Greetings, friends!
Where do I start?! This summer has FLOWN by so quickly! July is half-way over, and in one month, I will be loading up my car once again and heading to Starkville for another nine months. I have really enjoyed my summer for the most part.
In my dictionary, home means relaxing, smelling the aroma of southern cooking in our kitchen, having talks with my dad in his civil war decorated office, random shopping trips with my mom, playing burn out in the yard with my brother, watching my niece dress up the barbie dolls, playing fetch with dogs, and spending more time with God. Since the end of April, I have had the priviledge of doing each of those things and more.
When I moved home on April 30th, I was able to start my summer by sleeping late, laying out, playing golf, and reading. I did all these things just long enough to tease myself. However, I looked forward to the rest of my busy summer. At the end of May, I started getting my experience hours at Southwest Animal Hospital. I absolutely LOVE "working" there. My "job" consists of watching surgeries, observing different cases and asking questions, and cleaning kennels when needed. I never would have dreamed that I would love working an 8-5 job. This is definitely my future, and I am more than excited about it!
Not all of the summer has been fun and exciting though. Through the month of June, I had to endure summer school. Chemistry. Although I enjoy the subject, I despise summer classes. Monday thru Friday, I sat through a 3 hour lecture then lab for another 3 hours. When lab ended, I went to work until five. I went home, ate, and studied until midnight. Talk about a nightmare or better yet, a lack of sleep. During all of this, I was also house/dog sitting. One of the three dogs never showed up in those two weeks. I felt terrible, but the owners said that the dog was old and in bad shape. "Chaotic" sums up June in a nutshell.
July has always been a fun month for me and my family. When I was in my "kid" stages, we were always traveling. We were either watching my brother play baseball or me play softball. If we weren't involved with sports, we took some kind of vacation. For the past three years, we have traveled to Kentucky Lake to visit mom's extended family for the 4th of July. Kentucky Lake is a very serene place to visit. The weather was absolutely perfect- eighty three degrees WITH a breeze. All I did was eat, sleep, read, water ski, jet ski, and stay up until midnight playing dominoes and cards with a bunch of adults who are funner than most of my friends HA!
The day after I got home from Kentucky, my favorite event of the year began- Camp Sunshine! Nothing grabs the strings of my heart like the campers. They hardly ever complain. They are happy. They live out every moment. They don't stop dancing until the music stops. They love like no other! I know that God puts mentally and physically challenged individuals on this earth for an exact purpose. And that is to show others how much we take for granted on daily basis. He might have given them a special need, but He also has given each one of them special place.
And now,again here I am a month away from moving back to Starkville. I do miss it and all of my friends, but I will definitely miss MY home.
And so I leave you with some food for thought..
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled"- Matthew 5:6
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