God is good.

Life at the beach has been wonderful. God is already far exceeding any expectation I could have ever had. I believe no matter who you are when you return to a place for summer staff for more than one summer, you cannot help but compare the previous summer.

Last summer was life changing for me and I have no doubt that this summer God will blow my mind as well. My first summer was life changing in the sense of my personal walk with Christ. It was here at Cannon Beach where I truly built a personal relationship with Christ. For the first time in my life I was reading my Bible because I had the desire to learn more about who my heavenly Father is not because it was what was expected of me.

I believe this summer will be one of reflection and challenges. I am loving everything about this summer so far but I know I cannot put false expectations into my head or else I will be disappointed. There will be conflict. Friendships will be tested. Frustration will arise. But I stand firm knowing my God is greater than each battle. My prayer is that I won't lose focus to why God has me here and that I won't be distracted by anything that is thrown at me.

I wanted to end this post with a verse but there are too many I am thinking of to choose one so I will end with what I love most photos and sunsets.