Bugs

Okay, I am starting this post off with my complaint. I have 53 bug bites just on my legs. (thanks to Ashlyn counting them for me :) I am now going to start carrying around bug spray and possibly wear pants when I can stand it!
Other than that little complaint about bugs actually bugging me, I do have a prayer request:
I am already getting tired of the "Can We" questions. There is a lot to do here and I we have only done a little bit. But, once we finish anything, I'm inundated with "Can we go on the slide? Can we go on the swing? Can we go on the zip line? Can we go to the park? Can we play with (insert requested name)? Can we ride in the golf cart? Can we..... ? I think you get the point. It's always. AND THEN, after my answer, it is ALWAYS "Why?" Not, yes ma'am! I'm struggling in the training department. I'm feeling frustration come in with each disobedient action or each disrespectful response. I am in need of extra patience and grace!!!! Here are more pics though. I love that I carry my pack around because it has my camera in it and I am capturing a lot more than I thought I would.
Thanks for praying!!!!

Dare Devils

Words can't express what I feel about Meg and Kenna doing this Giant Swing with me! I'll just post enough pictures that captured it!!! Another great day!

My First Day One

They speak in terms of Day One through Day Seven. So, by the end, I'll be posting:
My Fourth Day Seven!
What an answer to prayer! I am so excited to be here. My children thrive in this environment and it makes my heart so happy. I know this week will be crazy and then we just go into repeat mode and do it three more times. I just wanted to finish my first full day here at camp with Praise to Our God for giving me His Peace and allowing me to enjoy this experience with my girls.
More to come later!
R <><

Road Trip

Well, we left Oklahoma and ate dinner in downtown Memphis at a place called Huey's. Then, we went to Jackson, TN (where Nick lived for three years.) We saw where Nick lived and played!!! That next morning we had breakfast at Casey Jones Village!
































Now, Nick is currently meeting with the new assigned team that will be working together all month at camp. Meanwhile, I'm hanging out at a hotel outside of camp until we move in .... tomorrow morning! Here's what that looks like:

Pros and Cons

So, we leave in 3 days for 33 to 36 days (depending on what we do on the tail end of the trip.) I have explained to only a handful of people what our trip is all about. So, I'm going to lay it all out here!
Being on Young Life staff, Nick has a job to do at one of the camps. He will be working long hard hours in the dining hall. I have heard that he will get up around 5:30 AM and return around midnight!!! I am planning to not see him very much at all. Now, this is really hard because our girls are used to getting ample "daddy-time" in daily!!!
So, while I'm excited that we will not be abandoned for a month, I'm nervous because we will be out of our element and without a father/husband really there. So, this would be a great place for me to begin my "list."
Cons:
Nick not really being there even though he'll be close to being there.
Not having PBS for the kids to go to when they wake up.
(I sit here watching the cursor flash realizing that I have overall fears of the unknown since I've never done this before.)

Pros:
No cooking.
No grocery shopping.
No cleaning.
My kids being saturated with followers of Christ.
Exposure to a world outside of our walls at home!!!
Watching my husband do what he was made to do!!!
Being away from TV (something I was considering unplugging recently.... and, we don't even have cable!)

I am thrilled that I got to go to Frontier Ranch to watch camp happen and know a little bit of what to expect. Now, as we head off to Sharp Top Cove, I'm excited and a bit anxious all at the same time. Where do I even begin in the packing department?

Pictures

So, since I changed up the look of my blog, I haven't added pictures along the side. I'm going to try and get better about putting pictures of my kiddos in my post. After all, that's what most of my posts seem to be about!

Cleaner

So, right after posting about house cleaning, I thought my blog needed some "cleaning" as well. This feels much cleaner to me. Hope I didn't scare any of you away by changing up my look once again!!!