Dear fellow people

Dear lovely people who are reading summer staffer Summer's blog,

Hope you are having a great day. I know you are all anxiously waiting to find out what I am looking forward to today... Well, my mind is allllll over the place. Right now as I type I have thank you notes beside me, computer in front of me, and clothes I need to put away (I need to focus..). But today marks the 20th day in our countdown! YAYYYY! Folks we are almost in the teens with our countdown. All that said to bring me to reason number 20 I am excited for camp to begin-Letters from friends and campers.

There is something so simple yet AWESOME about a handwritten letter. People just don't do that sort of thing anymore. However, last summer I received a continuous supply of letters from my good friend, Ms. Amber. We were able to catch up on all things in life by simply writing back and forth. Even though I wasn't able to see her last summer I still felt like I was a part of her summer in the smallest way. Letters from campers were so full of encouragement and full of laughs. I looked forward to each letter I received, long or short, colorful or plain, from camper or friend. Letters were also a great source of encouragement from fellow staffers. I loved seeing all of us writing letters of encouragement to one another. Just to show you how awesome letters are, I'll reflect back on last summer's teen camp.. A fella would right a letter to a lady apologizing for the way men had behaved and how beautiful the lady actually was in God's eyes. In these letters written by our very own campers, they were encouraging the ladies to pursue Christ and find their worth in Christ, not a man. It was such a sweet moment seeing my girls experience it week by week. Their reactions were priceless and I might have cried a time or two.

Hopefully this summer will be another  letter filled summer. :)

Til next time...
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