A Few Things:

- God is AMAZING, and He has provided for me in spectacular ways this summer.
- I miss Asbury and I am so excited that I will be there again in less than TWO weeks!
- This summer has been CRAZY at times, but God has been here every moment, and I know that He has brought a lot of growth to my life.
- I LOVE being a team/family with my brother and sister-in-law! I'm going to miss them a TON!
- The kids of the Fort Valley UMC youth group are AWESOME and I am going to miss them a ton, too.
- Georgia has A LOT of gnats.
- I have discovered that I like cooking and baking, as long as it's something that tastes REALLY good when it's done.
- Every single sentence I've written so far has had at least one word in ALL caps.

Sometimes God does things in ways that are different than what we'd expect, even when we're expecting them to be different. But He is good, and Romans 8:28 is no lie. There are still a lot of things that God has done in my life this summer that I am sorting through and may have to sort through for a long time, but I know that He's been very near to me, and that He has been taking care of me. God clearly told me that He wanted me to come here to Fort Valley this summer, and I am very glad that I did. The best parts have been the relationships- the new ones formed with these awesome youth and with particular families at church, and the growth in the ones between Daniel, Heidi, and myself. God has brought the three of us together much closer as a family, and if that had been all that had happened it would have been well worth it. There is a lot that I will miss here when I go back to Asbury, but I know that it's time for me to go and experience all that God wants to do in my life there this year. I feel very much ready to go back to Asbury and enjoy all of the blessings that it holds, as well as the growth and challenges. Asbury College is truly a gift from God; a place where His presence rests and moves in mighty ways, and I am humbled that He has chosen me to be a part of it. I have about a week and a half left here to enjoy the freedom of summer vacation, and then I will enter back into that vibrant life of classes, friends, koinonias, chapels, seasons, studies, parties (Christian parties, of course), learning, and growth. Ah, it sounds like a dream come true.

Hmm... I feel a little rusty at this. I'm in Georgia. I'm staying with my bro and sister-in-law all summer. God is bringing growth to my life, some in ways that I can see, and some in ways that I really don't understand at all yet. Over all, I'm glad to be here. I absolutely love the kids in my brother's youth group and am really enjoying being a part of their lives while I'm here. They are my favorite part of Fort Valley.

We're going to North Carolina next week for a missions trip on an indian reservation, and then the week after that I'm going to visit my mom in Virginia. I'm considering going to Ichthus if I can get there and then get back to Georgia. It would be nice to see some Asbury friends again, but I'm not sure whether or not it's going to work out.

So... that's what's going on in my life right now. God. Youth. Family. Kitties. Movies. Books. Travelling. I miss Asbury, but I'm okay with it being summer and with not being there right now. I'll admit, though, that I have been eagerly waiting for enough time to slip by so that when I start calling a bunch of friends I won't seem Asbury-desperate or something. It's been about three weeks... that's long enough, right? Yeah, I think so. Anyway, onward Summer in Fort Valley. Onward!

Update?

I don't think I'll be using Xanga to write about anything personal anymore. Not that I did all that much anyway. For now I guess I'll just have to stick to stories about bees, of which there are plenty now that it's spring. Why, 3rd Crawford alone has seen quite a many wasps already in just the last couple of weeks. Spring time = war.

Well, I'm going to Georgia in four days. How I love long weekends. And how I love to see my brother and sister-in-law.

And that's all I feel like writing. Everything else... well, I hardly know what to say about it.