The coolest thing happened today: I got a new family. Not to say anything negative about the other families I have, but for the next six weeks I get the joy of standing alongside four beautiful sisters in our family of five.

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I'm thankful. Just thankful. I firmly stand on the truth that the people by whom we are surrounded will together be the greatest catalyst for change in our lives. So the fact that I get to be changed, shaped, molded for good by these women is the biggest blessing.

Camp is a very unique place, and I don't mean that as a euphemism. Camp is the place where crazy is normal, being drenched in sweat doesn't actually warrant a shower, being vulnerable is expected, loving is easy, and remaining the same is darn near impossible. Camp is a dream come true... And I'm still only in staff training.

I'm already learning the joy of celebration in lieu of the life-sucking pain of comparison. People are cool. Sky Ranch people are, unbiasedly, the most incredible conglomeration of human beings on this planet. Everyone is awesome, including me, which is the hard one to believe. I don't typically feel that, but I have this incredible God in me who actually makes me awesome. I can already tell camp is gonna be the hardest, most rewarding experience yet.

My idea of leadership is going to have to shift. Leading, much like love, is a choice. It requires all of you and more; demands you to die every day to yourself; expects you to never settle; rewards you beyond belief. I love leadership. I love leading leaders. I love being led by the most loving, gentle Spirit. I love learning to lead more and more every day and love that it never has to stop.