As my phone went off that early Friday morning, I knew that it was going to be the toughest morning yet. Not only had I not gotten enough sleep, I had to say bye to my best friend for the summer. I knew that the tears that I had fought back the night before couldn't be contained any more. I had fought the tears all night long as Danielle had said her byes the guys. The time came for me to leave, and I lost it. As we held each other in our arms, we knew that this was going to the the toughest, but most rewarding summer in the 18 years of friendship. See Danielle is going on a 7 week mission trip to Kenya! She is spending her summer serving the Lord where He has called her. Out of the 18 years of friendship, this summer will be the first summer that we are not together, the furthest distance between us, and also the most AMAZING summer!!
To make Danielle's last day in Tahoe the best we spent it at the beach with friends, and then hiked/rock climbed to the top of Castle Rock, and then spent the night together!! Hiking up to Castle Rock was a little long and then the rock climb didn't make the hike any better. But when we got up there and watched the sunset, it reminded me of how WONDERFUL God is and how He shows himself day after day. It gave me a peace about Danielle leaving for the whole summer. It gave me peace knowing that God called Danielle to Kenya and I don't need to worry about her. God is in total control and there is no need to worry. I am human, so of course I am going to worry, but not as much because I know that God is in control. And as I sat there and watched the sun fade, I sat there with a thankful heart. I was thankful that God is
soo amazing! Thankful that I have such wonderful friends! Thankful that my friend is following the call of Christ. Thankful that when we get together again we are both going to have amazing stories from our mission trips!! Yes, the next 10 weeks are going to be tough without Danielle being around. But I know that
this trip and this summer are going to be AMAZING for her!
To make Danielle's last day in Tahoe the best we spent it at the beach with friends, and then hiked/rock climbed to the top of Castle Rock, and then spent the night together!! Hiking up to Castle Rock was a little long and then the rock climb didn't make the hike any better. But when we got up there and watched the sunset, it reminded me of how WONDERFUL God is and how He shows himself day after day. It gave me a peace about Danielle leaving for the whole summer. It gave me peace knowing that God called Danielle to Kenya and I don't need to worry about her. God is in total control and there is no need to worry. I am human, so of course I am going to worry, but not as much because I know that God is in control. And as I sat there and watched the sun fade, I sat there with a thankful heart. I was thankful that God is soo amazing! Thankful that I have such wonderful friends! Thankful that my friend is following the call of Christ. Thankful that when we get together again we are both going to have amazing stories from our mission trips!! Yes, the next 10 weeks are going to be tough without Danielle being around. But I know that
this trip and this summer are going to be AMAZING for her!
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