July 1:
Meemaw and Donna are okay!
Making cookies with Dad
Sharing family memories
Singing bluegrass with Dad
Finishing a worship song on mandolin
Purple sky to close the day, whil praising God
Short rain to cool the earth
July 2:
Love of my extended family
Connecting with cousins
Road trip talks and shared love of music with Dad
July 3:
The pride of our veterans at church
Knowing God is protecting my heart
Mrs. Jordan's hugs
July 4:
Silly times with my best friend
Job 19:25-27
July 5:
Days when chords and words jus come to you
Lake runs with Kristin, and our easygoing conversations
July 6:
Blessing of music
Getting lost in God's word
The influence of "spiritual mothers"
Silly times with heart-sisters
July 7:
Singing for Wanda Stockton
July 8:
An afternoon of quiet-time and in-depth study
Worship service in the car
Spending an evening selling art with my parents
Falling asleep with a joyful heart
July 9:
Time to chat with Conklin and Hilger
July 10:
Conviction through the sermon and Bible KeyPoints
Feeding the geese, and God's creativity in nature
July 11:
Heartfely mailfrom loved ones
Beautiful evening run
Fun mini-session at Westbrook
July 12:
RAIN!
Feeling the earth cool
Lunch with Mom
More superhero movie time with Dad
Worshipful lyrics from Third Day
July 13:
The love of my earthly father and having so much in common with him
July 14:
Random music roadtrips wih Dad
Finding beautiful, simplistic music
July 15:
Freedom in Christ's love
Heart-sisters, and the gift of laughter
The feel of napping
July 16:
Emily and Dea's smiles
Getting to invest in their ^ lives
God-chats on Facebook
July 17:
Afternoon of music and worship
The eager anticipation to go to church
Beautiful old hymns
July 18:
God-talks with Kent
Arriving safely at camp
Mike Mobly's sermon on aloneness
July 19:
Thoughts on freedom in the book of Galatians
Gift of music
Chatting with old camp friends
July 20:
Dinner wih 2 precious children, and hearing their chatter
Finding out my practicum site
God-talks after Afterglow
Spending an afternoon meditating on Ephesians
July 21:
Guitar-time
Accepting that I will love again
More God-talk with Kent and Will
People you only see once a year and can still call "friend"
July 22:
Joy of new books
Blessings of a summer at Westbrook
Morning out with Mom
July 23:
Seeing adopted family
Unxpected friendships
July 24:
Being surrounded by love
Seeing imperfect people more perfectly
Realizing the depth of love/friendships from camp
Inspiration from Whitney's spirit to be more joyful
Tree dedications to celebrate life
Surrounded by so many of my favorite people
Stormy weather and cooling breeze
July 25:
Holly's graceful spirit and love for God
Seeing Happy/Jamie in a different light than before
Worshipful trip to town
Kelley's friendship and stories
Counting it all joy
Owning Erika's trust
Michelle's friendship and mothering
July 26:
Holly's faith and beauty that shines
Accepting that being separate is okay
The silly girls of Cabin C
"Sound of Your Voice" by Third Day
Thomas Knowlton's happiness
Talking with the Hellams brothers
Hebrews: 12:1-2
July 27:
Getting to share in Happy and Jamie's engagement
Seeing so much hope in the campers
The genuine goodness and love of so many volunteers
Bonding time in Rainbow
Holly telling me to "get down with my bad self" ;)
The beautiul voices shared at the talent show :)
The joyous feeling of laughter
Contentment
Kelley's heart and beautiful friendship
Earning the love of Jennifer Baker and Erika Ochoa
July 28:
Holly and Jennifer got on horses!
Chatting with Thomas
Michelle, her friendship, and her willingness to just listen when I needed an ear
Kelley's beautiful heart
Speaking in accents with Tyler Clark
Happy and Jamie and the work they put into this camp
Facing my fears by dancing with Jeremy...and using music therapy techniques the whole time ;)
Acceptance of human flaws, and love in spite of flaws
Seeing a big black sky full of stars and letting God fill my lungs again
Imagination, and suddenly seeing people--truly, as fascinating immortals--during the dance
Chance to be more inroverted and more thought-oriented throughout the week
The beautiful, refreshing, and freeing blessing of laughter
Getting to talk with Adrian Cruz, and actually getting him to joke with me
Forgiveness, grace, and calmness of spirit
July 29:
Whitney's tender heart and willingness to spread God's love
Spending the afternoon with Jamie
The beauty of strong bonds within the MDA/MPH family
The hope given to the campers in the promise of camp next year
Finishing a job (and knowing I gave my all)
Gorgeous sunset and flashes of lightning on the drive home
Amazing joy from being a peacemaker and keeping my mouth shut!
July 30:
Stargazing, and the accompanying meditative thoughts on the unexplainable glory of God
Saving up questions for heaven
The comfort of heart-sisters
Getting time with Conklin this morning
Joy in the face of delirious exhaustion
July 31:
The beauty of worship with your church family
Lunch wih Meemaw and Wanda Ward
Joyful, overflowing heart
Cat-naps, and awakening to refreshment
