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5 Passions I Have

Wow, what a crazy week this week (but awesome).

I got back from work today at 8:30 which will be my normal Thursday night arrival time during the summer. I had subway for dinner at 9...I love vegetables.

 I realize today is Wednesday but for the first two weeks our late nights are Wednesday and for the rest of the summer it's Thursday.

We (as in the "youth" and staff/volunteers) went to McClellan Park this evening and it's my new favourite place.

It's awesome.

That's all.

OK, since you begged me I'll tell you why it's so awesome. 1) It has an awesome park, it's big and has a lot of sweet play structures and some semi dangerous play structures...which I've missed. :) 2) It has an amazing FREE splash pad, with a lot of different water sprayers everywhere. It was NUTS this afternoon because of the above 30 degree weather, but the kids still thought it was awesome. 3) There's lots of green space! 4) There's bathrooms! 5) There is also a skate park and a bike park with sweet jumps and stuff.

That is why I love McClellan Park. Thank-you job for teaching me awesome places to take my non-existent young children. :)

OK now for 5 passions I have:

1) Children, I love children/youth. They make me laugh, they make me smile, they make me want to scream. But I love them. I love talking with them and encouraging them and loving them for being who they are. I love great talks with little kids, I love great talks with younger kids. I love seeing how each child deals with new situations, with tense situations and with frustrating situations. I like being able to talk it out with them after.

2) My faith and my relationship with my heavenly Father. He is my strength in my weakness and this summer will be a time for His strength to shine. There are times when sadly this is less of a passion than others, but my relationship with God is what has made me who I am and He is molding me into what I will become. He is my life and my first love, I follow Him. (John 10:27)

3) When I asked Rob what my 5 passions were he said, "Me?" and smiled innocently in my direction. But it's true. I am passionate about my relationship with Rob. I love living life with him. He makes me laugh and smile and he makes me feel safe when I am sad or hurt. I'm so glad that God has given him to me as my partner for life, Rob makes life more fun.

4) Writing. I love to write. It brings me joy, it makes me feel connected to God. It feels right and makes me feel like I am doing a part of what I was created to do. I've always been better at expressing myself in writing, and it's always been easier for me to figure things out and analyze situations when I can write things down. It's how I focus and clear my head.

5) I'm passionate about encouraging people. I love making someone's day by saying something simple to them that I appreciate about them. I've realized over the years the power of a simple encouragement or compliment or positive affirmation. It was made most clear to me in Taiwan. Small compliments can make a huge difference for someone.

So those are the 5 things that I am passionate about. It's had for me to think of specific things. I'm going to try to write again tomorrow evening, and if I do I will write about 10 People Who Have Influenced Me and Why. I hope to also share some stories with you from my job for the summer. I'm sure there will be many. I already spent a long time telling Rob about the hilarious/not -really-hilarious-at-the-time-but-it's-amusing-afterwards the kids did in afternoon and evening program today.

"If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." 1 Cor. 13:2.

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