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| The view from a swing at the of "the hill" |
If you have been following Facebook, then you know that I made it to Michigan! Well, not only am I here but I jumped right into work (which is a good thing.) Here's a general schedule for me.
-Somewhere between 8:00 and 9:00 I wake up and eat breakfast that I keep in my cabin.
-10:00 I arrive at the home of Jimmy and Lori Herdklotz which is a three minute walk from the house in which I am living. Jimmy and Lori have two boys, Cameron (10th grade) and Bradley (8th grade), and they are two really good kids...guys...people. I've known the Herdklotz family for many years and am so glad I get to work with them. This week, I have been reviewing curriculum resources, familiarizing myself with the family's general way of life and cleaning out last year's school tubs. We start officially doing school on Monday, though the boys have been doing science with Jimmy since before I got here. I'll start them with Math this week and then add on subjects week by week until we actually hit the road where it becomes full steam ahead!
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| my work space this week: tea is a daily must and Lori has a lot of options on hand! |
12:00- Walk down to the Lodge for lunch (it's about half a mile) and then back up to Jimmy and Lori's around 1:00.
1:00-5:00 - finish up any school work not done in the morning and grade things for the day while planning for the next day.
5:00 - dinner at the Lodge
Rest of the evening free.
You can tell, I'm suffering really hard here. Ha!
A few of you may be wondering what "camp" is. Well, if you want lots of detail, you can go to lifeactioncamp.com but the short answer is that the ministry I am traveling with (Life Action) has 175 acres on which they run a family summer camp for 14ish weeks every year. They also do father-son retreats and other weekend events.
The picture at the top of the page is of the lakefront where most families hang out in the afternoons. I got to go canoeing in the early morning my second day here and it was so incredibly peaceful and lovely.
Since I am not working camp, but rather serving one of the families preparing to "go on the road", I don't really get involved with all of the camp goings on. My world right now pretty much consists of the Herdklotz home and the people I see coming in and out all day. There are four girls I get to see pretty much all day, every day working for Lori as she is in charge of getting all the team members the clothes they need for services during the coming travel year.
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| Me and several girls got to go to DQ and Putt Putt on Saturday night and it was a blast. (Btw, that Jurassic Chomp Blizzard is quite tasty: if you like Peanut Butter) |
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| of course, we had to do a silly picture. |
I get to hang out with the "clothing team" a lot and I am very glad. I know a couple of them from before and the two I have just gotten to know are shaping up to be good friends. Tara (above pic: all the way left) and Trysta (above pic: all the way right) are two girls I get to travel with this year!! God is definitely taking care of me. :)
It hasn't been absolutely miserable being away from home (which is good because that would mean I am bucking against God bringing me back here) but I am missing people a lot. I will think of something that one of you would appreciate and turn around and you aren't there, or I'll hear a cell phone tone that one of you has and think you're nearby....you get the picture. We don't get a ton of reception here, but calls and texts and whatnot are very appreciated. You can also mail me stuff at
Life Action Blue Team
ATT: Anna Schaffner
P.O. Box 31
Buchanan, MI 49107
I like stuff. ;)
Some prayer requests going forward:
1. Jimmy is teaching for this week's family camp and their whole family gets involved in this, so things will be extra busy around the Herdklotz house. Please pray for Jimmy as he prepares and speaks and for all of them as they juggle all of their responsibilities. And for the families who will be hearing God's word and being challenged to live out their roles as husbands, wives, and children in a godly way.
2. All of the new team members are arriving this coming weekend (the 21st) and thus Staff Training for all road team members will officially begin. I came a couple weeks early, so my schedule will be changing once all the meetings and whatnot begin. Please pray that all of the people in charge of planning and scheduling and teaching these new team members will have peace and encouragement. There are a lot of team members and a lot of details that need to be squeezed into 6 weeks of training.
3. Pray for me, please, as I get all of these subjects started. The Rosetta Stone discs i have are being a booger and won't let me run the program. There's a guy here who has the skillz to help me figure it out, but he's also one of those teachers of team members I mentioned above, so I hate to add another thing to his plate.
Overall, I just want to keep a right mind and teach these two boys well. I want to recognize how I can best help them and help their parents in the process.
4. As I mentioned, there's a lot of walking that goes on around here and, wouldn't you know it, I twisted my ankle about an hour ago. It's not super bad (just a little swollen and sore) but it kind of puts a damper on walking down to meals. I need to stop looking at my phone while I'm walking. (Yeah, totally wish I could blame this one on the blindness, but no-can-do.)
Thank you all for the encouraging texts, hugs, and videos I've gotten in the past few weeks. Y'all are a big bright spot in my life. :) Keep 'em coming!
Feel free to email me or comment with any questions or comments. :)
Much love,
Lady-Limps-A-Lot
