tired... have to go to the bathroom... sleep... or potty.... eh, the sheets are already dirty anyway...

Hey, so I guess I was right with what I said before, about how I probably won't publish too much this summer. You know, sometimes I get worried that I'm addicted to Facebook or something (I know, right? Me? No way!), but then I go like a week or two without even thinking about it, get home, and have other stuff to do, so I don't get on, and it doesn't bother me. Then I feel better about it, because, I mean, I just went how long without even being bothered by not logging on? But then I finally do get on, just to check my requests and notifications... and other people's posts... and new pictures.... and to change my picture.... and follow a few links... maybe write a note.... or two... not to mention email.... and this.... so yeah, then I'm not so sure...

Ok, so today, was cool, and I should tell you why. I'm going to tell you why. Right now. I went to help at this VBS thing (Vacation Bible School, for those of you not in the know) that Lois has been helping in this week. They put me with the 5th and 6th grade class, because they needed an adult. I was ok with that, even though it didn't really feel like I was helping, because it was only for a couple of hours anyway. I've had much worse, and hey, I was helping. But anyways, I was helping prepare for the kids to show up at first. We were all writing verses on these cards and stuff, and one of the guys said "So this is God's word?" Not like he didn't believe it, or know, but like he didn't understand. The other helpers and I explained it to him, and he seemed to understand. Then, when the kids were all there, and we were doing the lesson, everyone had lots of questions. They were all pretty basic questions, about the Bible, and Jesus dying for our sins, why God had to send Jesus, the disciples, etc. I answered most of them, because I didn't know how the lesson was supposed to go, so the other guys were doing that. Right before the kids were about to leave, because of all the questions they had asked, I stopped everyone, and asked "Does everyone understand how Jesus died for us, and how to be saved?" Everyone said they did, so then I asked "Has everyone here done that?" I got nods from some of the kids, and some didn't answer, but their looks suggested yes. Everyone, except for that one guy (I can't remember his name) who had asked about the Bible being God's word. He was sitting next to where I was standing, so I asked him why he hadn't, where the kids couldn't hear. He told me that he probably would eventually, but he hadn't yet, because of stuff in his past. He said that it seemed like God wasn't there for him. I asked him a few more questions, but didn't push anything, and I backed off when another kid who had been watching caught my eye and told me to drop. The last thing I said was that he could come to me with any questions he had. Later, after all the kids (including the one who had told me to drop it) had left, he asked me a question about his friend. It seemed like a genuine question, but it also kinda felt like, after I invited him to ask me anything, he had searched for something to ask. I think that's good, because it means that he's interested, and that he trusts me to answer him well. I've been praying about him since he said that he isn't saved, and I'd appreciate your prayers as well. Hopefully, I'll see him again tomorrow. If so, I'll try to give him my phone number or something, especially if he doesn't make the decision to accept Christ then. But hopefully, he will. Let's stay hopeful!

Alright, now it's late, and I kinda want to get up early in the morning to get some exercise in. I told myself I would exercise every day this week, but I haven't done any yet. That's not good. I really don't want to get out of shape this summer. Oh! So apparently we're getting a refund check from A&M, because we payed more than we needed to this past year. It's a pretty good amount of money. I think I might grab like $40 or so of it to add to what I have set aside already for running shoes, and get myself a really nice pair. I've wanted some for a while now, and I definitely need some new shoes before this fall. The ones I have now won't last another year of what I put them through last year, and my feet won't last too much longer, either, if I keep wearing those shoes. But I went to Finish Line in the mall on Monday, and the guy showed me these really nice shoes... ohh man..... I've never felt more comfortable shoes than those. And they fit so well! They just felt so much better than any other shoes I've ever worn... which is good, because they cost about 5 times as much as any shoes I've ever owned as well... Oh well. I'm about to look online to see if I can find them anywhere for less than what the mall had them at. Which, by the way, was $130.... Yeah.... But I might find some that are better suited for me that are cheaper. I don't know. We'll see.

I love summer! But it seems like this summer is passing by even faster than last year!! Does anyone know how to either slow time down or add more time to summer? I don't want it to end!! *sigh* but all things that begin, end. That's what got me through fish year, and it's what's dragging me through summer as well. I guess I just need to make the best memories possible, because those are what last... And videos, too...

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Wow, it's been a while, hasn't it? Well, never mind, because I post way more often than any of you, so it probably seems to you like I'm always getting on here, doesn't it? Well, whether it's been a long time or not, a lot has happened since my last post, which was random and retarded. Let me tell you.

Camp is in session! Not at the moment, actually. We just finished our second camp (the 3 day boy's camp got canceled) yesterday. I wore a really cool belt buckle that my dad gave me to the rodeo, and also to the gospel sing today. This past week was a really weird camp. It rained a lot the first couple of days, so we had no work for a while. Most of the camp went according to plan, though. I've actually been sticking to a workout plan. In fact, I talked to Rachel Seale last night (she and Nathan stayed at camp so he could preach in Bastrop today), and found out that she runs marathons, and she encouraged me to train for one. I had changed my mind on running one, but I think she's changed it back. She said she would email me a workout plan. I have to facebook her my email address first... Ah, technology, where would we be without you?

I made so many new friends this week at camp! It was really cool. Aside from the Seales, there weren't very many staffers that I knew. It's so cool meeting new people and making new friends. I saw a turtle on the road on my way to church from the camp this morning. I almost stopped and picked him up, but I was in a hurry, and he didn't really need my help to get across, because he was almost to the shoulder when I saw him anyway. I really want another turtle to keep Bob company, though. I like dressing up all western-like, like for rodeos and gospel sings. I've gotten completely decked out in western gear yesterday and today. It's fun. I just wish I had cowboy boots that fit me better. Mine were free, though, so I won't complain... except that I just did...

One of my hobbies is thinking. That probably sounds weird. Yes, I always think. What I mean is that I like to sit down sometimes and just turn things over in my head. Usually it's something complex that I'm trying to understand, or just something I'm explaining to myself, even though I understand it, or else I wouldn't be able to explain it. Anyways, sometimes I like to think about God in this way. This is fun because it's impossible. God is infinite, and our brains are finite, therefore, we cannot even fully comprehend God's existence, let alone His size and power. He's soooo big. Imagine yourself, from above. Now zoom out, so that the earth is so small you can't see it anymore. Well, now you can't even see about a bajillion things because they're so small, such as the earth, yet you still can't see everything all at once, because there's too much. Well, God is still bigger than all of that, because He's infinite. Someone, a Christian scientist who goes around showing evidence for creation and cool stuff like that, said that the universe is expanding, which means that it had a beginning at a certain point. This also means it's not infinite, right? Well, God is infinite. Imagine a line. Lines, in geometry, are infinite. When you visualize one, it has to stretch off into the distance and eventually disappear, because you can't imagine something infinite. Remember your zoomed out view of yourself? Well, God can see everything, because He's infinite, yet He chooses not to zoom out, but to zoom in on you. You. He lives in you. Lives. He doesn't show up when you need Him, or when He wants to, or when you ask Him. He lives there, so He never leaves. And He cares sooo much about you. He's always thinking about you. Not you in general, but you specifically, the person reading this right now. This sort of brings us back around to where we started. I said I like to think. Well, God is always thinking of you. He loves to think about you. Imagine that. God, who you can't imagine cuz He's infinite, loves to sit down and think about you. He loves you so much that you are on His mind right now (that's a pretty big mind). You have His attention. Some people don't think they're very important, or well-known. I don't see why it's a big deal that someone who made something big here on earth knows you, but it doesn't really matter that God, who made the earth to begin with, not only knows you, but thinks that you are worth paying lots of attention to. I mean, He thinks about you more than anyone else does, or could. And if He's always thinking about you, what makes you think He would slip up and let something happen to you that He didn't intend? God knows His plans for you, and they're great plans, better than any you or I or anyone else could come up with. You just have to listen to Him. Don't worry, you'll hear if you listen. He'll know, because He's watching.