Selfie Sunday

This upcoming week is my last week serving in Homestead, FL with Student Dot Go, and it will not be easy. I have two performances to help prepare for the annual family night on Thursday. Both the youth and the elementary program are presenting. Another member of the youth and I are making a short film...

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Church Clap

These kids love to dance. I think I've heard DJ Silento's "Watch Me" at least twice a day, five days a week, for five weeks. You would think that our students would get tired of hearing the same ten worship songs week after week, but instead they always have the same level of enthusiasm whether they have heard the song twice or two hundred times. This summer I have learned so much. I've learned how...

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Learning to Swim

Even though I am in South Florida, just miles from some of the most beautiful beaches on the country, most of our campers don't know how to swim. Naturally pool day is a challenge. We do our best to teach them to swim. Sometimes just getting them to put their face in the water is a struggle. After just...

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Blessed

Happy Independence Day everyone! I decided to delay my post this week, so that I could enjoy the holiday weekend. I’m pretty sure everyone reading was busy watching fireworks on Saturday night, and then watching our USA team dominate the World Cup last night. We are so blessed to call this country...

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Letting Go

We've all heard that cheesy saying "If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans," and maybe it's just me but I never thought it was as cute as everyone else seemed to. I love plans. It is probably because I was raised by project managers, but I rely heavily on making my weekly to do list and...

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A Bigger Question

Just yesterday I was sitting by the swings with a little girl, when she told me that Mrs. Wanda had said I was going to be here all summer, and that I was doing it for free. I told her yes, that my expenses were all covered, but I didn't really get paid to work there. She was shocked, but quickly replied with a question more difficult to answer. "Why?"  Campers, staff, family members, and...

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a few old pictures

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