Julia is a Senior!

My daughter just started her senoir year at highschool!

Do I feel old?...yeah!

Am I proud?...heck yeah!

Sometimes it feels like just yesterday when she was born...sometimes I cant even remember my life without her.

We've been through a lot together. Poor girl...I've drug her through my life...the good and the bad and the really bad. Yet, somehow she survived! (I know the somehow : ) ) (thank you jesus!)

She is beautiful, smart, has dreams and goals. I know she will succeed at anything she puts her mind to.

I love this girl!

Silver Pines VBS/Block Party 2009

Yeah..it was hot outside, there were no near by restrooms, plenty of ant piles and lots of dirt. But, it was soooooooo......... much fun!

My church did a two day Vbs at an underserved apartment complex that we "adopted". The kids made musical instruments (some were very creative). They were able to use thier instruments during the worship. We gave them a quick, fun message. They played games. And ended with a dance contest.

We followed the VBS with a Block Party. Complete with inflatable water slides and jump houses, hotdogs, chips, soda, cotton candy, face painting and snow cones.

I must admit that I was pretty tired at the end but it was so worth it.

These children had so much fun, the smiles on thier faces will stay with me for a long time.

Besides giving these children joy, love and fun.... I learned something else during this. I learned something about community.

As I looked around that day and saw my church family all serving together, away from church....everyone hot, uncomfortable and tired....yet working together doing thier part...I felt how important is community. This couldn't have happened without the whole team. For example, I could do the arts and crafts, but I dont have a clue about putting on a dance contest. The teenagers manned the cotton candy, but they couldnt grill 150 hot dogs. We really needed everyone, the ones who know the secret tricks to opening the van doors and the ones who know how to put up the tents. And, who but my pastor could drive around on a motor cycle anouncing whats happening or drive around picking up kids in his pick up truck?

I really believe that God designed us to live in community, each of us with our unique gifts to offer. It's a fairly new concept to me...and last week I got a real good feel of it...seeing it in action!