IT'S AMAZING!!!

Yes, it's amazing to me, when there is so many wonderful things happening, that there is just not enough time to share it all on here! There are so many GREAT stories and pictures and lessons from camp to share, but just not enough time or space to get it all in! So, you can go to our church web site to see pictures of all the kids and leaders having a great time! Or even on Brian's blog! See them sliding down HUGE inflatable slides, doing archery, the climbing wall, playing in SNOW, reading from their BIBLES, doing silly challenges, EATING, smiling, swimming, canoeing, playing on a HUGE INFLATABLE TEETER-TATER, laughing, singing, and BEING BAPTIZED into Christ! And, that's just what you can see! To feel the excitement, joy and love of the week is just indescribable!!!! You have to come and experience it and be a part of this great week to really understand. It's a fantastically exhausting but such a rewarding week, and it's the GREATEST! It's hard to believe that it's over...

But now...it's on to VBS! I had a really great friend ask me yesterday if they had done something wrong since I had not talked or seen them in awhile...for sure...NOT THE CASE!!! It is MOST ASSUREDLY not the case! I for one, if I have a problem, will come directly to that person, so...do not fret! So, what is going on???

VBS and the 4th of July parade (which we enter with a VBS float) and the festival, which is H20 give-away, face painting & this year, children's crafts! VBS is taking just about every waking moment...which, right now it is 3:30am and I have been trying to figure out some stuff and can't sleep!!! Getting leaders in place, their assignments for the week, paperwork, decorations,and all that goes with it. Along with these HUGE things, William is now in tournaments with baseball (his regular team) and...

HE MADE THE ALL STAR TEAM! AND...BILL IS COACHING IT TOO! This is the first year of "Little League" in Loveland, and if you heard about the team from Hamilton last year, they could be playing for the whole summer if they keep winning! This team will be playing in Warren County this weekend and next week will be in Oxford! I am thankful right now that I will be able to go to these...and try to prepare for VBS. I don't know when their next games will be, but do know that they could go to West Virgina, Michigan and then to Pennsylvania for the Little League World Series. So, I pray they have some great games and enjoy the tourney and that I get to share in as much as possible with my family!

Oh, and I forgot to say, the NACC is here this weekend and what was I thinking... volunteering there...I really could use some extra time...BUT...yep, the holy but...I have found some extra time! If you don't sleep, there is plenty of more usable hours in the day!

PRAYER TIME! Please pray for our outreaches...4th of July & VBS. Pray for those children and families we will reach and all our helpers. Pray for good weather and that we will be able to show Jesus' love to all we meet. Please pray for all at the NACC this week. Pray for our church and leaders to always keep God first and represent Him through our thoughts, actions and words.

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Hello out there!

We are all at Woodland Lakes having a GREAT time! The weather has been great and the kids are too! We have been eating, swimming, walking, eating, praying, eating, singing, eating, dancing, eating, playing water kickball, archery, eating, doing the climbing wall, laughing, eating, learning lots about Jesus, and did I say eating???

The kids are learning Bible verses and new songs everyday, along with watching their leaders do goofy challanges. Dellmo & Jimbo are keeping us going with stories, visitors from far away, and letting us know lots about why they have joined the mission field! We had a visitor last night that carves the most amazing walking sticks!!! WOW! I'm sure you will hear all about from your children! (if you ask)

Tonight is the Polar Bear swim!!! It might just be cold enough to actually see a polar bear at the pool!

Hope you are all doing well without your children! We are having a wonderful time with them this week!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!

Wishing my mommy a wonderfully blessed birthday!!!
Love you! Here is Mom, Angi & me!!!


Hope everyone is READY! Tomorrow we all meet for our day before camp starts meeting and decorating frenzie! What a great week we all have in store for us...so sorry for those of you that won't be able to make it to camp with us this year!

Maybe next year??????

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Last Weekend...

There was MORE BASEBALL, between the raindrops & lightning on Saturday,









Setting up for our new NP-3 "SOAR"









and going to Mason's Relay for Life to see my sister, Angi get her hair cut to donate it.









And...of course...more cicadas! Now all over my tree in the front yard of our house. They love to attack you if you walk down the sidewalk...GREAT!








Sunday was our Graduation Sunday. Here is a couple of pictures of our graduates.














CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL!!!

Now...this week is full of stuff for camp week! WOODLAND LAKES, HERE WE COME!!!

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PARENTING TIP...WE CAN ALL USE!

A Work in Progress


How you view your children and what you think about discipline can help you stay calm and use healthy routines when things get tough. Imagine a car dealership where a man named Martin works in the showroom. Martin sells cars to prospective customers. If he sees a car without a door, he’s surprised and upset. He doesn’t expect to see defects. Cars in the showroom are supposed to be finished.

Bill, on the other hand, works in the factory and inspects cars for flaws and missing parts. It’s his job to find problems and fix them. In fact, Bill is prepared with a number of routines depending on the nature of the problem. If a door is missing, Bill doesn’t get upset; he just goes through his routine of obtaining a door and putting it on.

Bill knows that when a car is on the production line it requires continual work. Doors are added, pieces are put together, and workers are continually looking for ways to improve the product.

Viewing your children as works in progress instead of as finished products can help you respond to them without harshness or frustration. Like Bill, you can view problems as opportunities. Misbehavior and relational struggles are indicators of where your child needs help to grow and mature.

Parents are often frustrated by the continual need for correction and the endless number of mistakes that children make. If you can remember that your children are on the production line instead of in the showroom, your expectations will lead you to solutions instead of to anger.

Paul knew that his readers were a work in progress when he said in Philippians 1:6 "he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." God is also at work in your children and sometimes it takes time to see progress.


This tip comes from the book, "Good and Angry, Exchanging Frustration for Character in You and Your Kids,” by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller.

GRACE LOVES CICADAS!

Hey everyone...

I added pitures tonight on our click here www.LCCKIDS.BLOGSPOT.COM to see Grace and all her friends!

I have a few more pix to share but will wait till you all catch up with all my blogging lately.

We had a winner in NP-3! More info and pix to come tomorrow...and a recap of all that happened today! It was a GREAT DAY AT LCC!! If you weren't here, I'm so sorry you missed everything! But next week!! Oh my, next week is gonna even be better!
Stay tuned for all the BIG NEWS coming up!!!

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