VBS

THIS PAST WEEK WAS INCREDIBLY BUSY, TIRING, HORRIBLY SAD, EXCITING, AND WONDERFUL ALL AT THE SAME TIME.  WE HAD VBS THIS PAST WEEK AND I WAS IN CHARGE OF ORGANIZING THE CRAFTS SOMETHING I SAID NO TO THREE TIMES AND THEN FINALLY AGREED TO DO.  I HAD TWO WONDERFUL WOMEN WORKING WITH ME.  I HAD TOLD ALICIA THAT IF I DID CRAFTS I WOULD GET IT ALL TOGETHER BUT SHE NEEDED TO FIND SOMEONE TO DO THE TALKING AND SHE FOUND THE PERFECT PERSON.  LAURA DID A WONDERFUL JOB OF EXPLAING ALL THE CRAFTS TO THE KIDS.  OUR OTHER HELPER SUSAN DID A GREAT JOB TO SHE IS A VERY SPECIAL WOMAN AND WE WERE LUCKY TO GET TO WORK WITH HER THIS PAST WEEK.  BY THE END OF THE WEEK I THINK 10 KIDS HAD ACCEPTED CHRIST.  WHICH MADE ALL THE LATE NIGHTS AND CRANKY KIDS WORTH IT.  FRIDAY NIGHT AT VBS WE FOUND OUT THAT A WONDERFUL FRIEND HAD HER LITTLE BOY AND THAT HE WENT TO HEAVEN 13 MINUTES LATER.  SHE HAS SUCH AN AMAZING PEACE ABOUT ALL OF IT AND I KNOW THAT GOD IS AT WORK IN THIS SITUATION.  SATURDAY WE GOT TO SEE OUR NEPHEW IN HIS SWIM MEET HE DID AN AWESOME JOB AND THEN WE RAN TO A BALLOON RELEASE HELD FOR LITTLE EDEN WILLIAM.  ALLISON DID A GREAT JOB GETTING IT ALL TOGETHER.  GLAD THAT LAST WEEK IS OVER AND GLAD A NEW ONE HAS BEGUN.

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SUMMER LOVE

LAST YEAR THE BOYS ENJOYED SWIMMING AND PLAYING IN THE POOL.  THIS YEAR THEY LOVE IT!!!  WHEN NATHAN HAD TO GET OUT FRIDAY HE WAS SCREAMING "NO I GO SWIMMING PLEEEEEEEASE".  IT WAS SO SAD BUT HE HAD BEEN IN THE POOL FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALREADY.  I AM  SO GLAD THEY LOVE THE POOL AND I KNOW MY DAD ENJOYS HAVING THEM OVER TO SWIM.  YESTERDAY WE TOOK THE BOYS OUT ON LAKE BOB SANDLIN...  WHERE I LIVED AS A LITTLE GIRL.  (IT IS THE PRETTIEST LAKE AROUND HERE)  ANYWAY MY AUNT AND UNCLE HAVE A LAKE HOUSE SO THEY INVITED EVERYONE OUT FOR FOOD AND FUN.  MY AUNT BROUGHT HER BARGE AND SO NATHAN GOT TO GO TUBING (WAIT, BEFORE YOU THINK I AM AN AWFUL MOM I DID NOT TELL HIM TO GET ON HE ASKED).  SO AARON AND MY COUSIN STEPHEN TOOK NATHAN TUBING AND HE HAD A BALL.  HE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.  UNTIL HE DECIDED HE WANTED TO JUMP IN AND GO SWIMMING INSTEAD.  WHEN WE LEFT THE LAKE WE CAME HOME AND GOT READY FOR THE FIREWORKS SHOW.  WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO LIVE NEAR THE FOOTBALL STADIUM...  WHICH MEANS WE CAN SIT IN OUR BACKYARD AND WATCH THE FIREWORKS SHOW.  IT WAS GREAT, NOT QUITE AS GOOD AS LAST YEAR BUT STILL PRETTY AWESOME.  THE BOYS ESPECIALLY JACOB LOVED IT AND BELLE WAS JUST AMAZED.  NATHAN ENJOYED THE WATERMELON, HE WASN'T MUCH FOR THE NOISE THAT THE FIREWORKS MADE.  I GUESS I SHOULD GO GET DRESSED FOR CHURCH.  HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE.