I have to say that in the past four weeks I have built relationships that I know are going to last the rest of my life...and NOT just with the Summershiner's. The camper's these past few weeks have been absolutely amazing. We had a couple of families last week who were the sweetest people we have ever met. This week we have Cody and Dawson who are some pretty cool kids, and I think Cody may just do summershine next summer. Honestly, I can't imagine God placing me anywhere other than here this summer. I am learning so much. I am growing in my walk with God and learning to be reliant ultimately on Him. I am learning how to really be a sister in Christ to my other brother's and sister's in Christ. I've been here four weeks and I have already decided to extend my contract to the middle of August. I have never been happier, or felt more of a sense of family than I do right now with these people. My birthday was this past Tuesday and the Summershiner's made me feel like a million bucks. At midnight Monday evening they sang happy birthday to me and Jeb and Liz gave me a birthday gift, then Tuesday evening when I got off work we celebrated with Sparkling white grape juice and my favorite cake, Strawberry with cream cheese icing. Yes, I celebrated turning 21 sober and it was the best birthday I have ever had.
I'm learning to be vulnerable....I'm learning to give up myself in order to Make God bigger. This place is amazing and I can not begin to describe the things that God is teaching me =)
June 19, 2009
June 05, 2009
Why--Oh WHY?
So into my second week of working with the KOA I am finally given permission by our Assistant A.D to get on the jumping pillow, as long as I'm careful. I was indeed very careful. Whenever Mary and all the other staffers were jumping, I sat down, and when they sat down I jumped. No problem there, right? Well I thought so too. I was fine all Tuesday night when we were done jumping....Wednesday morning I wake up to my knee being SO SORE! I wasn't understanding....and I'm used to it being sore so I went to work Wednesday....but most of the day I had to sit down. Wednesday night we're all laying in bed and all of a sudden we here (and I feel) "POP!!"---My knee. I thought it was out of place again...but I didn't get to work yesterday because it hurt so bad...and at around 1:00 yesterday afternoon Mary and Kristin took me to Urgent Care. O how much fun it is to go to an Urgent Care two weeks into living in a new state. Still thinking my knee's popped out of place....we go back and Mary holds my hand the whole time....he plays with my knee (which by the way hurt terribly and I squeezed Mary's hand as hard as I possibly could)--and then said that my knee was in place.
All of a sudden he starts naming off LCL, MCL, and I'm thinking "O NO PLEASE DON'T SAY ACL!"--He doesn't....PHEW! I basically have a sprained LCL and MCL....which isnt that bad even though it FEELS 10 times worse. I thought I could go to work this morning. I got ready and Mary drove me to the office, but our Boss said no : (--so I'm once again off work today which really stinks and is really frustrating considering I've become the clutz of the summershine family. By the way...being the clutz isn't always funny..... : (
So from all of this frustration has been setting in. I'm here to work and to bring God glory, but instead I'm stuck inside with my knee propped up. I thought I was over the knee problems in high school! Apparently not. So last night our staff had a prayer time just to prayer for our staff as well as for all the other summershine staffs....because we really haven't done that. We read scripture that God's been showing us, we prayed over it and asked God to really be in us while we're here, and that we would bring Him glory--not ourselves. This morning when Gary told me I couldn't work today I really wanted to cry. I was extremely frustrated....but about five minutes after being frustrated it's kind of like God put a sense of "it's okay" around me...and basically told me that I had my five minutes of pity, now I have to get over it...and remember that I will be able to work Sunday.
What's the point of this whole blog? Well one it's a prayer request....seriously. One for my knee to heal and for me to LET it heal....and Two for all of us to remember why we're here...to bring God glory. His glory is our reward.
Also though it's to simply say--when people pray together for a purpose, that purpose comes alive. God reveals why we're here...and allows us to vent...but then says "okay it's time to move on"--I'm in love with our Heavenly Father. I'm in LOVE with my job! Most of all....I'm glad I have God by my side.
Go out and bring Him the glory today! =)
All of a sudden he starts naming off LCL, MCL, and I'm thinking "O NO PLEASE DON'T SAY ACL!"--He doesn't....PHEW! I basically have a sprained LCL and MCL....which isnt that bad even though it FEELS 10 times worse. I thought I could go to work this morning. I got ready and Mary drove me to the office, but our Boss said no : (--so I'm once again off work today which really stinks and is really frustrating considering I've become the clutz of the summershine family. By the way...being the clutz isn't always funny..... : (
So from all of this frustration has been setting in. I'm here to work and to bring God glory, but instead I'm stuck inside with my knee propped up. I thought I was over the knee problems in high school! Apparently not. So last night our staff had a prayer time just to prayer for our staff as well as for all the other summershine staffs....because we really haven't done that. We read scripture that God's been showing us, we prayed over it and asked God to really be in us while we're here, and that we would bring Him glory--not ourselves. This morning when Gary told me I couldn't work today I really wanted to cry. I was extremely frustrated....but about five minutes after being frustrated it's kind of like God put a sense of "it's okay" around me...and basically told me that I had my five minutes of pity, now I have to get over it...and remember that I will be able to work Sunday.
What's the point of this whole blog? Well one it's a prayer request....seriously. One for my knee to heal and for me to LET it heal....and Two for all of us to remember why we're here...to bring God glory. His glory is our reward.
Also though it's to simply say--when people pray together for a purpose, that purpose comes alive. God reveals why we're here...and allows us to vent...but then says "okay it's time to move on"--I'm in love with our Heavenly Father. I'm in LOVE with my job! Most of all....I'm glad I have God by my side.
Go out and bring Him the glory today! =)
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