Great Day at VBS

Last night I kept Logan while Steve was at Jacob's Well with Issac and Holli was working. She doing well after her contraction scare on Tuesday. We had 76 kids at VBS today and I had 6 in 4th grade and was so proud of them. They all learned John 3:16 my first bible verse I learned. We had to rap to get it but how awesome! Tomorrow we will play in the water so this should be a good time! I have been taking the neighborhood boys, Kele and Camden home. Life is good when serving God!

I Love VBS

So today was the start of VBS at First Presbyterian and there were 72 kids! I thought that was great even thou the chaos was incredible. I think they had a great time and I am exhausted, can't wait till Logan gets big enough to go. I am leading 4th grade with Carolann Farley and we had a great time and taught 6 kids about Faith-Romans 10:17.

On another note, Holli went into preterm labor and was having a bad allergy attack so they kept her just to watch her. They gave her Benadryl and Ibuprofen and her labor has stopped. She is home resting so I am praying that she can take it easy and slow down.

Fun Day with Holli and Logan

Today Holli and I took Logan out early to garage sales. All was not lost as I got a potty chair for Nana's house. Since he now tells you when he's wet it may not be long. What a joy that would be if he were potty trained before the new baby comes in October! They went home and got a nap and I met them and Steve at the movies to see Cars 2. Logan is crazy in love with Cars right now and we had a great time. He did really well at the movie with his snacks of popcorn and M & M's. My lawn mower has some issues right now and so I decided against the yard mowing since it is so hot out.

God's Beauty

I took this of the Hydrangea that the Taylor's got me for Mother's Day. It's just a beautiful reminder to me of how much nature is a gift from God!

Easter Carnival

Even with the weather a bit overcast, that didn't stop Abby and Holli from taking the kids out to celebrate Easter around El Dorado. In the morning they went to the hospital egg hunt and then I met them at the Presbyterian Church for the Easter Carnival. Logan had just woke up and Payton and Grayson were asleep when they arrived. We colored coloring pages, crafted crosses and bookmarks, hunted eggs, threw bean bags at the animals in Noah's Ark and found all the wonderful bubble blowing wands. Logan doesn't quite have the keep the wand flat in the bubble solution but he liked trying all the different wands. The kids had a great time but Nana had the best time. Logan is going to church with me in the morning!

Update

Since our team returned to the states, Jan has purchased a house 3 blocks from her current house to begin an orphanage. 11 children from St Marc will be residing there. One of the children has tested positive for HIV and has started on meds. Stephanie will be headed back there to help the team learn how to provide for this special child. Christopher's Hope is such a blessing to these children.
On this Easter weekend, we are so blessed to have Jesus's saving grace and love. What a great God we serve to give his only Son to die on the cross for us so we can have peace and joy! Victory in the cross that Jesus bore.

Playing in the Dirt

So yesterday Diana and I went to the ranch and pulled on the tiller to turn over some dirt. Planted some fabulous onion plants that Wayne had started. The four different varites should be yummy! It was so beautiful out in the pasture and the ranch is so neat! I'm waiting to see the deer and all the snakes that will be coming out soon. I got to sit on the big John Deere and imagine myself as a country girl. Later Ethi had a cookout and the storm blew in which was beautiful colorful. The grass fire was beautiful from a distance!