What my summer could look like if i devoted it to helping those who need it

I actually have a really nice opportunity to volunteer at the Parish School in their Caruth Center which is a physical and occupational therapy center for kids. I learned about this opportunity on community service day when we went to the Parish School to volunteer. they gave us a tour of the entire Caruth Center and i met a few of the ladies that worked there. i am really interested in Physical and Occupational therapy and i love kids. i would love to help these kids and do something i love. i have been thinking of contacting them and asking them if i could volunteer there, but school has been so busy. summer would be a great time to take advantage of this opportunity. also by doing this i would be using my summer wisely and not wasting it.

My Summer

I am so excited for my summer! the first part of my summer (5 weeks to be exact) will be spent at camp Mystic. I am going to be a counselor for the whole month of June. this will be my 11th year at camp and i will be in Wiggle Inn with the first year campers. I will also be a life guard and teaching swimming, aerobics, beauty inside and out, and dance. i can't wait to build new relationships with younger girls and grow closer to God.
The second part of my summer will be spent with my friends and family, hanging out and doing fun stuff. I plan on spending as much time with all of my closest friends as possible because my best friend Loren is going to Africa for like 10 months and my boy friend is going to Michigan for college, 1300 miles away. i have to cherish the time i have with all of my friends because this is the last summer we will all be in one place.
a normal day will look like this: wake up at about 11 or 12, eat lunch/breakfast, call Loren or Allie or Cullen, or all three to make plans for the day, work out/go swimming, shower/get dressed, go out with friends, come home around 12:30 am, sleep, repeat.
also this summer i will be getting ready to start my life at Baylor University! so i will be attending orientation and line camp and getting my classes set up. also i will be shopping for dorm stuff and books. i can't wait for college!!!!!!!!!!!

Bringing the Gospel Home: Witnessing to Family members, Close Friends, and Others Who Know You Well

I know I don't share the Gospel enough with those i know. but i do however talk about God. I think this is because everyone that is close to me is a Christian. I may not share my faith with my friends and family but i do encourage them in the lord and discuss things that are related to religion and God. For example, I talk with my boyfriend frequently about revelation and what we both think will happen regarding the second coming of Christ. we also talk about forgiveness of our sins and we encourage each other with reassuring words from the Bible when we are stressed or sad. I do the same thing with my friends, but i don't really do this with my mom and dad. the last time i talked about who Jesus was was in september with a young child at Champions. she was so cute and i asked her if she knew Jesus as her friend, and she said yes. we talked about who he was and what he meant to us in our lives. i also recently talked to my best friend Clare about what she believed, because it is different from what most Christians believe. I told her what i believed and we discussed why we believed what we believed. this happened in february and it was an interesting ad unique experience.

Celebrating the death of Osama Bin Laden--Should We?

Should we be having parties in celebration of someone's death? in Osama Bib Laden's death? From an American perspective, maybe yes, from a christian perspective, definitely no. what if you are both? what do you do? i think it is appropriate as an American Christian (not saying that all Americans are Christians by any means) to be relieved that Osama Bin Laden has been killed, but it is not ok to be elated and rejoicing in his murder. this goes against may principles in the christian belief system. we, as American Christians should be relieved that our military's hard work has paid off and that the lives of many military men have not been wasted. also as Christians we know that we should not "rejoice when your enemies fall; don't be happy when they stumble. for the lord will be displeased with you and will turn his anger away from them." this knowledge makes me fearful of what is to come...