Merry Christmas!

Hey All,

I am celebrating Jesus's birth here on earth this Christmas.  I was asked to share something that I plan to receive from God and something that I plan to give.  I chose to receive God's Peace as I continue to have anxiety about "what next."  I chose to give joy and encouragement to others because this is not everyone's favorite time of year.  You all are "others" so here I am sharing joy and encouragement with you in the form of humor and...

This is legit... When we were in NYC this Autumn to use the restroom in the restaurant we were in you had to ask for a "Restroom Token" when you ordered your food! Exhibit A :-)

I believe that this is the 5th time I wore a wig in the past 2 years!  (There was the hot pink wig for the Breast Cancer Walk, then again for an event at the office, then the afro wig to go to Boogie Nights, then the blonde wig for something else at FOY, and then this one(went through all that when I can just show you!)).

Supporting the cause but mostly Jill!  You go girl!!! :-)

 

True story... When we came into Boogie Nights I was announced over the P.A. system as "Foxy Cleopatra." Bahahahahaha!!!

 

COA milestone event at FOY (sorry it's a picture of a picture)

Awards ceremony at FOY!

Funny story (or just making myself look dumb)... Someone, when I was growing up told me that we had some "Hapache Indian" blood in us with an emphasis on the "H". Well, I found out just this year that this type of Native American does not exist and in fact, Hapache is a type of horse! (To be specific it is a crossbreed of an Apache horse and a Heimsche horse).  It's actually Apache blood, which I denied all this time when people tried to correct me.

So yea. lol

 

I am engaged! (no he is not from Australia.)

At Surfer's Paradise in Australia this woman made me so happy for the obvious reason of her choice to "dance like no one is watching."  LOVE IT!!!

So this may have not been so much "encouraging" but I hope it made you smile at least once!  I'll be back next year :-)

See ya! Miss ya! Love ya!
Camille

Blessed AND Grateful

Hello there.

I am taking the time to just say that this year has been... interesting, to say the least.  I made a decision to go on a faith walk with God and I have been blessed abundantly.  I am grateful for the blessings and the only way that I can show my appreciation is to continue to trust God and not fall back on what I know.  I will not pretend that the whole experience has been easy, fun and good times because it absolutely has not been, but all of it is worth the growth I'm experiencing.

On so many different levels of my life there have been significant changes.  We all know that I went to Australia and that was an amazing, life altering experience.  I grew a lot in my faith and I learned about myself and God.  I met great people that I was able to speak Truth to and that I was challenged by along the way.  I am still enjoying maintaining contact with a couple of them as they too are dealing with their lives.  Some of them are still traveling and others, like me, are back in the real world.

Being able to see relationships that I sowed into in the past that are now displaying MAJOR growth has been amazing.  That has honestly been the most encouraging thing to me this year!  I am encouraged when other people seek me out for prayer, advice, and/or comfort.  I genuinely enjoy being a blessing to others.  I see that as the purpose of my life and I am trusting that God is happy with it.  That being said I am hoping to use my gift and passion to help others outside of my friends and family.  I am planning to continue pursuing my goal of becoming a therapist one day.

Right now I am looking for jobs that are not necessarily permanent but that are what I want to do.  I believe that it is unethical to start a job and build up a professional relationships with clients knowing that I'd be leaving soon.  I would like to work in a place such as a hospital where there are clients coming and going and where I can help during that crisis time, help with de-escalation, developing coping skills and life skills, then send that person on their way. 

We shall see what comes of what I want and what I actually get at this point.  Once I move to and am settled in Colorado I will look for something more permanent but until then...

At the Queens Garden in Townsville, Queensland, Australia

 

Lots of love from me to you all!