Here's some pix...check out lovedtolove.org for more!

Today's rain.




Our first work day!




Computer Time!



Kevin



Still raining...

I'm In Louisiana & Mississippi

Yep, that's right, both!We are staying in Louisiana & working in Mississippi! I am now on the mission's trip helping to build houses. William and I left with a group of 42 from our church, a church from Brazil, and a couple others yesterday. We begin work tomorrow.

You can see all about our trip and read stories from all of us by going to our church's website and clicking on blog. There's suppose to be pictures there too! Our fearless leader, Brian is keeping up with the pictures. Here is the link...www.lovedtolove.org

I do want to add...please pray for Skip Hardwick's family...He passed away yesterday and he will be missed by many...I know I will miss his great smile and his BEAUTIFUL blue eyes! I am sending LOTS OF LOVE to Jill & Pam and their families! Love you lots!

Type to you later!

It's all GOOD!

Here's a slimy pix for ya! We had a GREAT time!!!

Alas...

VBS has come and gone...the great week flew by and slime time is over. I have soooo much to tell you about, but hopefully you actually got to experience the week, or at least a part of it yourself. It was WONDERFUL! All the people were great and now the Worship Center looks quite bare. There are so many people to thank for all they did before, during and after, that I will be saying thank you for a long time! LCC PEEPS-YOU ROCK!!!

Now, last night I decided to skip small group...sorry guys! But it was my sister, Angi's birthday so we went to see Momma Mia!!! IT IS FANTASTIC!!! A relaxing night with so much laughter that my stomach hurt and I had tears in my eyes!!! I had seen the play a couple years ago, and loved it...this movie...I want to see it again!!! If anyone out there wants to go and has no one to go with, give me a call!!!

We then went out to dinner and then home to lay around till I went off to bed! What a novelty!! Bill is off to Pennsylvania for another fishing trip, so I even had "the power" over the remote! I woke up at 3am, watched some more TV, then went back to sleep!! YEA! My mom called at 9am...we went out for breakfast (Mom, Toni, Wm & I)then hung out at Walmart!

William is now the proud owner of "Rock Band" so this afternoon I tried my best to keep up with the thing! I get a bit spastic when the drums have you to push the peddle AND pound on the drums, at the same time...I feel REALLY uncoordinated! The guitar is a bit easier and the microphone...well, if you hum in the right key, it still works! William and Toni are much MUCH better than I am!!! It is quite comical tho.

So... here I am, at home! I even have cleaned up a bit and did some laundry. Tomorrow I will be starting to get all the stuff William and I need for our missions trip! We will be leaving on Saturday morning with a group from church to Louisiana to help build houses! I think playing the drums will get us ready for hammering there! Or...I hope so! Oh yea...we will be journalling (sp?)while we are there. I will let you know where to find us!

Tomorrow, I will hopefully get some pix up from VBS...as usual, I can't do it from my home computer! OK...gotta go, William is waiting for me to try, try again!

Hope to see you tomorrow! Type to you later!

Wish I could...

find the time to write ALL ABOUT OUR VBS this week, but time is going much toooo fast! It's 10:30pm the last night, I'm trying to clean up some stuff & answer some emails...but really want to let everyone know how GREAT everyone & everything has been! THANK YOU...THANK YOU...THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD HAS BEEN WITH US ALL WEEK & I'm ready for one more BIG MIRACLE tomorrow night!!! Will you pray with me????

For lots of pictures, check out the www.lovedtolove.org and click on the picture at the bottom...Thanks Brian for keeping up with the pixs!!!

I will type more later! (after VBS!)

UNBELIEVABLELY FANTASTIC!

Tonight...the first night of VBS...the children, the fun, the stories, the singing, the smiles, the laughter, the games, the high screeching screams?!!! The crafts, the snacks, the great leaders...so many wonderful people there tonight that made it such a great night! I am TRULY blessed with a fantastic church family and they all came together tonight for our kick off of "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything"!

There were over 150 kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't even remember the total, but I know there was over 200 tonight counting all our adult and teen helpers! We were actually all on time for the first 40 minutes...and then...yep, running late as usual.

Everyone did a wonderful job...Did I already say how blessed we are???? Thank you ALL - SOOOOO VERY MUCH for a great first night!

If you didn't make it tonight...there's always tomorrow!!! SEE YOU THEN!!

Type to ya later!

So busy...and So Blessed!

Within all the hubub of 4th of July parade & VBS preparations, Williams baseball games, practices and now tourneys, and of course regular work at the church and the city, housework, laundry, bills,comes the North American Christian Conference! I was trying to figure out just why I had said I would help in the Welcome Center at the conference, with all the extra stuff already on my to do list, and thinking I really wouldn't be to very excited about the whole thing...and then...

I attended on Tuesday evening...The Weber family was gracious enough to let me tag along and spend the evening with them. We dropped off an extra table for the "Beading to Beat Autism" booth for Brian, Jen & Lisa. Then off to take the kids to the children's section.

Who is in there???? My favorites (besides Dellmo & Jimbo that is) was Johnny Rogers and Kai! They are from KIDMO!!! Anyone that helps in NP-3 will know these guys and we got to see them in action-LIVE!!! I wanted to stay with the kids SO BADLY! But, since I had to go to the "Big Church" part of the conference Austin & Meredith had to fill me in on all the great things that happened. And then I was really sad I wasn't there! "Kids Blitz" was there also! I had been trying to get William's schedule so that I could help with the children's section, but never had anything set yet, so I was really even more bummed when I saw who was there. :(

But...God did bless me! Jared, the guy who I had been emailing about the kids was the one helping us sign the kids in and I asked if they would be needing any help on Thursday. I had a shift at the Welcome Center but could help in the evening if he needed me...anyway...today I looked him up and YEA!! I GOT TO HELP!!! IT WAS WONDERFUL!!!

There was probably around 150 kids, a few adults and teens in their "Home Depot" aprons and the GUYS!!! We had a blast and I am sooooo very thankful that I could share this experience with the Webers! We got pictures with them and Kai gave us the newest KIDMO called "DEEP"!!! And, we all got T-shirts!!!

So, not only was I blessed with a great week of craziness with busyness, I have been blessed by the craziness of fantasticly crazy people that love Our Lord and love to share it with our children! And...Saving money on new curriculum! BLESSED!!!

I also got to spend some time with some really great people, like the Pachta family! Thanks for giving me a ride tonight, and Patty, thanks for the workshop selection, and not dropping ALL the pills on the floor, and for being a GREAT MOM and always putting your children first! (no, really, you do ROCK!) I got to work with Lisa, Michala Riggle's aunt, and hang out with Brian & Jen for lunch OR dinner (I'm not sure which it was). Thanks for letting me crash your meal!

For the evening, I got to forget all the stuff that still needs to be done, and just worship God and be thankful for all the blessings God has given me with church family and wonderful teachers! I have just a few pics to share. I am at home, so I sure hope these work! Looks like I will have to load them later...night!

Please pray for the KIDMO team, especially Johnny & Kia...thanks!

Type to you later! See you all at the parade!!!

Only have a Moment...

Here are a couple of camp photos...

The Whole Crew!!!


The Deans!!!


All the next ones are the "Adults" in charge???

Congratulations to Vicki!!!

It was a WONDERFUL WEEK!!! Remember, these are just a few! Check out our church web site and click on the photo link to see MANY more!!!