Banana's UNITE!

I've just had yet another spectacular week!
Every second of it has been full of beauty, adventure, and friendships.
Spending a week at a camp in the mountains is special, getting to spend in by learning more about and having fun with 8 middle school girls... I'm at a loss for words.
Their humor, their hearts, the way they respond to the news they heard with thought and depth. Jesus' love and grace never cease to amaze me.

If you want a few specific's here they are: I learned the llama hand game, I played more bananagrams, I walked in the rain, I went on a 70 foot swing, I rode zip line into the water, I climbed a rock wall, I talked to girls about the real things in life, I saw the way Jesus loves us in how others loved me, I got a taste of what it is to be a leader, I stood on a chair before every meal to dance and clap as kids came in, I got dunked in a dunk tank by one of the sweetest girls I know, and I made one girl laugh until she couldn't breathe because I knocked a paper towel dispenser off the wall. There is so much more that I could say, but as a leader should be on the day they get home, I'm EXHAUSTED!

Partially from the running and insanity, partially from cleaning the cabins... but mostly because when you live a life of adventure and sit in Jesus love for a little while you come home exhausted. Not exhausted like when you run for your life and you're frustrated and scared and annoyed, or when you feel worn out and can't take life anymore. Nope, pretty much the opposite. My exhaustion feels like at the end of a really great race when you win, or when you've just had a really long day at the beach and you're excited, but tired. Life is so full.

I've been thinking a lot about this verse this week too:

"Only let us live up to what we have already attained."
Philippians 3:16

I'm not trying to attain anything with how I live. I'm not trying to be good enough for the love of Jesus because I know I can't gain it, it's a gift. I'm not trying to prove my love for Jesus. Like a Princess just trying to live up to her title, I'm God's daughter, just trying to live up to who I know I am... He has so much more planned then I could ever imagine.

18 days until a new adventure...