The Chickens are Restless

...or maybe it's just me...

So June is over...that means there's only one month until August. Right now, a month seems like a really long time. 15 days until Honduras, which basically means I have 15 days to be completely restless. I suppose I'd be fine if I had a little bit of motivation to get stuff done..but I get distracted way too easily by things like sleep, tv, the internet, and the urge to shop for things I don't need....or maybe things I need/would like to have...but I don't have the money for them. I really need to just quit being lazy and actually call my friends and go out and do something.

No job = BOREDOM

It's okay though, VBS starts the 11th, leave for Honduras the 15th, return the 23rd, use the next several days to get stuff done and pack, and then head back to Abilene sometime between August 1st and August 4th.

Don't get me wrong...I love being home...I'm just not that great at time management when I have too much of it.

Yes, well, goodnight then...and happy July.

Haircut!

Baby Anika will undergo the first of three major heart surgeries tomorrow. It is a twelve-hour operation. Prayers are definitely appreciated.

Considering I got up at 11:30, today actually seemed like a somewhat productive day. I am done with 16 pages of mug shots in the YBP scrapbook...this thing is gonna be huge. And I finally heard back from the lady I'm supposed to be volunteering for this summer, so tomorrow I start that and find out what else/how much more I'm gonna get to do....Plus, I made another possible contact for some other nutrition volunteer experience...and this one relates to diabetes, which is awesome, cuz that's the direction I want to go eventually. I even played Frisbee golf tonight and didn't make a complete fool of myself....didn't even get the frisbee stuck in a tree...always a plus.

22 days until I leave for Honduras. (I know this because there are 23 days until Harry Potter 6 is released....I plan on buying the book in the Miami airport so I can start reading it on the plane.)

I did it. I cut my hair. It's super short, and I like it. :-) And I finally got started on the band scrapbook today! I actually have 4 whole pages completely finished. That's super exciting to me.

Blessings and Prayers

Ok, so camp was over nearly a week ago now, but it was a great week. It was my first experience as a camp counselor, and I was definitely blessed. Our whole group of about 25 junior high kids all got along wonderfully...which is pretty much amazing. There were all sorts of good times, and lots of blessings that we all learned from the life of David. Along with that, after all the rain we've had, the camp was absolutely beautiful and green and perfect....couldn't have been better.

More blessings: I'm going to Honduras! And not only that, I am the official "female chaperone"...ha. Seems a little bit odd to me, but ok. I know all of the girls that are going, so I'm not too worried. Otherwise I'm absolutely thrilled about the trip. We loaded up my car with junk tonight for our church garage sale to raise money for the trip. Now I just have to get a support letter in the mail.




And Prayers:
Anika Michelle Bott was born to Jason (my cousin) and Candace Bott on Saturday June 11. Since then, she has already had one heart surgery, and she has at least two more surgeries scheduled. The doctors think she might have Turner's Syndrome, which is a genetic defect in which all or part of one of the X chromosomes is missing. Prayers needed for Anika and for the strength of her family.

And prayers for Chris Brannan, who is recovering from surgery to remove an abcess from his brain. It is a long, tedious recovery.

Opportunity..

So my church here at home just finished up their study of The Purpose Driven Life tonight at church. The discussion focused mostly on spiritual gifts and getting out and doing something like volunteering, out-reach or anything that might be of personal interest...find something you're passionate about, and keep doing it.

This sent my mind spinning a bit considering I'm doing the church camp counselor thing for the first time next week, which I'm mostly excited about, but also slightly terrified (much less terrified than I was a few weeks ago). But then, after next week, my summer plans are more than a bit unclear. I need to find some kind of job, I will most likely be doing some intern type volunteering, and I have to put together the YBP scrapbook (a daunting task). Those plans, though they should keep me occupied, seem so empty to me...isn't there something more?

Enter Opportunity (AKA God showing up in a big and obvious way):
After church, one of our deacons asked me if I would like to go to Honduras for a week in July.
First response: I just got back from Europe, there's no way I could afford another trip out of the country.
Conversation continues: The trip would only cost about $500 (possibly less) because of various funding from the church.
Where I am right now: I really really want to do it. I still don't even have $500, but I'd be willing to write a support letter tomorrow and put it in the mail. I really feel like God has opened a huge door here, and I don't want it to slip by.

Basically, I really need prayers about this one.