it was the kind of moment only time could kill

wowsers. what a break it has been so far, and man oh man it's flying. so many great things have happened, so i guess i'll start from the beginning. 

fall weekend was a success....and that's an understatement.  no matter how expectantly i pray, no matter how high i set the bar, the Lord always blows it out of the water, and i'm so thankful for that. to start off my weekend, i'm greeted by girls i had no idea were coming for the weekend. girls that i had been praying for to come, and i had no idea they were able to come until i got there. so right from the get-go, i knew i was in for a wild ride. my cabin was awesome. i loved them. i didn't want the weekend to end with them. they were a joy to lead. 9 freshmen girls and myself, and they were a joy. i was blessed enough to get one of those cabins that ends up staying together 24/7, and there was never more than half an hour that we were all apart.  that in itself is a huge, great, awesome thing for a group of girls all in the same grade, all with the potential to catch a vision, grow, learn, ask questions, and change the school. and they can do it. the weekend was superb, and i couldn't have asked for better. and one of the great traits of the Lord is that He is everywhere. i mean everywhere. not only was He working in my cabin, but He was doing awesome things all over camp. saturday night was where the snowball started. saturday night i prayed with one of my girls to accept Christ. not only is this a precious new addition to our wonderful family, but it just so happens i had been praying for her for almost a year after she refused to go on a wyldlife fall weekend. she has started a brilliant new life, and i'm so excited to encourage and watch her, even if it is from a distance. after a lightning fast cabin clean up (yeah, my girls even cleaned up), i watched lost kids proclaim that they were found. and it was a blessing. the say-so is always inspiring, always makes me sob, and always reminds me how huge our calling is. this say-so was different from all the ones i've watched before. i have never seen more campers continue to stand up. just when we thought we were done, 3 more kids would stand up. and that repeated....several several times. the Lord was still working in those kids hearts. He showed them what they needed to see, He let them hear what they needed to hear. He never stops pursuing them. it was beautiful. i also felt the say-so personally. 2 boys from our high school stood up, boys that people would say were beyond help. kids that got into fights, drugs, and drinking. broken boys. but they're now fixed. and they're home. then 4 boys and girls i had been praying for over the past couple of months stood up. the Lord has been so so gracious in showing me prayers that He answers, and i felt like He was just continuing to teach me, continuing to show me, and using the transformation of lives to show me. He teaches us in the best ways doesn't He? so fall weekend was great. and i mean great. 

my Oma has come in, and she's awesome. my parents moved across the country when they were younger, so my sister and i haven't gotten to spend much time with her so it's been so fun that she's here now. we love her, and she's going to be here for a couple weeks, party party party!






as for seeing friends, it hasn't happened much. i've seen two of my best friends, but i haven't run into anyone. i guess that's what happens when i'm never in Roanoke, even when home. i haven't done any homework, and it's going to bite me in the butt, and i don't care. i love being lazy, being with my family, sitting on my sisters bed, staying up late talking to people, listening to music, just everything except school. i'm going to have to face it some time this weekend, and i really don't want that to happen. but oh well, i guess that's life. only 2 and a half more weeks of school. i can do it. i can do it. i can do it. 

i really don't want this break to end....is that bad?