dancing camp…or training camp. whatever.

i’m not going to say a lot about training camp for two reasons. 1) if you’ve been, you already know… and 2) if you’re going, you’ll soon find out. but bonus – if you fall into neither of those categories, you’ll still get a little insight into what it was like.
 
i went into training with low expectations and high anxiety. unsure if i’d be able to survive and/or come out with any friends. well guess what…i’m alive AND i’ve got a new family. win-win!
 
unexpected things that did or did not happen:
 
this last week was not the hardest week of my life. i did not come out completely different than i went in. and i never found myself bawling my eyes out. [stay tuned for all of these things in january.]
 
but
 
i did have fun. i danced a lot. like, seriously, a lot. and i experienced God in a new way.
 
i believe in a God who is intimately and intricately involved in the lives of His children. i believe in a God of hope and restoration and redemption. this week, i got to see this on so many levels in my own life and the lives of my squad mates. He makes beautiful things.
 
also…
 
sometimes the food was really good. and sometimes…it was fish head soup….

sometimes i slept in my small but cozy tent, all by myself. and sometimes i slept on a 40 seater school bus with 61 people and their packs because it was a “travel day” and the “border was closed”.

 

sometimes i was able to rest in the love and security of who God is and who He made me to be. and sometimes i stood in surrender of my fears and plans, allowing Him to change my heart and bring immense freedom.

 
 

N SQUAD! 

 
and! i found out who will be on my team! on thursday i was invited to be a team leader to a group of strong, sweet, amazing women. i can’t wait to do life with them in just two and a half months! 

[me, kylie, christine, katie, patty, cherissa, and chelsea]