February 9, 2011- Jamie Powell

My beautiful daughter, I am so, so sad I never get to see you anymore. James and I got to know each other our Sunnyside year, when we joined an exclusive club that few know about. I'm pretty sure she hated me because at age sixteen, I was everything but calm. Luckily we both came back to work at camp the next summer and bonded over bitterness and mutual love for Seanpond. 


When friends ask me about Jamie, I truly have no idea how to describe her. It typically starts with an, "I ADORE her but she will probably hate you." If you know James at all, congratulations! She has one of the greatest personalities I know but it takes a little while for her to bring it out. She loves cats, Catz, everything trendy, Jill Giornelli, and sometimes me. In a few words, I would describe her as a goddess, a gem or RRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUDEEEEEE! Okay, enough of all that, Jamie has an incredible heart that I have failed to mention yet. Jamie has a way of loving people that is so unique and when you get close enough to her, it is an incredible thing to be around. When she cares for someone, she devotes all of herself to them and never gives up on the type of person she knows they can be. 


The most memorable lesson I have learned from Jamie is to never give up on people. She has a deep level of love for people that I am inspired by, and when she truly cares for someone she will encourage them in all the do. James, I miss you and all of your sass dearly. You are an incredible daughter, not just of mine but for the Lord's too. Never forget that in order to love people, you sometimes need to let them love you too. I love you forever.


1 Thessalonians 5:11
"So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing."