Girls Camp

Girls Camp is OVER!

Phew.

I mean - seriously! How can one single event take up SO MUCH TIME?

Wow-za!

Even though we live outside the "boundaries" of our ward, I was asked to continue planning camp. This has proven to be a challenge emotionally because I was given the opportunity to get close to these girls, the YW leaders and my asst. camp directors.

Despite this emotional challenge, a few good things that came out of Girls Camp:

1. A lot of the girls and leaders said it was the most spiritual camp they'd been too. That made me happy.

2. I realized how scary it is working with YW. I used to think it would be fun to be in YW, but now I realize I might be a better fit with 8 year olds. I think the YW thought I was a bit on the kooky side.

3. My asst. camp director (whom I didn't know before this calling) is a 19 year old (we'll call her D). One day, I had her come to my house (while I was working, nonetheless) for a meeting. It's called multi-tasking, people! I work with a 22 year old RM named B who is a very good guy. Anyway, he caught sight of her and I literally SAW THE SPARKS. So I lined them up. I expected absolutely nothing, but they've been dating ever since and I seriously think they'll get married! Who'da thought? So I have come to the conclusion that one of the reasons I got this job and continued to do girls camp (even though I had reservations about both) is because the Lord needed B & D to meet! Good story, huh?

4. This post is getting really long. Email me if you want to know more and I will attach my journal :()

I was on my way back from girls camp in Panguitch and I get a call from Justin telling me he is leaving work because he is passing a kidney stone. (He's been home for 10 days now and still nothing. He has to go back on the mtn Thursday, so I am praying for a miracle. ) When I got home and we were all cleaned up and unpacked, I sat down and just sobbed. I don't know what I was crying about.
I think it was the exhaustion (physically, emotionally and spiritually) and the sadness of having finished. I cried and cried and cried and then I realized how tired I was. All I wanted to do was sleep.

So, that was my girls camp experience. I wont bore you with all the details of camp. This post has already become a mini-journal entry.

The most important thing for you to know is that IT'S OVER and I'm ready to blog my fingers off!