A few weekends ago I had a couple girls from my cabin at camp spend the night.
We had a full night. There was tons of laughing and a lot of talking.
Some tears but many reassuring words spoken.
We sat in a circle on the floor. We were huddling under blankets as they talked
about life after coming home from camp.
It had been difficult for most of them. They missed being in the cabin every night
talking about their day. They missed being surrounding by people who loved them.
But what they mostly missed was talking about God.
They missed feeling Him so close.
We discussed why we felt that when we experience God and then leave that certain place we sometimes feel like we are leaving Him there as well.
I looked around the room and my heart was so full. I felt so in tune with their hearts, their feelings, their thoughts. Understanding was so thick.
These are such little girls. They are so new to the world.
And some have already seen that the world doesn't care how old they are it will throw it's hardest punches as soon as it can.
We decided to make brownies. And without anyone really saying anything we all got on the counter. I have a huge island and a lot of counter space so we all fit.
So we mixed the brownies and all ate a few bites before we cooked them!
It was ridiculous but so funny. We were just being kids.
I thought in that moment that I bet Jesus was laughing.
I'm sure His heart was as full if not fuller then mine.
The morning came too soon. After they left I sat down and made them all journals of their own.
I wrote them each something on the first page:
I told them that if this is the purpose we are to serve, living life with each other, knowing Him and knowing each other, thinking, laughing, breaking rules...
then it is a purpose I am so grateful to be called to do.
We must respond to Him, girls.
A few days ago I was talking with one of them.
We were talking about life and it's meaning.
She laughed and said, "it's God and brownies."
What a crazy precious life I am living at the moment.
I am so grateful for this time in my life.
Feeling very humbled and extremely blessed.
God is so good.
so purposeful.
so right.
so Beautiful.
so true to His word.
so fun.
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