I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Mhmm I'd Like to Linger

Well, the plan was to post every day, even from camp, but the internet there was not having it. However, I think it suffices to say that all of Lake Louise is a big adventure, every year. I'm so blessed to still have the opportunity to go.

  • I love watching and being a part of the learning that takes place and the community that forms. We (the staff) didn't necessarily do everything right this week, but there was learning and everyone was very well-supported. My prayer is that the campers are able to start and retain relationships that will do the same for them.
  • I love being there with my family. I would put family in quotes but that would indicate that they aren't really my family and that's just not true.
  • I love that they have time for me and are interested in my life, even with sleep deprivation and their own things to deal with.
  • Most things are totally up in the air for me right now and I'm struggling with a lot of decisions. So it is very reassuring that the one decision I am actually making is totally supported by everyone.
  • I love that I will be seeing many of my people in the next week - that goodbye today wasn't really goodbye.
  • I love Robert and Rachel and being able to care for them.
  • I love Katie (and Carlee) for Thursday's devo, because it is helping me change the way I think about prayer. Next, I need to work on listening.
  • I really enjoyed the program staff work I did this week. It was nice to do the little things that Liz and Sara or others couldn't, and know that it was helping things go smoothly.
  • Gladwin before camp and Traverse City after are quickly becoming some of my favorite parts of going to Lake Louise.
  • I love that Ted drank a whole cup of Mystery Machine. Also, I love the name "Mystery Machine."
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