorite things my girls told me.

"this song is so beautiful, it is like we are singing straight to God"

"when we hold hands when we pray, we get to pray together"

"we should pray for Chloe, then maybe her ankle won't be broken"

"you are my best friend"

"I like it when you hug me. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy in my heart"

"I think when everybody in camp sings, it makes God happier"

"stars are God's freckles"

"only 51 years until I can come back again!"

6 year olds are SO precious!! I can't wait for my week in the cabin with 6 year olds this week!

Work Crew: Session 7

If you think going to camp as a camper is awesome, you should try working there! It's even better!!

WC is a lot of work. We get up way earlier than I ever thought possible, use muscles I never knew I had, are challenged in many new ways, but through it all are given experiences that are truly lifechanging.

My favorite part so far has been Thursday night. The campers were at cabin choice night which required no WC help, so we got to have Work Crew Bonding Time. We played frisbee with some campers, played Catch Phrase, then got to go to Praise and Worship with Hickory and Walnut (middle school and high schoolers). The praise and worship night was called Lifesong, which just so happens to be one of my favorite songs. The songs were so moving, so inspirational, so calming, so peacebringing, so perfect. It was a wonderful night, and it was so neat to see God working in that chapel, impacting campers lives. And work crewers :)

Today my family came up to see me and surprised me by bringing along Renee and Megan. I don't think I realized how much I missed all of them until I had to say goodbye again tonight.

I'm the only work crewer here tonight (other than Rachel) so in enjoying a calm, quiet, and relaxing night.

Session 8 starts tomorrow! I can't wait to do it all again :)

Cho-yeh: Saturday July 18

Ahhhhhh!!!! I'm finally here!! I'm typing this while laying in my bunk ;) WHAAAHOOOOO!!!

This afternoon I left H-town around 5 tonight and pulled into Cho-Yeh at 6:15. I met Anna (we used to be in the same cabin at camp two summers ago) in the small parking lot at the bottom of the hill, and we went to dinner at McDonalds. We then came back to Cho-Yeh and checked in with the assistant camp director, Leslie. We got to drive down to where we will be staying, the A-Frames, and unload all out stuff. We drove back up to the parking lot and then walked back down to the aframes, enjoying the calmness of camp with nobody out. It was so weird seeing camp that empty.

After making our bunks and settling in, we are now just chilling. We are gonna venture out and find the bathrooms in a little bit.

We at the only two in the aframe tonight, the other 4 girls and Rachel get in early tomorrow morning!!

Three Weeks

So, Blogger, I'm sorry to say I have neglected you the past 3 weeks, and will be neglecting you again for the next 3.

I'm leaving tomorrow to head off to the AMAZING Camp Cho-Yeh in Livingston, Texas! I'll be working there until August 7th, and will be back in H-town on August 8th. It's going to be an awesome and life-changing experience, and I cannot wait!

I'd really appreciate all the prayers possible for the next week. As much as I say I'm not, I really will miss my family (and my brother) while I'm gone. I got to see Megan for a good 24 hours, but will be without her for another 3 weeks. It'll be 6 weeks without seeing Renee. I'm going to miss my friends, family, and youth group terribly, but I know camp is where I need to be. Please pray for patience, lots of energy, and for everybody at camp to see how amazing our God is, and to see His works being done!

Oh, and don't worry. There WILL be a long blog post once I get back. I'm thinking I can type one on my iPod whenever I am off, and then just upload it once I get home!

How Do You Say Goodbye?

Goodbyes are the worst. No ifs ands or butts about it.

Ever since Clay passed away this past year, I've had even a harder time saying goodbye, because you just never know what is going to happen.

Saying goodbye to my family this summer has been the worst. We are going to be in Iowa for Christmas, but I won't be able to see Jess and Erich then. Hopefully everybody can come down for my graduation, but I still don't know if Jess or Erich will be able to make it. The only time we seem to see each other now is weddings, and the next one in the family will be mine. And that won't happen for a LONG while.

So what do you do, when you have to part, and you know it will be years before you see each other??

Goodbyes are the worst.

What Difference a Year Will Make

Last year my cousin Jessi got married, and today (well technically yesterday bc it's past midnight here, but whatevers) my oter cousin Erich got married. Thinking back to Jess's wedding in comparison to the wedding this summer I realize what a difference a year can make.

A year ago, I danced twice. Once with Jessi, and once with my daddy and uncle.

Today, I danced quite a bit. I danced with Sydney, Alex, Cassie, Katie, and Jenna (the girl cousin-in-laws). I danced with Kyle (the CRAZY twelve year old guy cousin in law). I danced with Uncle Steve, who really isn't my uncle and who I've only met twice. I had a lot of fun too, which is very surprising for me and dancing.

I realized just how much I have changed over the past year, just how much more of me I have become. Through polo and swimming captains, youth group, team yes, wortham, RFL, the loss of Clay. So much good and so much bad has happened since last summer. And through it all, I realize, just how each and every day, situation, occurance, and happening, plays an impact in who you really are.

Potluck is tomorrow which should be loads of fun. Then I'll have to say goodbye to Stephie and Erich. Considering the next time we see each other might be MY wedding, it's gonna be rough.

Careers Suggested from the Family!

First of all, I have to say, VACATION IS AMAZING! I have had the best time seeing all of my family. It’s so rare to get to see everybody, and I’m loving be able to see cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, great grandparents, all of my family. It’s the best.
Throughout the vacation it has been an ongoing idea to suggest majors/careers/plans for the rest of my life to me¸ since I have no idea what I want to do after I graduate (except go to A&M of course!). I doubt I’ll be able to remember all of them, but, here goes!
• Lawyer
• Cook
• The people who talk really fast at the end of commercials
• High-School Teacher (close! But more like Kindergarten)
• Accountant
• Golf-Cart Girl
• Computer Techy-person
• Sports-Journalism
• Radio DJ

I know there are probably more, and I just can’t think of them. Kole is being annoying, and saying that my typing is keeping him up. So, to try and make him happy I’m going to get off the computer. Blah! I’ll probably post again after the wedding with pictures, be excited :)

OH! Last random thought, I miss Houston SO much! I knew I would miss Renee and Megan (and trust me, I miss ya’ll so much it’s ridiculous), but I wasn’t figuring on how much I’d miss the random but yet amazing Bible Studies on Wednesday’s, I wasn’t figuring I would miss teaching swim lessons, I wasn’t figuring I’d miss Jacy and Aubrey as much as I do, I wasn’t figuring I’d miss my coaches (well, Denny Kris and Nikki anywhos). Hmph. Oh wells, thank goodness for texting!

Goodnight :)