our summer is coming to a close. staff closing banquet tonight. summer staff begin to leave tomorrow. where did the summer go? hard to measure the impact of our ministry, but we know that God's work has been done.

"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." E.B. White

Voodoo Donuts in Portland makes the list:

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"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
II Timothy 4:7

"If we are going to live as disciples of Jesus, we have to remember that all efforts of worth and excellence are difficult. The Christian life is gloriously difficult, but its difficulty does not make us faint and cave in—it stirs us up to overcome. Do we appreciate the miraculous salvation of Jesus Christ enough to be our utmost for His highest—our best for His glory?"

Oswald Chambers

A song by jonny lang that has some creative lyrics -

"The grass always looks greener
On the other side of the fence, yeah, yeah
But the dog over there might be meaner
On the other side of the fence, yeah, yeah
The car in the driveway looks longer
on the other side of the street, yeah, yeah
Does anything ever go wrong there
On the other side of the fence, yeah, yeah
Stay in your own yard
Play in your own yard
Cause everything (that) glitters really ain't gold
The future always looks brighter
On the other side of the tracks, yeah, yeah
Everybody wants to go over
But they don't want to come back, no, no
They live like Kings and Queens
On the other side of the town, yeah, yeah
They're gonna have to make room for me there
On the other side of the town
Jealousy's a cold thing
It's ice water in your veins
All it brings a bitterness an pain
Everything (that) glitters really ain't gold
Instead of worrying 'bout what you are not
Gotta make the most what you got
Instead of keeping up with Mr. Jones
Betta look out for your own
Stay in your own yard
Play in your own yard
Be happy in your own yard
Cause everything (that) glitters really ain't gold"