Silent Appreciation

Today finds me exhausted and socially exhausted. I love being a Resident Assistant. I love having thirty-two beautiful women under my care. I love meeting new people. However, I am loving just being ALONE in my room right now. It is weird because I normally need to be with people but it is time to recharge. This last week was full of meetings, trainings, hall decorating and many late nights. But it was all so much fun. I laughed so much and just met some of the best people on campus.

One of our activities towards the end of the week of training was "Silent Appreciation". All forty-seven RAs laid on the grass with our eyes closed. Seven were selected and every few minutes a new group of seven was told to take their place. One of our directors would read something like "Touch someone who has made you smile this week" and then the seven standing would walk around and touch the people that made them smile. It was anonymous so it allowed all of to tell people how they made us feel. I was laying there and he read "Touch someone who you consider your mentor". I had three people come up and touch me. I was touched (not just literally). It kind of hit me that, as a Senior this year, I am one of the oldest students with the most experience. I have been blessed to do many things through the school and God has been working on me. I'm Him to this Campus. I usually don't think of people looking up to me. It is probably because I am the youngest of my family so I am used to looking up to people. It reminded me that people are watching me. woah Pressure.

I was touched for other things that just made me smile and almost cry. I was so happy to train with such a sweet group of people who encouraged and strengthened me. I'm so excited for this year.

Hold...the....Phone

How did I end up back at school in this beautiful house? Where did summer go? Did camp even happen? Wow, it is crazy. What is even crazier is that my sister told me last Thursday that she is getting married...next month! So from the time I left camp till I now I have been doing wedding stuff and packing for my last year of undergraduate! God has been so good with finding both the bride's dress (there were tears) and having the bridesmaid's dresses coming in ten day before the wedding. Even when life is crazy and so exciting, God is soooo good!

At camp we had THREE baptisms! Please pray for Sammantha, Tommy and Young as they made the best decision in the world. I'm so happy for them and their decisions to follow Christ with all of their being. I love camp. I love these three new siblings of mine in Christ.

I'm currently at RA (Resident Assistant) training for the next week before everyone moves in. I'm learning things and molding my leadership skills while getting to be around some pretty cool people. However, there are billboards to do and door tags (and a room to unpack!) so blogging will be squeezed in probably in the early morning hours. But till then, if you could pray for me and the thirty-two women that I will be living with, I covet your prayers.

All of this is for God's glory.

Camp Camp Camp

I'm off to late nights, camp fires, friends, Jesus, worship, foggy mornings and starry nights, bugs, family, kids, teams, prayer and a beautiful forested area of Upstate New York. Please pray that God will be glorified this week!!!

Be back soon :-)