But Really

Today was just a culmination of everything almost perfect in the CentiKid world. To start off, I got to make bandanna jewelry (which I think solidifies my being a counselor) AND today was when OMC happened!!!!!!!! (Just in case you can't tell, it's kind of a big deal.) But, before that, we did some team time about studying the bible and I just found out some stuff that you would think that a staffer would already know. It's not like studying the Bible is a foreign concept to me, but let's just say I'm not the most proficient person when it comes to breaking down scripture and looking at it bit by bit and interpreting it. I found out just how important journaling is and how it can be used to write in so much more than your daily excursions. For those of you curious out there (which I know there are so so many)

Things that can be written in a journal

• prayers
• praises
• prayer requests
• answered prayers
• scriptures studied and broken down
• personal struggles and thoughts
• daily excursions

See how versatile one can be?

After team time was another learning session and then ...wait for it.......... OMC!!!!!! (crowd goes wild here!)

My team had a really good cheer and we had so much fun performing it and just acting a little wild and crazy. One group remixed Pretty Boy Swag and let's just say I went nuts, seeing as I love that song. BUT, after all the cheers OMC commenced and it was a combination of messy, crazy, smelly, nasty, hilarious, silly, and insane tasks. For example, take someone's shoe and use is as a phone, or ask an adult leader (a.k.a. Your director) to give you a wet willy, play leap frog with ten other friends. The other crazy part is that you can't say no to anyone who asks you for help, no matter what you are doing. So that definitely made things super interesting.

The yellow team got third in points, but the best was only yet to come! I went back to rinse off a combination of water, shaving cream, and sweat and called my mom for a little bit of an awkward conversation that quickly cleared up and corrected. After that, getting ready for worship turned into turbo mode. Make up, hair, and outfit all ready in twenty minutes... be proud. After singing some songs, JE (an in charge man) shared his story and made me tear up when he began talking about his baby girl and made me proud to have a man like that leading the way for CK. After JE shared his story we were told to write down ours and share it with our family group. It was awesome to hear about the experiences of some of the girls in my group.

The variety show came after the family group time and I must say, CK7 was blessed with some great and fun leaders! Cheernastics, Foot Praise, Sign Language, and Worship Band were amazing tonight in their performances! After all the performance tracks went, we found out who got the Captain's Oar for their group winning. And you guessed it, the YELLOW group won!! It was awesome to win that and just celebrate some fun and hard work with my team! The variety show was followed by breaking down the auditorium (which went rather quickly) and team time. I'm so so so excited to be serving with these people this year and can't wait for the little kiddos to arrive. But until then... This is Taylor, signing off!