My summer, for the most part, has drifted by like a winding stream of lazily drifting days....and then all of a sudden, wham, a flurry of activity. This past week was my annual dance conference (I call it "dance camp") in Charlotte. I've been attending this conference since I was twelve, but during my college years, other commitments always prevented me from going. This year, however, I had the incredible blessing of having that week free. This camp consists of an intense, rigorous daily schedule of devotions, dance technique classes, rehearsing choreography, teaching, and worship. It is an amazing feeling to dance all day long, then worship for hours at a time every night, leaving me with a unique blend of extreme physical exhaustion and powerful spiritual refreshment.
One of the things I love about this place is that God always meets me there. I know I'll never leave there without an intense experience of His presence and a fresh thirst for scripture. Sometimes that presence is comforting and beautiful....sometimes it is a convicting force that breaks me with the sight of my own unrighteousness. This past week, it was all of the above, and I am so thankful.
I want to write so much more about this, but I am literally leaving for Scotland in 10 minutes. It is hard to believe that, God-willing, I will land in Glasgow in less than 24 hours! Please pray for safety in travel (especially since I am traveling alone again) and for me to somehow catch up on the sleep I am missing from this past week even in the midst of jet-lag.
Next time I will be writing you from the other side of the ocean!
One of the things I love about this place is that God always meets me there. I know I'll never leave there without an intense experience of His presence and a fresh thirst for scripture. Sometimes that presence is comforting and beautiful....sometimes it is a convicting force that breaks me with the sight of my own unrighteousness. This past week, it was all of the above, and I am so thankful.
I want to write so much more about this, but I am literally leaving for Scotland in 10 minutes. It is hard to believe that, God-willing, I will land in Glasgow in less than 24 hours! Please pray for safety in travel (especially since I am traveling alone again) and for me to somehow catch up on the sleep I am missing from this past week even in the midst of jet-lag.
Next time I will be writing you from the other side of the ocean!
