out with the old, and in with the new;

Hello, world of ''blogspot.com!''
I figured it was high time that I upgraded from my dear livejournal account. I'm surrounded by changes right now, and I thought to myself, "new beginnings call for new blogs'' so here I am.

To be specific, 'here' is currently my desk at work. My job is rivetting.
I'm about halfway through my last shift here at Joint Rehab Physiotherapy until September. I'm leaving for camp for the first time the day after tomorrow. I'm completely excited and completely nervous all wrapped up in one.

I'm so excited to see what God has to teach me this summer. This year has been such a rocky one, but its brought me to this point. I've begun to see the reasons for certain occurances this year, and God's helped to be able to piece together everything slowly. It's been an awesome experience to be able to understand a tiny part of God's plan for me and it's amazing to know that i'm on the path that He wants me to be on.

I'm looking forward to being stretched this summer. I know that daily, Adventure Camp is going to present me with new opportunities, situations and obstacles. I'm going to face things that are uncomfortable for me, things that are difficult and new, and things that I wouldn't regularly do, all of which are going to push my comfort zones and mould me into the woman God wants me to be.

I'm going to be thrown into an environment that thrives off of sharing Christ's love with others, which is probably what excites me most about camp. As I try to prepare myself for everything that I will encounter over the next couple months, in the forefront of my mind is simply love. If i'm going into this summer with any goal, it's to love as Jesus loves me. The most wonderful realization I could have come to this year is that I am so loved. By God, by my family, and the people around me, and my only choice is to let that love spill out of me and into other peoples' lives. So needless to say, I can't wait to have that opportunity at camp.

I'm nervous and i'm stressed right now. If I start talking about all of the things i'm excited for, that seems to dissolve a little - but all I need to do is look at the calendar and realize that the day that once was 2 months away is now only 2 days away. I'm realizing that I don't cope well with change, and now that the life that i've been so comfortable with is changing, I need to learn to accept that and settle again. It's interesting, and I already see lessons unfolding for me to learn.

So, with all of those jumbled up thoughts and emotions out in cyberspace now, i'm heading back to work with exactly 1 hour and 55 minutes util my summer actually begins!