Classic quotes from kids during VBS....

Addi Hoover (5)- "My favorite part of VBS is when the teachers love on me."
Eric Thomas (4)- "Jesus is going to be so mad at you." (as another child put a leigh around his neck and was pulling on it)
Axton - (4 1/2)"People usually think I'm two until they hear me start talking."
another quote from Axton - "One way in which Jesus saves us is like when Peter was walking on the water and then began to sink. Jesus then picked him up and helped him. That's one way in which Jesus saves us", Then I said, "Axton, can you please repeat that because some of the other kids were talking and they couldn't hear you." He replied with, "They heard me. Why? What's the point."

Classic moments.....

Gabby - She just finished repeating the sinner's prayer...Right after she said Amen, she picked her nose.

I know that Noah and Jennah did some totally cute things too...As with Addi and others...Feel free to post other classic moments or quotes from our week of fun on Lava Lava Island....

Please pray for my friend Jason. Today makes the 1 year anniversary of when his brother committed suicide. Neither he or his family are Christians, and so they are not leaning on God for their hope and comfort. He did not come into work today and so I am not aware of how he is doing. Thank you.

Lord, I just want to lift up Jason to You right now. I ask You to comfort Jason, his parents, his sister-in-law, and his nephew. May You comfort them that they may be able to feel Your presence. May You give them Your strength and sufficiency that they may be able to handle this situation and the remebrance. May You pour down Your love onto them that they may feel no void. Lord, may You also soften their hearts that they may be able to know that You are real. May You give them the gift of faith that will cause them to come to salvation. Thank You Lord for Your goodness, Your grace and Your mercy, and I ask You Lord to pour onto this family Your grace, mercy, love, strength, comfort, and healing. Thank you Jesus, I love You so much.

To my earthly dad on Father's day....

As a baby, you nurtured me;
As a child, you raised me;
As a teen, you loved me;
As an adult, you guide me.

Thank you for being my father and my friend.

To my HEAVENLY FATHER on FATHER'S DAY....

before my existance, YOU THOUGHT OF ME.
before my entering of this world, YOU CREATED me WONDERFULLY AND PERFECTLY.
as a baby, YOU COMFORTED me AND LOVED me UNCONDITIONALLY.
as a child, YOU DISCIPLINED, TAUGHT, AND RAISED me.
as a teen, YOU FORGAVE me, BELIEVED IN me, SAUGHT AFTER me, AND CHASED me WITH YOUR LOVE AND YOUR HOPE IN WHAT i may one day become.
as a college student, YOU SHOWED me YOUR GRACE AND MERCY AND my need for You and emptiness without YOU.
as an adult, YOU CONTINUE TO TEACH, GUIDE, BLESS, LOVE, CHANGE, MOLD, AND CREATE me INTO WHAT YOU DESIRE. YOU SHOW me YOUR GRACE, MERCY, AND PATIENCE.

Thank You my true Father and Lord for being my Father, Friend, Husband, Lord, and King. I will love You forever and try to praise You always, no matter what situation or trial comes my way. I praise You Lord. Amen.

I have had a chance to spend some time with my little couisins lately, and they are just way too cute! Kylie is turning 7 on the 4th of July and she just had her 'friends' birthday party yesterday. Since she had a rock star party, she made up her own song. She sung it to me Friday night, and let me just say watch out female pop stars, because here she comes! :)

I Want to Be... by Kylie Bowman

I want to be a girl
I want to be a grown-up
I want to go to the mall with my friends
I want to be on American Idol
I want to be a singer
Oh Yeah!

Then, today Sydney (4) and Colten (5) were putting a puzzle together. Sydney wanted to be the one that connected the pieces. Even though Colten is the one that found the piece, he handed it to Sydney and let her put it in the puzzle. I told him how nice he was being and how impressed I was that he was being so good. Then, he replied with, "Yeah, I'm being really nice and good. That way, I can get another cookie."

How can people not want to be around kids all the time? They are just so dang cute!

Isaiah 40:3-5
3 A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.
5 And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken."

These are some of my favorite verses (and they are in my least favorite part of the book of Isaiah). I personally really like the first 20 chapters and the last 20 chapters more than the middle ones. . .Anywho, these verses are good to think about for a couple of reasons:

1. They are good to think about with trials. God is able to make our way out of every trial a smooth path. He can make every hurdle in our lives seem easy, and He can change every part of the situation and circumstances.

2. God is able to do this when witnessing. Sometimes we can think that some people are unreachable. I have thought this about people at work, but yet, I have had a chance to share little things with each of the "untouchable" people. God can change their hearts and make way for little tidbits of light and His word and love to reach His people.

3. God can do everything. He can do the impossible. We are His creation, just like the mountains, hills, rocks... He can do amazing things with them and He can do amazing things with us.

Praise You Lord for You are good and worthy of ALL of our praise.

Disclaimer: If you are aware of one of my other blogs and I have not personally told you that you can look at that blog, please don't. This is the one that I like to share with everyone and the others are more for accountability with girls and for myself... There is nothing against anyone, I love you all regardless, but I would just prefer if only a select few people look at my other blogs. Thanks! :)

I love you Jesus for all the things You have done in my life and all the things You are doing.