Wow. It really has been a while. I have been super busy! Last session was great but I realized Saturday night that I still am not here. I'm at home, and that's not where I should be so I have been trying to really make the best of these last four weeks which I can only do if I'm focusing on being here.
Oh! My co-counselor and roommate left Friday so I figured I would get a CIT (Counselor in training) and maybe another co, but instead I got two CITs, and they both seem to be pretty cool thus far. My girls are a little older now, 11-12 most of them going into 6th or 7th grade, which is really fun and the age that I desired to begin with, so hopefully that will be a nice change. However, it's kinda intimidating to be the only counselor among 2 CITs and 8 campers, but it'll be a nice challenge.
Last night also posed a nice challenge. One of my bosses pulled a aside and, well, the best way I can say it without over-exaggerating is that she tactlessly brought up a subject with me of which she had misunderstood. I felt very demeaned and, honestly, I felt as though she was getting-on to me. It was a very frustrating situation to be in. But to counteract that I have a great story! =)
Since I have two CITs (which is unheard-of), I thought that it would be good to do a devotional with them separate from what I do with the campers. And in talking about it all 12 CITs found out and were all in my room last night. It was quite intimidating since I had never done it before, but I really felt led to do it so I knew God was behind me. I asked one of my girls, Kathryn, if there was anything she would like to hear about. She said that she was Presbyterian and that she felt most of what she heard in church was about the theology and such and she never really understood why we praise God. So I searched, and I found many verses specifically about what we should praise God for. It really was great and after all the girls left Kathryn was crying and said that was exactly what she needed. Of everything I have participated in this summer, that has been the coolest thing so far. It really helps me see that I am here for a reason and to serve Him and He is graceful enough to show me that I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, and that it's making a difference. I know that I didn't say anything to her to make her feel better, that it was all God. But it's nice to be able to visibly recognize that I'm in the right place.
Well I think that's about it. Keaton, Clint, and Polly will be up here next Friday night to celebrate Keaton's birthday, so I'm really looking forward to that. And then there will only be 2 more weeks until I'm home.
I hope that this reaches all of you well and I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you in about a month!
Love in Him.
Psalm 18:24-50
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