This Summer

Saturday I spent the day in Englewood at the Rebelution Conference! It was a fantastic day, and I think God really used it to bring people closer to Him. The message that Alex and Brett Harris are spreading is a great one that young people everywhere need to hear. It's already linked a couple times on my blog, but here's their site: http://www.therebelution.com/ Check it out! You will be blessed.

Anyway, it was a wonderful day for me. My dad, Sarah, Karl, and I went. We had a lot to discuss on the way home and we still haven't finished. : ) One of the highlights of the day for me was getting my Do Hard Things book signed by Alex, Brett, and Mr. Harris. I was so excited! It was also fun to get some Do Hard Things t-shirts, which I've been wanting for a while. I was also surprised that there was a pretty large book store- books that the Harris family recommends. We bought several of them. I've already finished Be The Change by Zach Hunter. Now I'm going to read What's the Difference: Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible by John Piper. I also picked up more copies of Do Hard Things to hand out to friends. Sarah and I just decided on Sunday that we'll do a book discussion group for this book throughout the summer- so I hope we can get a lot of people to read it and take part in the discussion.

I also want to mention that I was able to meet a great girl- Hillary. We both commented on the Rebelution blog that we would be at the Denver Conference, and she was able to spot my name tag in a crowd of over 1,000! It was so amazing to be able to put a face with a name on a blog comment, and to see one of the Rebelutionaries from the blog in real life.

I can't think of a better way that I could have jump started my summer. It really motivated me to use this summer (and all of my life) for God's glory.

Thursday I'm headed to Indiana to be at my grandparents' retirement party. This will be a lot of fun. My cousins, Abby and Emily, will be there. All of my mom's siblings will be there- I haven't seen some of them for years. It will be interesting. But please pray for a safe trip and a blessed visit.

What else this summer? At the end of July we're headed to Kamp Koinonia. This is something I can't wait for. : ) Other than that, life will be pretty much the same. I'll be trying to really make some head way with my Herbalist course. Still teaching Bible class. And making some plans for a few projects in the future (more on those at some later time...). I'll be working on my rat garden and hoping it does well, and just spending time with friends and family. It should be a really great summer.