my provider.

so this past weekend i went to windy gap with some crazy middle school kids and it was seriously incredible. jesus worked in so many great ways to open up girls hearts for us to have amazing real talk. i never realized some of the things that 13 and 14 year old girls were going through and struggling with till i sat there during these cabin times and listened to them pour their hearts out to me. and i felt so honored that they wanted to trust me with things that some of their best friends do not eve know.

camp was a good learning experience in so many ways and levels. the thing that i loved most was how awesome my provider was for me. you would think that after a week of crazy midterms and no sleep, then a full day at camp with less that 2 hours of sleep due to the extreme number of sleep talkers we had in that cabin, that i would have been completely exhausted. oh boy was i wrong. i was no where close. i had crazy energy and didnt even realize i was tired till my head hit the pillow. i just wouldnt let myself think about it. and the best part was that i truly saw one of my biggest prayers be answered. god provided me with this extreme energy so that i could pay attention in club and be so alert during cabin times and in the afternoon to spend all the free time we had with these girls that mean so much to me! i realized that i had this incredible provider in my life and how thankful i was for that.

so many times we dont realize how blessed we are, even for the simplest things, such as energy. or we dont realize that so may huge things flow off of one simple thing. does that make sense? like me getting energy this weekend provided me and blessed me with so many opportunities -to stay up late and have real talk, to do everything the girls wanted me to do, to be involved with entertainment night instead of taking a nap, and to get up early and stay up late in true prayer for what had happened that day or what would happen. im not going to lie, sometimes you get so caught up in camp that you dont take time to be with jesus. but if you go into things the right way, he will provide! he will provide EVERYTHING you could possibly need.

ive loved seeing that this past weekend.

and since he gave me all that energy at the gap, i am fully crashing at the beach in florida. and when i mean fully crashing, i mean being completely ready for bed at 7 and having no problem crawling in there and sleeping until the sun comes back up. ok that was 3 hours ago. so onto that process and enjoying a week away from school and snow!

love.

lets get it started!

so this is my first ever blog post, and im not quite sure how it all works, but ill give it a shot.

first things first: im going to costa rica this summer!

jesus is so incredible and i have been blessed with this amazing opportunity to work with a costa rican organization called Conéxion. if you want to check out the website is www.extreme-service.com. i have officially finished my support letters, and they will hopefully be going in the mail within the next few days.

so now its time to fully give things to the lord and trust that he will provide with all that i need. its funny how those things work. we can worry all we want but it doesn't do us any good. god has always told us how valuable we are, and that we should not worry but we still do. so today i read matthew 6:24-35. if you have never actually read that scripture do it. like right now. i love how it talks about how the lord will provide all we need and that WE SHOULD NOT WORRY! it doesnt get us anywhere. so to me, worrying- its an old concept i used to know but im truly trying not to let it in. god provided me with connections to costa rica, encouragement throughout the process of "applying" and talking to the general director, patience while i anxiously awaited responses, and the opportuni

ty to go! so why would i not trust that he will provide my needs to get there?

so i truly thought about things and i like to think of my relationship with the lord as this crazy roller-coaster of a ride. i am riding front row of the largest roller-coaster you can think of. it has huge hills that are hard to climb and sometimes they completely flip me upside down. jesus has the power to change me and pull me in every direction i am going. some parts take a while to get to the top, and some things in life fly by like the trees next to the track. and when i find myself having no idea where or what is next, he knows, because he designed me and my life so perfectly. he knows each turn on the track, and knows the parts of me he has to fix or pull on to get me where i am going. and while right now i may be in my nervous, gripping the handle and myself so hard part of this ride to costa rica, he will bring me through. the trust i have in him to provide finances for me to go and courage to do the things i will be doing are going to make me completely throw my hands in the air and scream when im free. oh i am so ready for that part!

anyways, thats what i am working on right now.

i am getting ready to head to windy gap this weekend! a group of about 20 middle schoolers and 5 wyldlife leaders are going for a crazy weekend of no sleep, too much fun, the loudest clubs, and the biggest and best opportunity to share this extreme love of christ. im super pumped! and my parents are coming as adult guests. im so excited for them to see this place that i have completely fallen in love with over the past 7, almost 8 years of my life. throw up some prayers this weekend!

i think thats a good enough blog for my first. hope you enjoy. so excited to get into this whole world

love.