and now for a super summer blog, as promised!

SUPER SUMMER. It's a camp, not a whole summer... do not be confused! It is a leadership camp. Falls creek is an evangelical camp. You bring lost friends to Falls Creek (or whatever youth camp) but not to Super Summer. It's a leadership camp designed to help Christian leaders of youth groups all over the state learn and be challenged in their walk with Jesus. I was a team leader (aka, TL), but to my small group of students, I was "Mom." It was great to have 12 adopted children for four days! I loved super summer. I learned so much to bring home and apply in my own life! I love love LOVED getting to see the hearts of (soon to be) ninth graders. How genuine and real their love for Jesus is was so overwhelming! I hope to be more detailed later in telling you what I / we learned! But I just don't have that kind of time right now!

I get to go home this weekend! FOURTH OF JULY! I am so excited to see my family, aunt lana and rick, my best friend and (after a whole month) JAKE! YAY! I am really excited to have a wonderful wonderful weekend!! It's only a daaay aaawaaaaay!!

I have also been (on the side, haha) planning and help mediate wedding stuff out my ears! It's such a blast, and I cannot believe Kayla (cousin, not slant) will be married so soon! It's so much fun, and we have talked about these days since we could talk! I am really excited, I can't imagine her excitement!

I just realized this week my time in Duncan is more than half over. Excuse me, come again? Summer is flyin'. I am just coming to understand, life only gets faster. I am not super okay with that, but it's not my choice I suppose!

Sorry my bloggage was SO super lame. I just am squeezing it in when I can!

xoxo.
Miss you mamoo.

and it's almost july, excuse me what?

Today is June 28, 2011.  Friday begins July. GOOD GOOGLY MOOGLY. My time in Duncan is SO precious to me, seriously. These students have such a warm heart for Jesus and I love getting to watch them (and try to assist them) fall more in love with their Jesus. I just finally got to sit and take a break after two really busy weeks! They were both SO different and SO wonderful. First week: world changer. Second week: super summer.

World Changers.
I explained a little bit about what it is in my last post. I was the lady adult of a middle school aged crew. 7th 8th and 9th graders. I love these age students, but they sure are hard when you are trying to make them work! We were in charge of doing some painting on a house. We worked four days of the week! It was fun getting to know them, and it was very trying to be patient and loving while being motivational. I was thrown into the week with no option but to grow up and be a for real leader. John was the speaker for this week, and because of that he had other obligations which put me in charge of the youth's devo time after the service. I was nervous about this because I wasn't the oldest one. I am so intimidated by adults it's not even funny. But the Lord still did marvelous things!

-pause-
I have lunch with a student RIGHT NOW. I am already late! I will tell you more about my past two weeks later today!

xoxo.
miss you mamoo.

and you can be a WORLD CHANGER!

I'm so excited to be apart of world changers again! I haven't been since 2008, woah... time flies. Anyway, it's in Duncan, OK this year... yes, it's local! It starts today (Monday, June 13) and ends Saturday morning! It's a mission trip (churches from across the USA will be arriving shortly) that does construction projects on different houses in the community that have a low income, and no funds to fix their home. We'll be roofing, painting, installing windows... many different things. The most important task we will have is sharing with those around us why we are here. Sharing the gospel with them, and showing them we love them because Jesus loves them.

Here are ten ways you can be praying for this week:
1. weather, it's hot. pray for clouds...or snow.
2. safety, we are on roofs people...and using hammers...!
3. the homeowners, pray for their salvation... and their neighbor's!
4. worship services, pray that students lives' will be changed, and not just for one week.
5. college staff, they do this all summer.. pray for them to have energy.
6. john parker, he's the speaker this week... and he has a broken ankle.
7. adult sponsers, pray for patients... and energy.... and sleep!
8. wednesday night there will be a community wide service at the park, pray for duncan.
9. Duncan churches feeding the crews, pray they are blessed through this ministry opportunity.
10.  all the little things, pray everything run smoothly!

gotta run.
xoxo.
miss you mamoo.

and the summer is rolling.

I am still in Duncan. I have to say I really enjoy it here. It's a different type of summer than last summer, but none the less still SUPER busy. I have a week until World Changers, then straight to Super Summer, then VBS. It's non stop, but I am a non-stop kinda girl. I love spending time with the youth here. I feel like myself I am just a kid stuck in a 20 year old body. I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know students on a personal level and being real with each other. Just livin' life, but lovin' Jesus at the same time.

Today, I went shopping with my friend Kathryn. We went to the city (that's OKC for you Texans!) and shopped our hearts out! Really, we had a great time and I probably spent a penny too much. Then we met up with one of my friends I met at Falls Creek and ate dinner. There is just something so sweet about reuniting with a friend after a year-ish. 

The toughest part of the summer is being away from what is normal.  There is no UMHB here, there is no Jake here (sad, sad), no Ashley's, not one.  There is a lot that happens though when one is out of their comfort zone. I am thankful for the fact that I have one person here to run to - the Lord.  I am thankful for the unbelievable friendships that I have with so many people that require one or two hour conversations. I love hearing about everyone's summers and what's going on. I am trying my best to live in the now, to not rush my summer away. I am in no hurry, at all, to grow up. It's actually starting to scare me. (that's a whole different blog.) 

I did get to see my precious baby sister be the best softball player ever last weekend! They won the tournament!! She has quite the trophy collection now. She is so great, and starting high school in the fall. WAIT, WHAT?! I am not so excited about that, but I know those years are so fun for her. I am proud of who she is, and I am proud to have such a loving baby sister. To me, sure, but to everyone around her. Her joy is contagious, and I love that about her.

 Miss you mamoo.

xoxo