In case you didn't know, I've got the pleasure of spending this summer in Chapel Hill, NC serving as the Summer Intern at University Presbyterian Church. I've been here a week and already experienced the generosity of true Southern Hospitality (and the infamous humidity!).
In the week of finals, my traveling looked a bit like this:
And it was totally worth it to spend time with these awesome people:
The time was short and sweet and involved the zoo, aunty bath times, puzzles & songs, amazing weather, good food, and great company!
My internship gets me back into what I love doing most and what brought me to Columbia: Youth Ministry. I'm going with a group of youth to Montreat Youth Conference (my first time as a Youth Leader!) and will spend a week at Montreat Worship and Music Conference (my first time as well!) I will get to serve alongside youth on a mission week at Appalachian Service Project. I will be involved in Sunday worship on the Sunday's I'm here and as part of that, I am keeping a liturgy journal of sorts. And of course, there will be some preaching involved.
I live in this adorable cottage, Blythe Haven:
It is perfect! (And have you ever seen a house with a pew for a couch?)
The best part is my commute to work - this is taken from the front yard:
It is so green here, I just can't get over it! Here's a picture of the front of UPC, I'll work on getting a better one...
This is the first time I've ever lived in downtown of sorts, and this being a college town, just about everything is walk-able! I've been taking daily walks and just exploring the neighborhood. I've got a good friend from CTS who is in Durham for a while, and she's been showing me the sights over there as well.
I'm looking forward to this summer. I know it might be challenging at times, but as Bette Davis said, "The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead."
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