Today official starts summer camp season! Kids are up, snacks are packed, campers are excited and volunteers are prepared to assume responsibilities with hopes that no child is left behind...Revonda Gail's words not mine! Our morning got off to a great start. We were ahead of schedule which is always good. We keep a fairly tight schedule regardless of the time of year so it's imperative that we work together and keep a positive attitude so that we can be as productive as possible. Getting ready, feeding the flock and arriving at camp safely and early...yes indeed, I was quite thankful for many things this morning.
Noah and Revonda are volunteers for the first couple of weeks of camp. So, they checked in first and anxiously awaited the young campers to arrive. Then it was time to check in my campers...Sidney a returning camper and Israel a first time camper. Then there was me...waiting for three uninterrupted hours of time to do absolutely nothing or whatever I wanted to do!
Have you ever gone through the day actively giving thanks to God for everything going on? That was me this morning...thanking Him for getting up and waking up four healthy and happy kids. Thanking Him for providing us with all the necessities for a productive day. Thanking Him for providing a safe and creative environment with friends! Thanking Him for a safe arrival to camp! Yes, this morning I was very thoughtful in thanking Him for every situation that came my way.
Then it happened...a curveball thrown my way...my volunteers were good despite the "bouncer" look in their picture but my campers...not so much. The camp director brought it to my attention that it was camp week for the 3-5 year olds. Seriously? I had fun snack bags, pumped up my campers and took pictures at the entrance only to have discover I had done this all for nothing. Now I am left with disappointed campers, two volunteers that will probably be searching for the two that have been left behind and me with the letter L stamped on my forehead. Yep...one of my perfectly imperfect moments.
When my positive and thankful attitude shifted to one that was negative and less than thankful, I might have well said to God in a sarcastic tone "thanks a lot, buddy". It is easy to be thankful when things are positive and going our way. Each day I pray for only the Lord's will to be done in my life and the lives of my family. I ask for nothing else. I don't want anything other than what He has in mind for us. I must remember that He knows everything that is going to happen and if I place my faith in Him then I have no reason to think that I have an L (for loser) stamped on my forehead. I will keep my L though and remember that it stands for LOVED. He loves me even when I don't have the best attitude and response to something that happens that He is in control of. He LOVES me more when I realize my faults and come to Him for guidance to get back on track. So from now on, I will focus on being thankful for every circumstance that God puts me in...and I am already looking forward to my next perfectly imperfect moment.
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