So this past week i was given the amazing chance to spend it in Washington, with my aunt and uncle. it was such an amazing week. i arrived late on saturday. we went home and roasted marshmallows. it was almost 9 pm and still light as if it was 5 pm here. it was super crazy. i was thrown off for a week with my sleeping schedule. sunday i went to church. it was my first time in over a month to attend church on a sunday....or at all. it was weird but a good weird. i was reminded no matter how long it has been that i can always go back to church and the people are so accepting no judgement.
i felt like a peace come over me.
then we went to a VBS meeting. my aunt wanted to help out with VBS this past week so i decided to join her.
boy i didn't know what i was getting myself into. i went to the meeting and found out i would be working with 4 year olds. i found out on monday that it was 14 of them.
MONDAY: i went hiking monday on a mountain. called Mt Rainier. it was so cold that morning and foggy. but we made it up to the hiking trails. on the way i saw snow! it was amazing. and then we went for our hike. we changed directions like two times and went a different route. it was well worth every moment of it. we ended up at this lake. it was peaceful, though there were two boys fishing. but it was covered in the fog layer and reminded me of a horror movie. but it was so awesome. me and my aunt sat down on a tree that had fallen and ate food. yummy food. something about homemade jelly makes everything better. and then we walked back to our car. it was so peaceful in the forest. it was just us talking. and no other sound. no phone ringing, no sound of cars going by, no noisy people yelling, nothing. just peace. and nature. the beautiful nature all around us. the greenness of trees and plants.
that night i went to VBS. it was a fun experience. but handling 14 4 year olds is not something i would be able to do for a job.
TUESDAY: i spent the day just chilling out at the house. we went to costco and the walmart where i bought shorts because i had forgotten mine. but it was the best day i could have asked for. i came home and was texting tim because it was our one month anniv. and i was sad that i wasn't home to see him. and he had sent up a letter with me which i was able to open that morning. it was the cutest love note i have ever received. and then that afternoon tim asked if i had gotten anything....and i was confused and after someone called me asking for an address i realized that he had been sneaky and gotten the address to send me something. i found out alter that it was a thing of flowers. it was a pink bouquet. carnations included. which makes everything better. <3>
i went to VBS that night and had this total life changing experience. i know its silly to say that i realized something at a VBS dealing with 4 year olds, but i did. the pastor had to simplify everything for them when it came our turn to hear the message. he was explaining how we are sinners and God has given us a free gift. and he pulled out all these rags. they were covered in dirt and he was using it as an example of us in sin. and it like totally clicked that i had no idea what the heck i was with my life. i was saying that i wanted to be a teenager and live my life doing all the stupid things. but yet i am a christian. one who isn't supposed to be doing half the stuff i have been doing. i started to question if i was really a christian. and started thinking about it. and i talked to tim about it all. he helped but not as much as i wanted. but i didn't really know what i wanted him to say. maybe that i am being stupid and shouldnt be thinking all of this....or maybe that i was being stupid and allowing myself to do all of it.....but instead he sat there and just listened to me. he understood what i was talking about. and he said that he would be praying for me. im still working through it all. but it was a neat thing to be able to see the gospel message put so simply and clearly. i was blessed by the singing of little kids who have their innocence. the innocence that one day may be lost for good. or that they may keep for ever.
WED: i went to Seattle. I went to the space needle and saw everything from up above. at 520 feet. it was scary. the beauty was so breath taking. or maybe it was the fact i was so far up in the sky. i went into a few stores and walked around a little area. then went home and went to VBS that night.
THURS: i went to the church office with my aunt and chilled there while she worked for a little bit. and then we went to the HUGE bead store. it was amazing. there was walls and walls of beads and every color and shape and style. i was in awe that there would even be this many beads. we picked some out...after an hour of looking for the perfect ones. and made me a necklace and earrings. they are super cute
FRI: i went to the beach with my aunt and we hiked there. we hiked down like a few miles through hills and trees and mud and plants, to the beach. it was crowded but it was nice. i went walking and saw steve, the dead jelly fish. and then we sat on the beach and tanned, except i got burnt a little. and then we hiked back home. by the time i got home i was soaking in sweat cause it was kinda hot and we had backpacks on. and i took a shower. and then left with my uncle and spent a few hours with him. just me and him. it was like one of the most amazing nights ever. i dont ever get to spend time with just me and him. he took me out to this nice restaurant on the harbor and we watched boats come by and the ferry go in and out. then we drove around in this park area and saw 3 raccoons. it was awesome! of course i had forgotten my camera but oh well. i saw them and thats all that matters. and then we drove up around tacoma and i got to see the houses and the views of the mountains. it was just one of the views that was jaw dropping.
i came home and we sat out on the porch just talking and enjoying the cool air. and waited for my aunt to come home from VBS. and then we all watched TV for a little then went to bed.
i enjoyed being away from reality and allowing myself to escape reality for a few days. but then i came home and had a reality check hit me hard. with school and having to figure everything out really fast because i leave once again and won't have the ability to change it.
im learning to trust in God and not tell him what I want. cause that always seems to fail. im learning to lean on him and allow him to work in his own way.
i came home with a sore legs,
a thankful heart
and an extra 3 pounds.
but it was well worth travelling to see them.
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