On the ???? day, I rested!

Well, not exactly all day...yet! But, our NP-3 room is done and I think it's kinda good! Really there are just a few more things that need a little tweaking, but it has to wait for next week. I must say, I am tired!!! ( and very sore...Emily...help!!)

There are some really wonderful people out there that helped to make our room change to an underwater "DEEP" sanctuary. I always go to my friends with a "vision" of what I would like, and after a meeting or two, which usually includes a dinner or lunch, we put a plan together. Thank you sooooooooooooooooo very much Rosa Miller! She is soooo great at painting!! The mural is BEAUTIFUL!! Thank you Cathy Collett! Her submarine is great and will be a big hit for the children when we finish and allow them to go inside! Heidi Constable, Vicki Charles and Geneva Myers thank you for helping me hang all the "water", making it feel like we are really deep in the ocean! William too for helping out moving & hanging stuff. Bill and William for helping out and not giving too much grief because I was gone late into the evening. Thanks to Vic Miller for bringing your drill that sounds like an airplane taking off and helping hang the heavy stuff. Thanks to Brian and Dan for allowing me time to work on some of it during the day also! We have spend lots of time here at the church, but it will all be worth it tomorrow when the kids see the transformation.

The Weber's were here setting up for Sunday school and the kids PUMPED me UP! I was feeling really tired, and sick of blue, when they came...their reactions gave me the energy to finish up and work on music for tomorrow...so here I am, sitting in the office writing and really ready to go home and sleep. Just a few more things to do, then beddy bye, here I come!!!

Please pray for our children and our ministry here at LCC. We have such wonderful kids and I am so very blessed to be able to work with them all. Thank you God!!

Only have a second...

We are working hard to complete the transformation of our NP-3 area for our kick off this Sunday...it's sooooooo DEEP! I would share pictures, but then it just wouldn't be a surprise, would it?!?!?!?!?

Hopefully everyone is ready for our DEEP celebration! See you right here at LCC this Sunday at 8:45, 10, or 11:15am! All children will be in their new Sunday school classes at the 10am service time, and all the new kindergarteners will be welcomed into NP-3 at 8:45 and/or 11:15am where we use Kidmo. We use our MAP books and other take home activities called "Family Huddles" to reinforce the lesson from each week.

Here is some information about KIDMO...

• Front and central to the KIDMO curriculum is the hyper-video-teaching of Johnny Rogers, a rising force in children’s ministry today. As a virtual teacher, Johnny reaches and empowers kids with innovative messages and engaging interactivity all delivered with his fun, fast paced humor.
  
• Each week, kids take home a MAP (Mission Action Plan) study guide that reinforces the principles of that week's teaching video while engaging participants in real life application.
  
• K'Motion is fun and infectious music delivered in video form, well-illustrated with easy movements, lyrics on screen and lots of energy to invite participation.
  
• Kwizmo interactive games designed for lighthearted team competition. Questions, quizzes and challenges -- all reinforcing the week's lesson and Bible verse -- make for a wild and zany time.
  
• Memory Madness makes the team concept more fun and effective through Scripture memorization.

Wow...it's sooooooooooooooo much fun to learn about our GREAT GOD! Come and join us...won't you???????????????

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BUSY...Not on Vacation anymore!

Ok, so I'm back to real life again. It was hard to leave the calm and restful vacation to jump back into it all again, but now I think I don't even feel like I had a vacation! But this weekend was a 3 day weekend...(if you don't work Sundays) And, of course when you're off work, there's always something that needs to be done at home!

This weekend we painted our porch. Well, Bill has been working on the porch for a month replacing and fixing up boards. We have sanded and scraped for too long. So, one coat is on, one to go!!! And that's only the pillars and railings! We still have to sand the floor and paint it too. It already looks la lot better, but I will be really happy when we are through.

Rosa and I met this weekend to look at the NP-3 room and figure out how we will decorate for DEEP! My mind always goes CRAZY with ideas! I only wish we had the funds to run with them! The next two weeks will be full of late nights and exciting times to get it ready for the 14th fall kickoff.

I have not had the time to put pictures here from the prior weekend. So here are a few. Kelly, Geneva and I went to Indy to see Joyce Meyer. It was a great and relaxing time! It had been a really long time since I had free time to spend with friends. We left on Friday and came back on Saturday, so it definitely could have been longer!

Sean was in town for the weekend too! We headed to Coney Island. Here's Mom & Sean! See the family resemblance??

Then, we invited a Rock Band to our home!!! Check 'em out! We were ROCKIN!!

Ok...see what you get when you keep asking where I've been!

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