Date: 2011-07-04
To: South Mountain, Pa
Miles today: 0.0

Thank You God for being with me through out this hike with me and watching over me. I know I may not understand everything you do, but I trust you to do the right thing. I now see why you did what you did through out this holiday weekend, although I didn't at first. I hope you can continue to hike this hike with me and keep me and everyone around me safe while we do so. I hope you can teach me and help me grow into what you want me to be.WOW! What a weekend, Can you say change of plans?Thrusday and Friday~ I was taken off the trail because of what I thought was loniness, so after sitting at home for a while I decided to put out the offer to see if someone wanted to hike with me. Well God put the perfect person in my life for this, Chris, a young outdoorsman who knows how to live without anything. Only problem is that is has never been out for more than a long weekend so this is going to be a nex experince for him. I also got to see The Crumbly and Rutz family and say hi to them! Along with getting to see my friends at the libray and take a stroll with my dogs and a fellow hiker (Mom and Mrs. H) Saturday~ I was glad to be able to see my venture crew and help out a little bit (but mainy hang) with them at the car wash. I also got more encouragment so I can head back out and hike again! After seeing my crew I got to help my family do some spring (horders) cleaning to make room for more people to move into the house. Along with cleaning up and donating some of my camping gear to those who will benifit from it. I also got to enjoy the family's firework show we have every year whcih I was going to miss if I was still out in the woods. Sunday~ Day of rest! I enjoyed sleeping in until I couldn't any longer, and still had tons of time shower, wake up, put out my famous sweet tea for the hikers, and clean before heading to church. I enjoyed seeing all of my church family who encourged me on my hike and wished me luck. I also enjoyed listening to the sermon on tithing and relized that everything I have isn't mine and could all be taken way. (God created this land, and has destroyed it all before and can do it again.) The sermon helped me relize everything given to me is a gift and should only keep what I NEED and give away the rest to those IN NEED, and hope everyone else can follow in the same foot steps. Sunday night the WHOLE family got together and went to watch the 4H fireworks and just spend the time family bonding which hasn't been done in a long time. Althoguh the fireworks was not the best the time together was. After the fireworks was over Becca and Chuck went home and the rest of the family did the same and went to sleep. Leaving the day to be a great day, up until midnight. The house got awakened by a huge crash, water spilling, and a gasping for breath/ moaning sound. Just like anyone would do, streight up out of bed, light on door open I went. I then there saw what I was not expecting seeing my dad on the ground face down. (uncontrolled scream came out) and first aid mood came in; calling 911, covering him up to keep him warm and awake, and waiting for the paramedics so I can pass him over. After he was loaded up, and taken away with mom excorting him back to the house I went. As a team effort my brother and me picked up the glass (which was broken by dad's head when falling into the fish tank) along dring up the water and set up a new tank for the turtles to have a home so they don't die. Bryan then went to bed. I did a little bit more cleaning, praying and calming down before I laid down to rest. I my surprise it is not easy to sleep after something like that happens, at every sound I jumped, at every movement I worried, and at every moment I was scared. I ended up only sleeping a very little bit and if you count dreams/ nightmares as sleeping the I slept a little bit more. Monday~ 5:30am Good morning America! Happy 4th of July although it didn't seem to "happy to me." I recieved a phone call asking to pick mom up so she can get some sleep. So after I picked her up and said good morning to dad we came home to SLEEP. After getting tried of the crazy dreams(nightmares) I got up and put tea out for the hikers, and enjoyed some coffee. Then started the nice long task of scrubbing the wood floor to get up the dirty dried on water. Along with getting the house put back together as it once was the day before (if not better.) After mom woke up and chilled out for a while we headed back to the hospital to spend the day with dad. There it all hit me! God got me off of the trail to experince all of this and be here to help or support everyone. If I didn't follow my gut and kept on hiking so much more could have gone wrong, life would be totally differnt. I got to stop, think, and relize that God did this all for a reason. I now relize why God got me off of the trail and I thank him that he did <3 I hope everyone can relize that God does have a plan and shows us the plan. Most people just to see it because they wont stop, watch, and listen. If they did then they would relize God's plan. Please note: I may not understand all of God's plan (like why I lost my boy friend) but through out time I will and I will trust God.