the good thing about camp...

is that it gets in your system for the summer. for seven to ten weeks, you live, breathe, smell camp. it's your lifestyle. it's the way things work.

the bad thing about camp, is that it gets in your system. and you can't get it out. and it's the kind of thing that you know has to end, but you long for it even long after the boxes are inventored and the pods are packed to head back to nashville.

and you know, you miss the big things, but even more you miss the little things. i miss checking mics every morning and night. i miss straightening chairs. i miss throwing freeze pops at people on their birthdays. i miss our weekly eval meetings (i really do!). i miss waking up to the sound of kara's voice. i miss my monday and wednesday meals with lindsey over cherry coke, sprite, and turkey enchiladas. i miss working in the store. i miss wawa runs on friday nights. i miss my mauritius flag.

it makes me think of all the things i have taken for granted this summer. i thought i would have those friends forever around me. i thought i'd always be supported in my ministry. but fall comes, and times get tough, and you have to reminder that God provides in the valley and expects contentment and joy in every situation--because we find our joy and peace in Him. i'm so glad it's not conditional or circumstantial.