just got back from the beach today and all I wanna do it go back! ahhh! such a WONDERFUL and relaxin week with the bf and his fam! :)
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“…Having the reality of God’s presence is not dependent on our being in a particular circumstance or place, but is only dependent on our determination to keep the Lord before us continually.” -Oswald Chambers
I love this. God’s presence isn’t based on my emotional, physical, or spiritual circumstance…. It is based on me looking to him at every moment of everyday. He is there, always.
Happy Hump-day! It is Wednesday which means it’s my last day of work for a whole week and a half!!! YAY! I’m packing up my apartment because I have to be moved out by the 31st, and i’m leaving for Edisto this Saturday for a week of vacay at the beach! I get to spend some time with this sweet boy and his family! I am beyond excited! :)
i hope your day is wonderful.
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candles are delightful. they bring so much warmth and comfort.
…i hear you say “my love is over,
its underneath, its inside, its in between
the times you doubt me, when you can’t feel
the times that you’ve questioned ‘is this for real?’
the times you’ve broken, the times that you mend
the times you hate me and the times that you bend
well my love is over, its underneath
its inside, its in between,
these times you’re healing
and when your heart breaks
the times that you feel like you’ve fallen from grace
the times you’re hurting
the times that you heal
the times you go hungry and are tempted to steal
in times of confusion and chaos and pain
im there in your sorrow under the weight of your shame
im there through your heartache
im there in the storm
my love i will keep you by my power alone
i dont care where you’ve fallen, where you have been
i’ll never forsake you
my love never ends, it never ends…
I love these lyrics. So beautiful. Our God is so faithful and loving.
Happy Tuesday! :)
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what is it about the color purple that is so awesome?! purple = fave color by a landslide :)
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oh so precious!
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In December when I accepted a position as a Shores Counselor this summer at Pine Cove Christian Camp in Tyler, Texas I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I knew that I would get to live in Texas for 7 weeks and that I was going to “counsel” highschool girls! My hopes were that I would be used by the Lord in the lives of my campers, to make good friendships with the staff, and to grow closer to Christ.
My expectations were BLOWN away!!! God is so, so good and continues to amaze me in his sovereignty and faithfulness! This summer I have grown so much. I have learned a ton about myself, about the Lord, and about life in general.
Not to mention, I’ve learned about 52039843209 camp cheers, songs, dances, chants, traditions and more! ;) I learned how to make the same meal I eat every week a little better by mixing up the combinations, how to win the spirit stick and Pit n palace, how to dance (aka jump up and down) for an hour straight to old school Nsync and Jesus rap, how to jump for 2 hours welcoming new campers to camp, how to jump up and down and get into campers faces at club to get them excited (in case you haven’t noticed, we jumped ALOT), how to wake up 8 high school girls and have them clean up and dressed AND at flag in 20 minutes, how to teach Zumba…..how to teach PAINT BALL, how to encourage my campers to memorize their bible verses so they can dress my up like a FOOL Friday at lunch, how to take a shower and be in bed with the lights out in 5 minutes, how coffee and letters from home are SACRED because you only get them on rare occasion, how to love on some unlovable campers and so much more!
I have always enjoyed journaling, but throughout my time at camp I found myself journaling a whole lot more than normal. I literally could not write down fast enough all of the things God was showing me.
Just a few things that are found multiple times throughout my journal that the Lord taught/showed me are:
Leaving camp and heading back to “real life” was such a bitter sweet time. I obviously missed my family and the luxury of free time etc, but leaving camp was hard. I wasn’t just leaving camp, I was leaving the structure of having planned daily devotionals and my day being centered around learning about Jesus in a very intentional way. I was leaving a whole community of people who have become my best friends. These are the people I have been open with… We cried together, we encouraged one another, we laughed together, and we pushed eachother closer to Christ.
Although camp is over, I know for sure that the friendships I made are for a lifetime and the things that the Lord taught me while I was there will never be forgotten!
