Ain't no Sunshine when He's gone.
Just got some shocking news. Due to the content of this website, I have not been rehired to work at Laurel Lake Camp. They have decided that since I once said I would like to have a fling and smoke pot that my lifestyle does not match that of the SDA church.
Well. If that wasn't the iceing on the cake. You know, we pay a price for who we choose to be. I take a risk with this site and the things I write. That risk being the people who read are those who hopefully know me and know that I would never smoke pot, never have a fling, never drink, and that I daily have to make decisions that seperate me from people I want to be with and things I want to do, not because they are wrong, but for the sake of appearances alone.
WWJD about Dolly in Poland? Does anyone out there think I am breaking a moral code with this website? I said it in my email to LLC, the thing that hurts the most that people out there look at the site and are getting something out of it I didn't intend. Just like when I left Southern the heart break came not from a lover who deserted me, but because people who I thought knew me suddenly thought I was doing only heaven knows what and didn't even care to ask or talk to me about it. But like I said, we pay a price for the risks we take, and only now it seems I am paying for every risk.
Some of you may have noticed a lack of updates this week. I simply have no words, but we can put it like this: I feel like I am walking around having a miscarraige of a baby that never was going to be born. A little, beautiful life dying inside of me and I am incappable of saving it.
So I will get up from this computer with two things to cry about now. I never thought about a summer without LLC. Makes me sick just thinking about it. I never thought about a life where someone who used to love me stopped out of nowhere. Makes me even more sick. It's clear as a bell outside today, but I have no desire to go and see the sun...
posted by lady be good @ 1:13 PM
5 Comments:
Dearest Dolly,
I hope this misunderstanding can be solved by some more explanation. It's worth trying. It would be a great damage if you couldn't go to the LLC.
I've seen over the months I was honored to spend with you how much love you have for the Kids at the Camp and how dear you hold the Christian principles upheld at this Adventist institution and how committed you are.
It's been so devastating to see so much sadness and tears in your eyes today when you talked about not being able to be part of the activities of this devoted group of Christians. I know that the words I am using here may sound pompous but I believe that there is nothing pompous about the love for Jesus and for the Kids who desperately need Him.
Yes, you speak a different kind of language than I do. Yet I know that you use sarcasm and other devices not to encourage young people to evil but to do exactly the opposite. You speak the language of the young American generation (because you ARE a part of it). I think that although I wouldn't use your imagery, you are successful in encouraging young people to follow Jesus.
I understand that you are highly popular (in the positive sense of this word) with young people who are or only apparently are enamored with the world. You are popular with them WITHOUT following the Hollywood patterns of sleeping around and taking drugs.
You are not perfect and God needs to work on you as He has and wants to work on me and anyone reading these blogs, but you are my Christian celebrity! May people by looking at you be drawn closer to Jesus and filled with His joy, no matter where He places you and what responsibilities He gives to you.
I love you and will never cease to!
Happy Sabbath!
Your friend,
Peter
As Don Pedro so gallantly claims, it WOULD indeed be a great tragedy if you're so unceremoniously thrown out of and by that group who call themselves Christians. It would be a great tragedy for the friends who'll miss you and not have the opportunity to be blessed by your inspiring and positive influence. It would be a tragedy for those youngsters who look up to you. It would be a tragedy for those "little children" who are not suffered to partake of your talents and love. It will be a tremendous loss to the camp and to the campers and also to the other staff as well.
And even though it may hurt you, Dolly (and your friends too), you have no control over the actions of other people, especially those who are inclined to judge, prejudge, and prosecute without a fair trial. Sure they have the right on this earth to do so, but as it's said in the Good Book, they will surely get theirs.
So please don't worry about it, sweetheart!! You are a tremendously valuable creation of God, and many of your friends know you and know how valuable you are. God don't make junk, and you are a shining and warm reminder of His presence. God loves you and God will always protect you. You needn't be concerned about those on this earth who maliciously try to bring you down. God will always have a cohort of angels to protect you. So rise, be proud of who you are and that you are God's servant. Nevermind those who purport to be Christians but only are doing the devil's work.
God loves you and so do I!!!
:+))))))))))))
It makes me cry to know that you're not going to be at camp! This better not be one BIG april Fool's Joke! Emily and I both are heart broken! After the first paragraph I picked up my phone and dialed away! Told her the news as of thus far and she's is almost nearly has heart broken as I. Going to camp without u being there to fill my life with joy and love will be like living without air! We are going to HAVE TO do something about this! I Love you very much and this sudden change has really disturbed me. I know you well enough to know u would never do such things but yet LLC doesn't. And I'm pretty sure they know u a little better than I do! I mean SERIOUSLY! I'm reconsidering going to camp at all now.. Everyone can be crushed and many of us campers will be thinking of you and how they could ever do this to us. It's absolutely pathetic! Love u..:'( :'( :'(
Btw I definitlly agree with the first comment! I hadn't read ne other comments yet.. It WILL be a tragedy!! ok, both comments are incredibly true. Just put it in God's hands and he'll deal with it. He knows for sure that many of us love you very much and would hate to see you not go to camp.. (especially me! ;'()
Yes I have noticed that you were not updating your blog and hence I figured that something was wrong but there is no way for me to find out besides if you are online which you have not been.
I cannot even imagine how you are feeling and I wish I was there to give you some comfort in the matter. Obviously these people (and I am sorry to have to say this) but they do not know who the REAL you is if they think that you are serious about all you say. ALSO they don't have a clue as to how your sense of humor works either.
I too am at a loss for words. I have been waiting to read something all week and then when I do it certainly is not something good. I'm sorry sister. I love you and pray for you continually.
P.S. Does this mean that you will not be returning to the states for the summer? When will I see you?
Lots of Love Too Much Love,
Patti
P.S.S I want to know who these people are!
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