Where has the summer gone?!?

So I am looking at the calendar wondering where my summer has gone. A lot of my time in June was spent on the search committee for a new principal for my school. I am glad to say after more than 9 nights of long meetings and teamwork we did find someone who seems right for our school. I hope we are right on this one because there is a lot of disorganization that this "J" girl does not approve of when it comes to the administration at our school.
It has been nice to spend most weekends up at camp with Mom, Dad, and the rest of the campers and staff. I have enjoyed seeing some of my old campers from girls camp coming back to older camps. Yikes! How do the get older and I don't? :)
I am busy planning Girls Camp at the moment. I have had four counselors as well as the Priest back out over the last couple of weeks. I don't understand how people commit to something and then don't follow through. This worries me about the youth today. If you say you are going to do something...do it. Not that hard I don't think. Anyway, I hope to get through next week safely and without too much stress since my partner in crime (Summer) is not going to be there as much. Stad is talking about going to the beach at the end of July so I hope it works out. :) I need a vacation! Hope everyone else is having a safe and restful summer.
Until next time...I wish you well!

A little bit of perspective...

So I was having a hard time with my faith in good last week in dealing with the amount of stress that gets piled onto my parents every year around this time. My parents have poured their blood, sweat, and tears into the Domain since 1992. It is not just a job, but a mission that they have. They get their inner strength from the many people who visit and show their love for the place that my parents care so much about. There are some major changes coming down from the Diocesan level and it is all very frustrating.
Now all of this frustration was eating me up inside until I got an email from my dear friend Summer who put my stress into perspective. You see Summer's Mam maw (a feisty lady with a big heart) has battled breast cancer and lymphoma for the last few years. They thought all was well until they got a not so good report this past weekend. I hate seeing such a wonderful family going through such a rough and trying time. I hope nothing but the best for them and will continue praying for good health. Suddenly the heartburn of budgets and lost faith in the church do not hold a candle to the tears and pain I know that Summer and her family have and will continue to go through. I know all to well what Lymphoma does to the family as that is how I lost my Nana and still to this day I have memories of the pain she went through with treatments. God knows what he is doing and I pray that Summer and her family will find peace in the love they have for one another. Keep fighting Mam maw!

So on an ending note, just when things seem like they are at their worst God always seems to put life in perspective. I thank God that my parents have jobs (stress and all), for the roof over my head, and the health of my family. I may not be in the pews on Sunday, but I continue to hold tight to my faith to what is good and right in the world and remember his blessings.
Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with your heart and lean not on your own understandings. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He set your paths straight."