New Friends, Fun Times

I can't believe that another week has already passed! June is coming to an end so quickly; I'm not sure that I like the summer going so swiftly. This past week was a lot like the past few weeks. I spent a few days at Kuipers, a few days at Paloma, and one day at Form-A-Feed/TechMix. Tuesday nights I go to Bible Study with my roommates and the youth group from their church and the surrounding community. This week will be the same but I have to finalize my schedule for next week.

July's schedule will be put together week-by-week. It's slowly coming together, but I am finding that  it isn't easy to decide where I want to spend my time. I have to decide how to best allot my time between 5 places! I have learned in the past how important it is to be able to prioritize what I do, but that doesn't always make the decision-making process easy. If I put too much on my schedule, I end up with a lot of experiences but not enough time to do anything to the best of my abilities. I want to be able to show the people that I'm working for what I am capable of. That's what I'm dealing with for July and into August.

This past weekend was so much fun! Late Friday night I got a phone call from my friend Anneke. I met her at one of the churches that I have been attending here in Phoenix. I'll also be working with her in July on her family's dairy. She called me and invited me to go tubing on the Salt River with a group of the young people from church. Our ages ranged from freshmen in high school to 22 years old. It was so much fun! I had a blast hanging out with these people who have welcomed me to the area so well. Moving somewhere becomes much easier when there are people to welcome you and include you in activities, and that's exactly what they have done with me. I am so blessed!

After tubing we had pizza and headed home. Saturday night one of my roommates and I headed to Wal-Mart for groceries and then crashed in front of the TV. Our other roommate had just gotten back from a mission trip so we spent the night hearing about that. We also found out that there had been a mountain lion sighting less than a mile from our house in the middle of Verrado (the community we live in in Buckeye)! News travels fast around here; people are always watching out for each other, which is really great. Sunday I went to church with the Kuipers. I've only been there 2 times prior to this past Sunday but I was fine mingling by myself if someone happened to grab someone I was talking to.

I am having a blast out here. It's hard to believe that a year ago I was living in California and a year from now I'll hopefully be working at a more permanent job following graduation! I cannot wait to see what God has planned for my future, because right now, I only have a slight idea of where He wants me. The possibilities are endless and very exciting!