August 9th, 2007

>>Missy Zirkel

Nothing but smiles coming from my way! =) It's ridiculous .. it honestly felt like it was Sunday but a few days ago, and to think that it'll be Friday tomorrow. Last day of work tomorrow! It's a bittersweet feeling. Let me tell you, the days are long. Waking up at around 6:45 in the morning to Pastor Ryan... "Good morning everyone. It is now 6:45 in the morning. In five minutes I'll be back in singing...." So all of us teenagers would groan and roll over in bed and pretend to be awake. Then we would hop out of bed a few minutes later. Like I said before, the days are long but at the end of the day there's a certain feeling that runs through me. I know that there's a darn good reason that I woke up at 6:45. Sure, I too would moan and groan at the thought of 6:45, but when we would be packing up the truck and getting ready to leave the work site I couldn't help but be a little upset. Such a productive day and in the end it always leaves me with a feeling of accomplishment. But not any accomplishment. The accomplishment and feeling of joy, of goodness, of love. The feeling of joy in knowing how happy that home owner will be when they come in to find a new house. The feeling of goodness in knowing that my time as well as many others may be spent doing something that will mean a whole lot to the owner of the house, to the community, and to me. And lastly the feeling of love. I can't quite describe the feeling .. all I can say is that it's overwhelming but in a good way.

I'm having a great time. The people I'm with are hilarious. (Need I mention the stories I've heard from Pastor Ryan's good friend Richard!) Needless to say, time flies. I can't wait to finish up tomorrow with probably one of the biggest feelings of accomplishment I'll ever experience. To the time spent in New Orleans, to the memories made here, to the people. Thanks for everything