Fun Stuff!

I have been selected to be part of WaterBrook and Multnomah's book launch teams! The fun part is I'm sent books of my choosing that haven't been released yet, read them, and then share reviews and photos with others. I got my first book in the mail on Tuesday. I read it yesterday. All of it. The book is As the Tide Comes In by Cindy Woodsmall.  Once I got the characters sorted out, the storyline just drew me in and held me captive. I love a good overcoming adversity and love story wrapped up in one.

Other fun stuff...I went to Missouri with 2 of my friends last week. It was a loooooong 12 hour drive to get there and back. (We drove at night, which seemed to make it longer.) It was a good trip. We went because another friend (who went to both China and Uganda with me) was getting married. We went a couple days beforehand for different reasons. One reason isn't my story to tell, so it will be left out here. My friend who lead both trips grew up in MO and still has property there. We went out to her farm and did some metal detecting for Civil War relics. There have been some people out there doing this already and she contacted them and said that she wanted to do some as well while she was there. Soooo, we met up with them and used their metal detectors and started searching. The 6 of us found quite a few bullets from the Civil War. I had a ton of fun in the 3 hours we were out there. That, the wedding, and the story not mine to tell were the highlights of the trip. We had a really good time.

This past week was Vacation Bible School. What a week! I co-directed this year as well as supervised the kitchen. It was a really good week. We had 79 children the first day with probably around 90 children who registered and attended. (I haven't counted how many registered yet). We also had several who gave their lives to Christ. That's the most amazing part!

It's June!

How did we get here already? June is always a busy month for us. Preparation for VBS, VBS, family mission trip, youth camp, beginning of vacation. I enjoy the busy-ness. I also enjoy the being able to sleep past 6:30 in the morning. This summer is going to have some changes...the teenager will be able to drive by himself on a restricted license. The fun part is that he'll be able to take himself and his sister to school in August. I'll still have to get up, but I won't have to leave. 

So, it's Friday. Sounds like a good time for another thankful post.

1. Awards days
2. The rain has stopped - for now
3. Sunshine
4. TV shows
5. VBS preparation
6. Choir rehearsals
7. Good books
8. The end of school
9. Sleeping in
10. Road trips - coming up
11. Mug cakes
12. Coffee
13. Water
14. Bacon
15. La Croix - with stevia
16. Dishwasher repair
17. Clean sheets
18. LWB work
19. WaterBrook/Multnomah book launch teams
20. Reclining couch seats
21. Uganda coffee cup - my favorite
22. Napping cat
23. Gift cards
24. Sugar free ice cream
25. New music