Reliance

I so wish I was better at this and had more time. I feel like I'm constantly playing catch-up. Things here have been good. Really great actually. This past week the Lord just kept reminding me and showing me that I have the best job anyone could ask for! I get to drive boats, hang out with kids, take care of my summer staffers and have a hand in high schoolers meeting the Lord, what more could you want?! I love being on the water driving a boat. One of my favorite things in the world! It's up there with heart to heart conversations, pole vaulting and diving. I just love it. The Lord has been so gracious to me and showered me with his love this week. I love being here, and this is where I know I am supposed to be.

I wish I had more time to blog. Being a man short on the waterfront makes things more hectic, and things that I would be able to do during the day, I now have to do later, and so don't have the time to blog that I would like. There are many random blogs I would like to write. Things I'm learning, things I'm realizing about myself, what is going on at Crossroads and my community group, things like that. I just haven't had the chance to yet. Hopefully in the near future, but most likely not this week.

I have to say that I am constantly pushing back anxiety and stress about the rest of this week. We just finished Day 2 and I am on my own until Day 7, when we train the new summer staffers. Lisa left to go to a family reunion type of thing, so I'm holding down the waterfront on my own. Bob is also gone and won't be back until Tuesday afternoon, so I'm really on my own. It really shouldn't be too bad, I don't know why I'm getting overwhelmed. The hardest part is going to be the mornings, just doing all the things that we have to do on my own. It's not bad, I've done it a ton before, but not so many days in a row. Kyle is going to drive all day tomorrow and help me out and stuff, so it should be fine. I don't know, I'm definitely being challenged and pushed to be completely dependent on the Lord. I can't handle it all on my own. I need him. I am utterly desperate and have to rely on him for strength.

Please pray for grace and patience for me this week. It is also our last week with this group of summer staff and I'm really going to miss them. They are a really great group. Please pray that we finish the session strong and rise to the occasion. Please pray for our summer staff group that is coming in. Please pray that all the spots would be filled and people would come eager to work and serve. Also, please pray that my friend Pierre would come next session. It's been back and forth, and at this point, I don't think he's coming. I would love for him to come, and I think it would be really good for him too. Please pray he comes! Love you all!