Head Custodian has already begun....

Well, I wasn't really expecting my position to start until next Monday but that surely didn't turn out to be the case. When I finished most of my counseling duties at about twoish I headed over to the dinning hall to find out that the people that were supposed to take care of cleaning if didn't do anything but vacumm and all the sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, garbages, bathrooms and the basement still needed to be done..... So I began working on that with a few people and eventually it came down to just Mr. Browning and I scrubbing and mopping. Then after that I spent an hour collecting dirty rags from around camp, checking supply amounts and spot cleaning the Sumac carpet which had a bunch of stains on it. I had expected to have some resting time after counseling stuff and to have time to finish paperwork from this week but just before 6pm I was still working and thankfully I was invited to dinner at Jessie's grandparents for dinner so I got to stop working. When I got there though I was so exhausted I just dropped into a chair and the week of pressures, the emotions of saying goodbye to a college bound friend, the exhaustion all around from running at top speed all day starting at 6am, my concerns from last week, my To Do list and trying to keep from crying all afternoon and just pushing on just finially caught up and I cried unintentionally. Really I just needed to be alone (finially!) for thirty minutes and then I had a great relaxing time at Bibbie's (Jessie's grandma) and when we got back to camp Jessie and I just sat in the car talking for an hour because she was gone on an adventure trip this week and it seemed like we hadn't talked in forever. So, now I'm the official carrier of the keys and the radio - oh, and I was authorized to drive the five wheeler.... lol

Please keep me in your prayers because I'm working with a group of three s who I know could pose some intresting situations and I know one will require patience and alot of love. I also know that God wants me to be reaching out to the minor staff this week which won't be easy.

I will be out of my comfort zone, in charge of something I don't feel competent in, really tired AND trying to reach out to love and be patient with various people - so your prayer is greatly appreciated. I know that God has lots to teach me this week and it's unlikely that I'll make a HUGE disaster so I'm not really worried - I think I'm actually more scared then anything. Scared of the unknown and scared of being without people I can go to if I'm having a rough time. God wants to teach me so much I know - I'm just scared to learn.

Well, it's almost 10pm and I need to go downstairs and finish working on the custodial laundry and sorting the lost and found (which, by the way mom, Andrew left his Old Navy sweatshirt here - if I remember, I'll send it home with Mrs. Lehto).

Love to you all and thank you so much for reading my blog!