Know Sweat

I think all trips teach me something. Know Sweat taught me a lot.

1. 20 people in a single story house is crowded.
   
2. A 14 year old beagle still has a good nose, and will get any food left on the floor in a bag, or any food too close to the edge of the table.
3. Primer is harder to get off than actual paint.
4. Don't wear clothes you don't want to ruin around wet paint because no matter how hard you try, you will still get some on you.
   
5. Getting bleach in your eye is extremely painful, but as long as you flush it out with water, it doesn't cause any lasting damage.
6. A lot of changes can be made to a house and yard in 3 days with 20 people.
7. Painting goes faster when you everyone in the room works together.
8. Having 20 people lower a PVC pipe to the ground with each person only having one finger on it is actually pretty difficult.
9. Getting kids to drink water because it's hot and they're farther up in altitude is difficult.
10. A walk and talk with a friend helps make everything seem a little better.
11. You should work on your ability not to tell on yourself before playing a prank.
    
12. Working to help someone in need while tiring, is refreshing and wonderful, especially when you see their gratitude at the end.
13. When you work all day, you're ready for bed by the time everything is done.
14. It's hard to fight off grouchiness when you're tired.
15. Everything seems worse and harder when you're tired.
    
16. God gives you the strength and patience to get through every day, even when you think you can't do it anymore.
    
17. It takes several days to recuperate from a trip like that.
18. People will always surprise you with their kindness (Cici's pizza gave us free gift certificates to give to the woman whose house we were working on and her daughters).
19. Some people can always find the bright side to things (we had to scrape the paint off an entire wall, and Blake was happy and went at it with energy, and pointed out Jesus may have done things like what we were doing, since he was a carpenter).
20. Starting the morning off with a devotion makes the whole day better.
21. Having a break for a devotion helps people to collect their thoughts and go back to work with more energy.
22. I can survive without naps.
23. A trip like Know Sweat is a great place to build lasting friendships.
    
24. God shows his majesty and beauty through the mountains -- enough to take your breath away.
25. God is in every moment, and working to help others is one of the best ways to show Christ to them.