"My philosophy in life is that we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work at hard to that goal, we never lose -somehow we win out."
-Ronald Reagan
This past week I spent at Special Olympics Sports Camp. It was an amazing experience where I saw amazing strength come from individuals that have so much going against them. Out in the world they are seen as having special needs, however I saw through their example this week that my needs are much greater. I saw how much they trusted others by guiding a blind man in water. I heard their encouraging words as they watched their friends accomplish hard task. And I felt how much they loved by the sweaty hugs they gave me. Such a great experience. To sum it up here are some of my favorite quotes from this week.
David (A blind black man while sliding down a water slide): I'm about to be baptized in the name of Jesus.
Heather (The most amazing woman who is one of the area directors): The sinker? Oh yeah- he is mine.
Joey (After being at camp 4 days): I forgot. All four days. (to brush his teeth)
Joseph (The sweetest.): Mhhhmmmmm. Caramel.
Davis (One of my athletes): Brittainy- I love you. You dance me?
Kirsti (Found the tallest guy in the room to dance with.): laughs.
Such a fun week. Now back to reality.
