This past weekend, Kevin and I (along with 3 other adult leaders) took 18 high school students to Snow Camp. This particular camp is set up in the Old Western style and has been operating for 40 years. They run 10 or 12 weekend Snow Camps each winter and host 200 students at each camp. Many […]
The One with the Note to Self {Teen Weekend}
The Five Minute Friday Prompt was REAL. So I wrote a letter to myself. My Saturday-self. —- Dear Melanie, Today you are spending your time with 18 high schoolers. You have the opportunity to get to know them–really know them. This is the quality time you’ve been looking forward to, hoping for. When time doesn’t […]
The One with a Blog {That Matters}
I wanted to share a particularly awesome blog with you all. This one has a purpose, a heavenly one. These girls have been through the trenches of depression and have been given a passion by God to offer comfort to others. They are living out 2 Corinthians 1:3-5. Praise be to the God and Father […]
The One with My Focus {and too much of a good thing}
Lately, I’ve been… …eating far too many Crunchy Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies. …loving every minute of teaching piano lessons. …trying to ignore the little piles of this and that stacking up all over the house. …contenting myself in the stage of life I’m in. …becoming quickly addicted to Grey’s Anatomy. Thank you, Netflix. I watched […]