This is how it starts/Lighting strikes the heart/It goes off like a gun/Brighter Than the sun

Dear Diary and random people who read this,
I just got back from Camp Wood yesterday afternoon. The actual camp wood is a YMCA camp, but the episcopal church rents in every year for its youth. There were 215 people there from the ages of 9-18. We called it Mega Camp because for the first year the campers weren't divided by grade level. Normally it's a week for each grade. My brother came with me. I enjoyed having the younger episcopalians there, they bring a lot more spirit into the camp. The spirit at camp is something out of this world. I don't have the words to explain it, you just have to be there to feel it. The feeling is love. Not romantic love but friendship love of truly caring for every member of the camp. We're all there for each other and open around each other because we know that no matter what we're loved. Because thats what we all believe, that everyone deserves to be loved even when their not the most obviously loveable person. All the campers were extremely polite and extremely fun to be around. I made quite a few friends.

The fun camp activities I participated in were...horseback riding (which I didn't like that much. The first time I didn't get to leave the barn and the second time I got stuck on this demented horse names wen who made gabby look like a saint. She kept trying to throw me off and eat the grass instead of walk on the trail we were supposed to go up). I went fishing, but didn't catch anything :'(. I did archery which was actually pretty fun and lots of arts and crafts. I finally learned how to make a certain type of friendship bracelet, and I made a really cool star shaped candle. The rest of the time we would sing songs, and go to church every night. One night when we were on the hill outside and sunset for service, with every single person there you could definitely feel gods presence. It was a magical night. Same with the healing service which was a very emotional night.

The most fun I had at camp though was hands down at the dance. Last few times the dance was just ok but this time I let looose and let myself have a crazy good time. And I did have a good time. It was awesome. I enjoyed it. They played a lot of songs I like, church camp isen't all praying... They played semi- modern songs, Till The World Ends by Britney Spears, Bottoms up by Trey Songz (everyone rapped around to Nicki's part it was awesome), and that kind of thing. The counslers from the Y staff were REALLY good dancers. This one cute itern I had talked too, and this british intern danced with me and my friend. It was so much fun. I'm almost sad that its over, I say almost because I really really love my shower and my bed and my mom and I woulden't want to miss those for anything. So I'm glad to be home.

Now the last and final thing is crazy and proof that there is something greater out there. I read a really good, interview with Justin Bieber from Rolling Stones a few months back. As you all know I have bieber fever and anything with bieber on it I have to read. In the interview Justin's talking about how religious he is (he is very religious you can see that in his movie and by his tattoos. It says Jesus in hebrew, the newest one). Anyways he said the words God is Love. Those words stuck with me for months. Every day I would think God is Love. And I thought Justin bieber put it perfectly thats what god is, love. Then when I got to camp we particularly studied a certain passage in the bible and guess what it said...God is Love. It's like I was supposed to read that particular magazine, and that particular line, and go to camp just so I can put it together and never forget that god is love. Cool huh?

song of the day: Brighter then the sun by Colbie Calliat

quote of the day:Staying yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you someone you're not, is great accomplishment.

Just because I stopped saying I miss you doesn't mean I don't. I stopped saying it because it doesn't mean anything to you. But I did, I still do and I always will.