HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA!

Lisa is such a dear dear friend. She was my Partner In Crime last summer. She was the other waterfront intern and she is CRAZY! (Crazy? I was crazy once. They put me in a room. A rubber room. With rats. I hate rats. They drive me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once...) There is a voice that goes along with that one, but it is courtesy of Lisa :)



I went into last summer with lots of doubts and worries about working so closely with a girl all summer long. I was sure I was going to be completely sick of her. I actually started the summer with the mindset that I would try to hang out with Lisa as little as possible outside of our job. As long as we worked well together, I was fine with us not being friends outside of work.

Well the Lord blessed me abundantly with Lisa. She became such a dear friend. We spent SO much time together and I never got sick of her. I knew right from the beginning we would get along. We were already friends by our camping trip before the summer started. Anyone who knows Lisa, knows that one: she's Crazy! and two: she's so much fun to be around! We spent so much time together it was insane, and I loved every minute of it!



She brought such life and energy to the waterfront and our intern group. She loves adventure and is always up for a challenge. She's such a hard worker and loves serving people. She also has such a passion for our Savior. She is such an encouragement in finding the Lord all over the place and pointing Him out.

She is a woman of God who loves loving others and does such a good job of it. She constantly seeks to serve others and help out in any way possible. She is joyful and has such a positive attitude. I have been so blessed by our friendship and the way she takes the time to stay in touch. Lisa has continued to be such a great friend and I am so glad the Lord brought her into my life.



I love you Lisa! I hope you have a great day!

Summer came and went...

Well, I essentially went the whole summer without blogging. I'm sorry. There is way too much to catch up on to even try to begin. I'll try to give an overview.

Looking back on it, my summer was beyond amazing. The Lord blew me away in so many different ways. I learned SO much. I met so many incredible people and the Lord blessed me daily.

I have to be honest and say that at times things were rough. Really hard. Right after first session left, I'd say I hit rock bottom of the summer. I was struggling a lot with relationships. Something for some reason, I wasn't expecting to struggle with. The things I was expecting to struggle with were easy and the things I thought would be easy were really hard. God reminded me daily that He is in control, not me.

But things turned around for sure. The Lord taught me so many valuable lessons through other people as well as in my quiet times. I'll try to blog about the over-arching theme for the summer later. I had three absolutely amazing sessions of summer staffers and I can honestly say, they had an immense impact on my summer. I approached them differently this summer and made an extra effort to invest in them, and the Lord blessed those relationships greatly. I miss them. A lot. Even just thinking about them makes my heart ache. Such amazing people, such sweet times.

My relationships with the interns grew significantly as well. I miss them dearly. They have a special place in my heart. They taught me so much, loved on me and challenged me. All of them in their own ways. I learned so much about myself this summer and how I approach friendships. So many amazing lessons for the summer.

I had an absolute blast this summer. It flew by. So fast. I miss everyone so much. My heart aches to be back there. But God has new plans for me. He blessed me immensely this summer and will continue to bless me. I am off to Chicago on Sunday for a semester of student teaching. Hopefully more summer blogs will be on their way. At least one for sure.