Forever Changing

Today was a better day for me I got to talk with sarah on the deck. It was great as we both needed someone to talk with.

My buddie is happiest when it’s interest period, so I feel bad in having to make him to go to all the events that he doesn’t want to do.
Today I asked my mom if I could stay for the rest of the summer and if it were up to her I could stay, but I still need to pass it by my dad. So I am hopeful for the future, but unsure.

Cheryl had a great canoe trip, and they returned safely.

Today I would like to lift up: daeana (probably still home sick) , sarah (from CSR) (who needs to be lifted up)

~ Sorry this didn’t get posted I got distracted

The knee is unchanged (see painful). Again the weather was cool and cloudy but that was good for me. The trail ride was unbearable as the Advil I had taken hadn’t yet kicked in, but I was still there for the team effort
I still want to convince my parents that I can stay at the ranch for the rest of the summer. It’s so amazing to serve despite the pain.

Today at the wall the ranch hands smashed the record of 100 points for climbing to the top with a whopping 200 points. I took one side of the wall and just constantly belayed people up the wall.

All the other staff are doing well, there is always some kid(s) that make you want to scream, but after the week their gone we all laugh it off. Stress is part of our job and it keeps us aware that there are many places in which we see God’s spirit of safely over us.

<3 Starfield

Overall Week 2 went amazing (this is written after, during week 3) We had will come back again and he’s amazing when he wants to be.

I was in the barbershop, co-coulsoling with Adam, travel group leading the Russers! ( again I need spell check .. )

I gave Brandon my new copy of the Bible, Teen guy Revolution version He was so thankful. This past week he had been bunking with shaun (shaun’s mom went to hospice where she currently is ;( much of the week shaun was here and there with his family ). Brandon aka double D was a troubeled and bullied out going guy who at the heart of it wanted to have fun. He was a big guy from the city.

Week 2 went by so slow it was nice, week 3 so far has just been a blazing fire of time. This is probably because week 2 was so freekin hot! & week 3 is nice and cool.

During week 2 I helped during all my breaks fixing all their computers & network:) So now everything is working like a swiss watch just like it should.

EDIT: I would like to remember Rachel Woodward for her amazing actions of superman during campfire one night She was amazing at them, yet I was on stage not knowing XD

Today is a cooler day, it has been sunny but mostly cloudy and cool. It’s nice but not spirit lifting for the kids. Today I’m maxed for my physical strength as I’m always running after my 1:1 aka buddy child.

My left knee is giving out on me as I’ve been running for about 2 weeks straight now. So I’m basically in the best physical shape that I have been in a while. I just need some rest before I continue running.

Reminder: Buy some falling up cd’s Hill song would be an extra
On the brighter side Nik says he’s over stealing, thus we will just have to wait till the end of the week to test that one BUT I am looking on the upside of this one. He is listening to me some of the time (see strong willed child).

Sarah got a soaking at the skate park today by the campers, we even got her to do her funny eye brow thingie for it :)) (When she is in certain moods you can get her to do these crazy eye brow movements that I’ve never seen, she is completely hands down the best eye brow mover ever !! )

PS Switchfoot is the best and I’m in the Ranch Hands Group

I can’t tell you how amazing it is to serve the Lord in my local community. The ministry that happens here @ Circle Square Ranch Brantford is spectacular.
This week I’m being a 1:1 (one on one) with a camper that means that a person (me) has to follow a camper around all day because of the campers problem (s). This week I was pared with Nicolis who came to us from the CAS (Children’s Aid Society aka foster parents). He is an extremely energetic child that has issues with what is right and wrong, along with lying a LOT~!

I’m located in the barbershop cabin again this week, but with Kyle as the lead counselor. I’m tending as the co-counselor. Already this week we have had great sunny weather that has been comfortable to out side in (I’m currently on the deck typing this :O)

I would like to thank the many many people involved in this ministry for all the hard work that they do and the sacrifices that they make on a daily basis. (Though I doubt that any would find this blog … )

Side note: I do get something for being here for a full week, it’s called $45, enough to feed my self for the weekend to come back again.

I’m mixed on what I will do for the rest of the summer, I have a job but I would so love to stay at the ranch for the rest of the summer. I’m split, I love seeing my parents, sleeping in my wonderful bed and petting my cat (and sister) while earning money working, on the other side of the fence is CSR and wanting to stay with all the wonderful staff that volunteer here.

Staff training @ Brantford Circle Square Ranch was so awesome :)) It’s totally about the people and worshiping / spreading God then about what facilities we have. -> Reality check: If you were to just work @ CSR for volunteer / picking up opposite gender there are soooo many better ways to do that. @ CSR it’s all about God. We work with what we got, there is absolutly nothing that I can think of that we have bought new, but it’s all good That’s why we have a maintence staff, which I probably will be a part of, we get to fix just about everything that could go wrong within a week
While @ Yes Church We got to hear an encrediable story of Jakob who lives in India & how God has completely flipped his world upside down. And i do me completely

My fav 5 artists right now: Jump5, Casting Crowns, Family Force 5, Lifehouse & Howie Day :))

I’m excited for the summer to come; plans:
1. Visit Daena Flemming ~ Muskoka Woods
2. Working week 2 & 3 @ CSR <-This tis goin to be the bomb party all week long.

Woot ! This summer I’ll be volunteering at Circle Square Ranch (CSR) located in Brantford. Ill be hanging out with friends, both new and old for 2 weeks, possibly more depending on what my fam plans for their summer.

It’s a touching and changing experience bringing people to God! You should come as a camper (if you 17 or younger), or become a leader if your older.

Wow, today I completed my CN Tower climb. It was amazing, so many people all climbing.
Start of day - 4:30AM; wake up, eat
5:30AM; Got to meeting place (we car pooled)
6:30AM; Base of tower, find out that we need to go to the skywalk to register
7:44:36; Base of stair case, registration was well organized mehem. (Were talking 300 volunteers to like 50k contestants)
8:03:38; Top (19:02 mins later), after an amazing use of my heart I make it up. I now feel so fit (though sorta am) because I never needed to stop. I ran/hiked/jogged/walked this like the 1200m, you could at times go up by x2’s but usually you needed to go up by x1’s (1 steps)
8:30AM; I received my official contestant shirt, with my well appreciated 19:02 clearly listed!
10:00AM; Back in bed
This was made possible by all the volunteers (like beth!) who helped WWF. I went with a group from my school, Eco-serve, we all enjoyed and plan on going back next year.

Well yesterday I got to travel to the T. for an enlightening day out.
9AM; Left school
10:30AM; Riped through Persion Airport, visited most of the building with in 45mins, all the time taking pictures
11:30AM; Arrived @ Pacific Mall, an oriental mall. Had some tastes of different foods. (Had lunch)
1PM; Took TTC bus to kepling, subway kepling to bloor-young, bloor-young to Union station, skywalk to CN Tower.
2:30PM; CN Tower (My first time). We went to the observation deck, took pictures, had a good time.
3:30PM; Make way back to Union station, traveled to dundas.
4:00PM; Little bit of loosing people in H&M, shopped
5PM; Traditional Somalian meal (quite a different taste)
6:30PM; Street walk (we went with a person of evergreen youth center). We talked & walked about the problems of the city and what he works with daily.
9PM; Union station (after run to make it in time). We take the GO to Burlington
10:30PM; Burlington, carpool to school; takes car from school
11:30PM; Picks up sister
12:15PM; Home at last!

It was a blast, my shoes have never been used more .. good prelude to CN climb!

Hey got a Facebook? It was a common question that I had been asked many a time, untill recently I would have replied that they were just facebook addicts. But now this isn’t the case, I too have joined in the social networking of my local community, which is still such a waste of time, but now all my friends enjoy it.

Ya so If your from Rsbandb.com, JOIN Rsbandb @ facebook already!