camp hebron

It's been a long time since my last blog post. I think this is because I have been having a hard time figuring out how to put my experiences into words. The things I have seen, the thoughts I am having are big and messy and don't feel like they fit well into a coherent format.


So now I am at camp, after a month of sleeping and reading and hanging out with people who are important to me, and it is only about a day and a half until I get my first campers of the summer and I am SOOOO excited. It is crazy to realize that I am here; that I am not in the Middle East, or at home, or at EMU, but back at camp hebron after a full year of school.


On Thursday the staff had a footwashing service and one of the counselors prayed for me: she said, God, thank you for the complexity of Emily's heart. I heard that and felt free; that it is okay for me to feel confused and overwhelmed and torn between worlds right now. God looks at the complexity of my heart and smiles; takes pleasure in the intricacies of creation.


Here are some things I am hoping for this summer:
hikes through the woods
catching lightning bugs with 8 and 9 year old girls
letters from friends and family
baked oatmeal
explorations of the Bible