Be A Hero

This summer, at Loucon Church Camp, the theme was "Be a Hero." We learned how to make a difference in the world. Senior High 1 is the camp that I attend. A lot of us have been going to camp together for years and we are like family, so our small group conversations are very deep and we can open up to each other. We talked about everything from trying to witness to people and school and being afraid of what others think of you to problems that we are going through with our families. To be a hero you don't have to change the world, but if you make a difference in one persons heart, it can mean much more.
Today's song is "Human" by Natalie Grant. She says, "We gotta do better than this, cause we only got one chance to make a difference...Little love, little kindness, little light in this time of darkness." Today a lot of people are suffering. Many are out of work, don't have a home, or have lost loved ones. You hear all the time about the children in Africa who die everyday because of starvation, but you don't always hear about the children in America who go to bed hungry to. The ones who only meal is at school and when the weekend comes, they don't get anything from Friday at lunch to Monday morning at breakfast. It is up to the rest of us to make a difference. Every one needs love. A smile goes farther than you may ever know.

Love Will Hold Us Together

I love listening to K Love, which is our christian radio station in Evansville. When blog time started I put on K Love. Our blog option was to talk about what family meant to us and who we were in our family. On K Love the song "Hold Us Together" by Matt Maher was on. I actually got to listen to him this past weekend at New Song Music Festival held at Loucon in Lietchfield. I decided to tie the two together. Love is what holds a family together. Every family has their problems and troubles, but in the end there is still love. You can get mad at each other, but no matter what at some point you are reminded at how much you love your family. I have a sister and we are 2 years apart. We don't always get along very well and we have our rough spots. She recently went to college so it is very different every night when she doesn't come home. We get in a lot less arguments now that she is at college and not home everyday. I have always kind of felt my sister were not as close as we should be; but really all sisters fight. I held it against her for a while which did not help our situation. We are working on our relationship, and us having time apart is helping. But no matter what, when my sister is hurting or upset; I am too because I really do love her. That is what family is about.

"Were Here Now" Tenth Avenue North

"So you thought you had to keep this up,
All the work you do
So we think that your good
And you can't believe it's not enough
All the walls you built up
Are just glass on the outside

So let em fall down
There's freedom waiting in the sound
Were here now

This is where the healing begins"

This song is called "Healing Begins" by Tenth Avenue North. I heard this song on K Love again when we were writing our blogs. When it says, "Were here now" that made me think of how people are here to support you. This song is talking about someone who doesn't think they are good enough or they can't do enough. He is telling them to let there walls down and let people in to comfort them and encourage them. Everyone needs someone they can rely on. You can't keep everything to yourself. I did that for a long time and there are still things I keep to myself, but you need someone who you can share what you are going through with. When you keep everything bottled up inside, you eventually will crack. Every person goes through some type of trial; you are not alone. You have to share what is on your mind. I use my friends as the people I vent to. When there is something really bothering me, I know I can always go to them. Who is yours?