Has it really been two months?

First off, Happy Fourth of July! 

To say life has been crazy would be an understatement. I don't even know how I would begin to cover just the events of the last two months, but I'll try. ;) 

First off, we finished helping the church in Abbeville, and began to help a church in Houma, which is about 2 and a half hours away. Before in Abbeville, we were able to stay home and drive there for services, but since Houma is much farther away, we stay the whole weekend there. Which, honestly, is awesome for our family. We enjoy camping out in churches in our sleeping bags, working with the pastor and his family and hanging out together. It's so fun. Since we've been there, Bro. Barry has kept us busy with music and helping around the church. It has been such an experience to get the little tidbits of knowledge from him, especially in the area of piano. My piano skills have escalated in just the past couple of weeks. He's given me ideas and techniques to try which have led to some of my own discoveries. And now he's letting me learn how to play his auto harp! I never saw one before we went over there, but he said anyone can play an auto harp. I practiced and played with it so much last week that I got blisters on my thumb. 

This is what they look like.

Besides all that, I've been helping my little sister with her school, which has turned into a full morning job. I enjoy working with her, and the experience I'm getting. :) 

Then, two weeks ago, I went to Camp Liberty.

Me and Meg on the way to camp. 

Camp name tags and mementos.

This was my 8th year at this camp, and my fourth year as camp photographer. As always it was an awesome experience, but it came with a few hard challenges for me. Worst of all, my camera stopped working the Wednesday morning, right in the middle of camp. I used other people's cameras for the rest of the week, but I was heartsick for my poor camera. I believe that God knows what's best, and I have confidence that He will provide a way, hopefully to either provide the money to get my camera fixed, or for a new one. It's been such a huge part of my life over the past four years that it was almost like losing a friend. I ask that ya'll keep me in your prayers about this. Not only do I catch little bits of my life and my family's life, it's the main piece of my livelihood as a photographer, and a tool I've used for our ministry and to be a help to others. I know that God will handle it, and probably in ways I never would've thought of. :)

So there is other stuff going on, but they're going to be so detailed that it's going to take two more posts, one for each subject. And considering I can't seem to trust myself to have the time to write another post later, I guess they'll just be back to back. I have really missed you guys, and I hope to not be gone so long again.

Love ya'll!