VioletEyedCat ([info]violeteyedcat) wrote,
@ 2008-06-12 23:05:00
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Current mood: exhausted
Current music:giant fans and other people typing (we counselors needs our internets)

Self-Knowledge and Such
So I've spent the last 48+ hours in the company of ten girls and my amazing co-counselor Anne. In that period, I've learned:

- How incredibly petty and impatient I can be.
- How often God steps in to take care of me in my weakness.
- That Anne needs to either run for president or begin a children's evangelism movement (I'm not sure which, but lip sync and techno has to be involved).
- That one can actually get used to ninety-degree weather and be thankful for eighty degree weather. And not care about being constantly sweaty and/or sunburned.
- The joys of being reminded of man's purpose (and Greystone's motto) twice daily: to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

So yeah. That's cool. I'm rather tired and sore now, but since (hopefully) the girls are supposed to be settling in, from now on the counselors are allowed out of their cabins from 10-12 each night. Tomorrow night the resident minister at Greystone (isn't that COOL?!), Rob, is going to be giving a devotional and I'm really looking forward to it, since I haven't had the chance to do my own devotionals since the girls got here.

Thank you to everyone who has written me - Rest Hour/Mail Time is my favorite part of the day. I'm working on writing you all back, I promise. Pray that I be an empty vessel to be filled to overflowing with God's Spirit, a tool that is used to bless the lives of these girls. So much is being in worked in them, I can see it!




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Doodle
[info]mywatchpost.blogspot.com
2008-06-14 09:37 pm UTC (link)
The only things stopping me from sending a letter to you is my own incompetence. It will come soon. I'm glad to read that you're alive and well. I've been praying for you.

:-pip

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Re: Doodle
[info]violeteyedcat
2008-06-18 03:43 pm UTC (link)
You? Incompetent? Never! It's been nice hearing of all the fun and busyness you've experienced down in the Deep South. You certainly have much more on your mental plate than me - education, philosophy, changing the world... My biggest worries and most complicated thoughts involve watermelons and how I'm going to convince Sammie that it's not a good idea to sleep in her suit (even if she DOES have rafting tomorrow). I'll be writing you again soon, perhaps even today, as it is my day off (thus the internets). Much love, and many thanks for your prayers.

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