this is the best thing?

Week 8... And my energy level is almost nonexistent... These campers, and staff, are taking me for all I've got. This week is youth week. The campers are between 16 and 18 and a lot of them served as staff this summer... in a way its great to have them 'home' and in another way, they are making things slightly harder for us. Campers are yerning to connect with us as staff and as friends, and these previous camp staffs are just dying for the inside view and also to re connect with us as well. Im leading kayaking this week. 4 periods of being in a tippy bouncy boat... hahah.. yah... every time i sit down or lay down, i feel like im going to either float away or fall over! I look drunk. But let me reasure you.. i am not.
This summer has impacted me like i never thought it would. The friendships i've made have all lead me to one very important thing.. something i THOUGHT i knew and fully understood. But now i get it so much more. And just to let you know, im up in the loft of the main dining hall, laying on a huge couch.. and i feel like im going to fall off. Dumb Kayak. Funny story... Monday was the first day we had with Campers and Kayaks. It was stormy, gross... no one really wants to get wet weather. SOOO Instead of going in the kayaks.. we sat on the dock and talked and told stories... and i decided in my time of frozen fingers that i was going to use the broken rudder from my boat to dig a hole in the dock. That rudder is the kayaking mascot now. If there wasn't water in my way.. i'd be half way to china! Whats funnier... is that the swimmers then decided to dig and build a large trench that actually takes up the entire beach area... they really ARE half way to China. Whats standing in their way you ask? Clay in the ground and a water level.
I had to go to the hospital AGAIN yesterday. We had a staff vs. campers baseball game. And so the story goes, cassy got a baseball in the face thanks to a foul tip and my lacking of baseball glove. I was back catch or whatever... the dude behind the plate. So yah, got hit in the face... i thought i was fine so i lifted my head back and spit on the ground.. i spit out a mouth full of precious blood. I then decided it was probably a good idea to get a nurse. Becky Hamm (Nurse) was right there so i opened my mouth so she could take a peek and she actually gasped and took a step back. NOT REASURING. I needed stitches. SO Megan and i drove to the hospital in my car only to wait in the waiting room for 20 some minutes before being taken in to see the doc. We then waited and hour and a few minutes in an observation room.. yes megs ans i were playing with everything we touched. Once the doc finally came in, he sent me home. Saying it was going to heal itself. In light of the moment.. we stopped and Mc'Ds and had fries. For a lack of better words, it was a great night.
Heres something neat. Jo and i had a heart to heart tonight. She's really holding herself together.. especially with all the pressure of her retirement coming up right around the corner. Our talk involved many a hugs and compliments towards each other..
and real hugs. Not just 'Jo' hugs.
Something i have to remind myself everyday is that God only gives us what we can handle.