Drive time

Wow, my down time is over. That was really fast, ha.

I've now started packing back up to head to Center Lake for the summer. Well, scratch that...I've started re-organizing what hasn't been UNpacked yet, haha. When I come home, it's usually never for very long, so I just live out of my suitcases until I leave again. I have a small stack of books I'm bringing to read...and some of them to supplement camp's firewood supply, hahahahaha.

One thing (of the MANY things) which I'm excited about for the summer is a study my good friend Mike Carpenter is taking me through. He's going to teach me all about Arminianism and Calvinism, showing me all the Scriptures which support each view, and instructing me on the pros and cons of each. I'm pretty stoked, since this is a discussion topic I've heard lots of people argue about, and one which people ask me about frequently in regards to where I stand on it, so I figured it would be wise to actually learn up on it.

Man, I can't even explain in words how excited I am for the summer...it's ridiculous. Of the several places which I regularly stay at throughout the year, camp is where I feel most at home. Everything I love comes together here: lots of music, living in the woods, lots of hangout time with friends, lots of ALONE time with no one but myself and God, kids, lots of serving, and people who LOVE. It's an amazing place. xD I don't know if I'll have any chances to update this until I'm done for the summer, so don't expect much from me until then. I'm sure I'll have plenty of stories to share afterward. =]

*Side note to anyone reading this: Camp is great and fun, but it's really tough sometimes, for many reasons (kids going insane, the rare conflict between staff, and some serious spiritual warfare), so any and all prayer you can provide for use would be MUCH appreciated!

Another less obvious reason for why I'm excited for camp this summer is because I'm one of those people who's crazy about traveling. I love going places and seeing new things, but I really don't get the chance to do that kind of stuff anymore. My family used to take summer vacations up North every year, and Spring vacations to Kentucky for several years (and yes, I've heard every possible insult for Kentucky, and I don't want to hear any of it, because if you have ever ACTUALLY been there and are in ANY way observant of your surroundings, you would know it's a beautiful state!). We don't do any of those since I've started working at camp, but not because I'm gone all summer. We just can't. This has been bothering me a bit lately; I've been really longing to go out West for a very long time now. This is one trip I've not experienced, but also one I've wanted to take since I was little. I see pictures of my friends in other countries and different places, and it makes me sad. However, I know this is just a simple earthly desire, and I should really get over it, because not only is it pretty likely not going to happen, but it's not even CLOSE to being important enough to distract me from what I need to be focusing on. Going to camp helps to get this out of my system.

There, my pity party's over, haha. I should probably get back to packing; it's getting late. I probably won't be leaving until tomorrow evening, though, maybs around five o'clock. Probably won't make it to camp until at least seven. I'll have tomorrow to pack n shtuff, but I'll probably also sleep away part of the morning, ha. Anyway, hope y'all have a great summer, and please, please pray for me if you remember! If anyone reading this has prayer requests, contact me, or leave a comment on here. I'll be checking it, just not posting. Thank you.