Camp of Champions USA has officially started! Morton's first day went off without a (major) hitch. I already love being a director. I had forgotten how much I love these kids, but in the first hour I remembered. I don't think any of them realize how much of a blessing they are. One of my goals for the summer is to make sure that all the kids and staff I work with realize how much I appreciate them. This means being conscious about pointing out good things and not focusing on the negative. One of the aspects of being a director is being the disciplinarian for the camp, which means that if a camper gets to out of control for a counselor to handle, they send them to me. It would be really easy to be harsh and angry all summer, but I really don't want that to be the case.
One of the best parts of the first day is seeing how much these kids have grown. There are a few that I've worked with for four or five years in a row. It's crazy remembering how a camper was when they were 6 my first summer when they're eleven now.
I am already so exhausted, and it's only the first day. The heat index was over 100, and I was dying even when we were inside. But it's a good exhaustion. I'm still probably going to go to bed at like nine o'clock though.
My Jone's soda cap says that financial security is just around the corner. I don't plan on buying any lottery tickets or getting a second job anytime soon, so we'll see how that goes.
No comments:
Post a Comment