Tacomasickness

It has been an interesting and difficult week this week. IDFY week at camp is always crazy and has never been a week I am a fan of. This week tested me a lot. Many projects to be done and tons of people around. Problem is however that I don't have the people closest to me around. I have gotten to the point where I totally miss my friends, the ones who know me at least a little bit. The ones who embrace me at each meeting. I miss those who offer to pray for me and then really talk to God and seek Him on my behalf. I want to jump around and raise my hands to the Lord in worship with my friends. I need the Lord to give me more clarity on what the purpose of my being here this summer is. There must be some otherwise I wouldn't be here. I want my purpose this summer to be more than just to have a job and make a summer salary....

School has ended...Summer has begun

The turn around from school to camp was so fast. I left Tacoma, WA at about 2pm and was in camp mode by 7am the next morning. This was an emotional process to say the least. Switching gears without any middle time to process things was very difficult. I am doing well now though. I have been tracking with camp stuff for two weeks now and things are great. The camp staff I get to work with this summer is dedicated, excited, and talented. I can't wait to see them with campers this summer, the Lord is going to do mighty things through them for sure.

I got my grades for the semester back a few days ago and I am very pleased with how they ended up. I achieved a 4.0, which I think is the first time I have done that in a semester at PLU. It feels so good to know that all the long hours I spent in the library and the diligence I put into my work has paid off. This semester was unlike any other, I can't fully put my finger on why, but it had many unique challenges. Living in a house where I was the only one in school was one of the biggest. It was challenging night after night to be off to my room or the library to finish some big homework assignment while everyone else got to play with the baby or watch a movie together. The Lord's grace was truly upon me though, He covered every minute I spent with His people that I should have been studying. He taught me a lot about juggling and balance. I still don't have it all figured out, but I definitively got a little farther on the journey this semester. Next semester I am sure the journey will continue as I embark on my student teaching adventure.

That's all for now, I will try to post more regularly about camp happenings once training is over this week and I have some more down time.