Katie calls.
"Hello."
"Hey Stasia. What are you doing?"
"Rememeber when we went to conference and we had to fill out that sheet with things that are wrong with our room and all of that?"
"yeah."
"well all 22,000 of those have to go into the computer, and only people who are REALLY lucky get to do them."
So, I am back in Joplin and have been for a little while now. Things have been slowing down here a lot (slowing down meaning a lot of what me and katie talked about up there.), which is good and bad but it happens! It makes me excited to think about going home, but kind of sad too. I cant imagine my life without Christian and Isaiah and all of the things that I have experienced this summer. And so I guess what I am trying to say is that I am glad that the summer is over but sad too! I think I am ready to go back to school and hang out with people and stuff.
Hey, check out this quote.
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends, and some true enemies;
Be successful anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, some could destroy overnight;
build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, people may be jealous;
be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it might not be enough;
Give the world the best you have anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and god;
it was never between you and them anyway.
I think I am going to come home a completely different person that I was when I came here. Actually I know I am different. Christian and I were talking about how we have changed this summer and the bottom line is that I learned a lot. I learned how to lead, even though I dont think I am a leader. I learned that in times when you can sink or swim, usually sinking isnt an option and you have to do whatever it takes to keep going. I learned that I can deal with high amounts of stress. And really I learned too that I can do whatever I want if I really want to do it. I learned that boys are nice (I am walking away with a pretty huge crush  ) and I learned too that everything will be okay. Well, most of the time at least. Like, when things get bad, its okay because things will be okay. I learned that not everything is alwyas my fault. I have learned again to read. Its fun and you learn so much. I learned that TV is a waste of time for the most part. I learned that laughing is awesome. I learned that God is awesome. I learned that one a lot. I learned how to perform in front of 1000 kids. Ive learned that its okay to laugh at yourself. its okay to do dumb things every once in awhile. Ive learned to do whatever I have to do to make sure that things that need to get done get done. Ive learned that 20 isnt really all of that bad.
So.. yeah thats me this summer. | 
yeah for hugs and all of that! it was just nice to be around good people!
