What happens at camp, stays at camp....or not.

First off, I can tell that it is going to be a challenge for me to post every day like I should be doing. However, on the plus side, I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!! How's that for some motivation? Haha, :)

Over the last couple of days I have learned a few very important lessons. For example:

NEVER go to the movies with someone you know when their parents don't know about it. (I thought they knew but i guess not...)

Don't play 18 holes of golf around noon and not drink water(it doesn't work)

and as it turns out Don't answer your phone at 10:30 at night when your best friend is calling 100 miles away. Why? Drama.

I was minding my own business, reading in bed, when all of a sudden *ring ring* *ring ring*. Well, it's my best friend, so why wouldn't I answer, right? Wrong. Out of her frustration, I got involved in drama miles and miles away. By this time I'm not very happy. One, the chapter was really good, and it's now interrupted. Two, my best friend is in emotional pain, and all I can do is try to comfort her over the phone. Three, I knew I had to do something to set all the drama straight. So I made a few phone calls, got everything on my side sorted out, tried to calm down my friend (to no avail) and I even got to finish the chapter in my book.

The moral? Gossip is a nasty thing. It travels from person to person, getting worse and worse, until finally it's out of control. I was 100 miles away and I was involved in a matter of minutes! I know that I personally try not to gossip, but it's a definite struggle for me. I have to ask myself "is what I'm about to say going to hurt someone if passed on?" Something to think about.