WOW!!! I can NOT believe that in about ten days now, Ill be - TopicsExpress

WOW!!! I can NOT believe that in about ten days now, Ill be heading back home to Texas and leaving Camp Huntington! It seems like just a week or two ago that I rolled up onto camp with a bunch of people from all over the U.S. and the U.K. to start our week long staff orientation. SOOO much has changed in just these past several weeks weve been here, and I have learned more than I could have ever imagined!! I met an amazing group of people who I have grown very close to and now call not only my friends but my family.❤️ Theyve been here for me through the thick and thin, and I wouldnt trade them for anything. (Im gonna miss yall like crazy!!) Since being here Ive also learned patience on a whole new level. A level I didnt really know I could even reach. I learned that you pick your battles because sometimes the small annoying things really arent that big of a deal after all. Ive learned to love on a whole new spectrum thanks to my campers who always love me no matter how many flaws I have and how many times I mess up. Ive learned to forgive and forget because in this environment you can get slapped or scratched one minute and hugged the next, and you have to learn how to move on quickly and let go of things. Ive learned how to appreciate the small things like a hug before bed or a kiss instead of a slap upside the head or just having a camper come up and want to snuggle with you during a movie. Ive realized more than ever how blessed I am to have the typical life that I live compared to some of the struggles and battles our campers here face daily. Ive learned again that God has a plan even when we cant see it, and I cant thank Him enough for this wonderful opportunity. Ive also realized what an amazing support system I have back home, and I cant thank them enough for always being there for me!! Thank yall for the phone calls, texts, packages, and for always being there for me to talk to or to make me smile when I needed it Joanna Stone Burney, Bradley Burney, Jake Burney, David Streif II, Loretta Ring Streif, Melissa Burney, Aunt Susie . And thank you to all the others who have been there for me or prayed for me that I forgot to mention!!! This has been THE most challenging, yet rewarding thing I have ever done, and I cant even begin to describe all the things I learned being here, all the emotions I felt, or all the memories I have made. Id be lying if I said this whole experience has been all sunshine and rainbows the whole time because it hasnt. However, there were plenty of sunshine and rainbows!!! All in all what I can say is this has been a crazy, wonderful, terrible, frightening, awesome ride, that has truly changed my life forever :) and Im so glad that I hopped on and was able to have this incredible opportunity and experience :)