i suppose this summer i've taken an unofficial break from xanga....not yet sure if that break is over. i find it difficult to write about anything extremely deep or personal on a public site where anyone can read it....and i guess i got tired of the mundane day-to-day updates. how do you sum up experiences in a few sentances? i had a wonderful time living w/ my aunt and uncle and their four children this summer. i feel like i now have 3 more brothers and another sister. it was a lot harder to leave them than i thought it would be...such a blessing to have been w/ them. school starts in a few days. i'm w/ my grandparents now, but  will be leaving to go up to calvin on sunday. hmmm....hard to believe...

so...i started work this week. i get to do the sports camps, which i'm excited about.  it was intimidating at first...but i like the people i'm working with and the kids are fun. we focus on a different sport every week...this week is basketball, and next week is soccer...hopefully.

  i've started working on spanish. i'm determined to make progress in that area. if anyone has any helpful suggestions let me know.

congratulations to the class of 2006. its so hard to believe you guys have graduated. i know its bittersweet. i wish i had some insightful words of wisdom to give you all...but i'm at a loss right now. go to grace's site...she has some good things to say. you all are in my prayers though.

just biding my time..waiting for work to start. trying to be thankful for what i have been given and provided with. trying not to let myself wish for what i can't have. its during these lulls that certain emotions become overwhelming. its very hard not start asking "why's".

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."  psalm 139:23-24

aren't they studly?

exams are done. i'm in dayton, ohio. i start working on the 12th of june. i'm not in an updating mood. i'm sorry. i'll write more eventually.