When i was in 5th grade, we had what we fondly called "Career Day". You were allowed to come to school dressed up as what you wanted to be when we grew up. Well young Crystal dressed up in a pair of overalls, a olive green camp westminster shirt, hair in french braids and had a water bottle to tote around with me all day. What was I for career day you ask, why i was a JC Girl Counselor at Camp Westminster. Because as a 10 year old, the only thing i wanted to be when i "grew up" was a counselor who stacked dishes, cleared tables, called roll, dated the JC boys, and threw the candy in the canteen. It was all i really wanted.
Well here i am, 7 years later and i am living that dream. I am working my tail off at camp, living without air conditioning, sweating all the time, talking about race cars and barbies more than Prom and Graduation. And i am loving every single minute of it. God's presence has never been more real to me than it has this summer. His faithfulness, stength, his power and his grace. I cant even fathom how great he is. I am being taught so much through the girls that cross my path each week and through the other counselors. I'm so blessed to be where i am and to be doing what Im doing.
So yeah, my 10 year old self would be pleased and excited about this opportunity. BUt my 17 year old self is also so blessed and so excited about what God is teaching me. But the dishes, the clearing the tables, calling roll, throwing candy in the canteen and the JC Boys, havent been all bad either.
