Yes, it's been a while. Whatever few readers I had have probably moved on out of boredom. I've been at camp where computer time is severly lacking and strangely becomes not so important. It also feels like we enter some sort of time warp where days are weeks and weeks are months. However, it is an incredible feeling to be exhausted for the sake of spending practically every waking moment (including those that should be sleeping moments) working toward the goal of leading teenagers to a relationship or the deepening of a relationship with Jesus Christ. There is nothing like it.
Now I am two days into a two week break where my purposes are cleaning my room (a daunting undertaking) and, hopefully, lining up a job or two for August when I will suddenly be unemployed. I am feeling bored, lonely, and couch potato-ish. It is a drastic change not to be running around constantly and surrounded by other people while following a rigid schedule made up by someone else. Even "free time" was stressful because we had to agree with 18 or so others as to what to do and where to go. Apparently, we enjoyed it though, because tonight we're getting together as though our two days apart is too much. I suppose that demonstrates our closeness and, in a good way, dependance on each other. The aformentioned tasks, high stress levels, and high emotions of both, tend to bond people together.
So there you have it. For those who have wondered if I dropped off the face of the earth, the answer is, "Not quite...but close." Without going into detail, I am loving it and wish everyone could experience this. When asked if I would do it all again I quickly responded with, "Oh yeah."
Hopefully, more to follow on this topic after the summer...
