The Burns on my Hands

So, as an occupational hazard of running the fryer at a fast food restaurant, I have a TON of burns on my hands. Not serious, mind you, but just the, ouch-my-hand-bumped-up-against-something pain. So lately, I feel like this summer (yes, you all did summer posts, now sit though mine) was something really important. It was a life changing experience. Today, I looked back at my tweets from the past. They were really horrible, full of swearing and negativity towards people. I think that Tri-State had a big influence on me and Matt. I personally HATE the person that I was at the beginning of the summer. But I love who I turned out to be. I sometimes think, "Where would I be now if I hadn't had almost every day to spend with my friends?" At the beginning of the summer, I acted in a way that scares me now. I wanted to get high really badly. I told myself, it wouldn't be a big deal to just try it, and it doesn't say don't smoke pot in the bible! ...but I knew in my heart it was wrong. I wanted to play with a Ouiji board and talk to a spirit, but I knew that was wrong. It starts with simple things like that. You all saved me. Hanging out with you the way we did probably stopped me from doing a lot of bad things. In college, I would have swore all the time. I would have asked my roommate for someone with pot. I would have done stupid things that would have screwed up my life, and made everyone I care about upset. This summer was like a dream. You don't know how many times I stopped and thought, "Why can't this moment last forever?" From those sleepy midnights of hanging at Carrie's, to going Revive and watching those skits, and having life changing moments like when Shawn accepted Jesus or even just simple lets go swimming trips, whether at Ashley's, Carrie's, or Aquabi. I love everyone in this group and everything about this group. I know that for every hardship, for every burn on my hand, I had more priceless moments this summer than all of them put together.

Always be full of joy in the Lord, I say it again--rejoice! Philippians 4:4


I love you guys!