confessions of a camp counselor

3:24 pm. 6 minutes left of break before the kids come back. Haha, oh the life of a camp counselor. ;-)

But it's been good this week. Music camp is the longest camp of all, lasting 7 days instead of the usual 4, so it can get pretty tiring, but so far I haven't run into any major problems, and for that I'm thankful. This week I'm in charge of ten 8 and 9 year old boys, and last night, while I was trying to get everyone settled in their beds and quiet for story time/devotions before bed (and I was quite obviously a little frustrated and tired by the end of the day), one little black kid raised his hand, and said, "Is it hard taking care of kids?" Hahaha, I about lost it! God is so good. :-)

So you can be praying for me and my kids this week. And all summer, really, but especially this week. Pray that even though they are young, that God would speak to each of them here at camp somehow, and that if nothing else, that each one would leave here knowing that they were loved this week. And pray for strength for me to be patient and loving, and just ask that God would give me the wisdom I need to handle this group and that He would use me -- in all of my imperfection -- to serve and love with the courage and the humble attitude of Jesus. God knows I need it. :-)

3:34 pm. Time to supervise the fishing dock! Peace!!

p.s. -- I'll have to post later all the funny things that my kids said this week... I've been writing them down, ha!