Emily is here for the summer!

If you haven't had a chance to meet Emily yet, you're missin' out!! She grew up in our church, then went off to Southern Nazarene University, has assisted her folks at Life Springs Church, and is now helping us out this summer with camp, Bible Studies, and all kinds of activities!! You've already had a great time with her at camp and she'll be around for the whole summer!! A few things to help you get to know her better....her favorite movie is "Cool Runnings" and her favorite band is "probably the Backstreet Boys (haha)". If she had to choose her favorite song right now it would have to be "Girl America" by Mat Kearney. Her most embarassing moment? "In 8th grade I was a cheer leader for the Hudson Bend Middle School Buccaneers. At a basketball game we had made signs to spell "Go BUCS!" but we accidentally got it backwards and ran in front of the whole school cheering with signs that said "Go SCUB!". The crowd just looked confused and we didn't realize that we had it backwards until after we ran around the whole gym. That was pretty embarrassing." When she "grows up" she is "planning on being a theatre/spanish teacher in a middleschool or highschool. If that doesn't work out I'll most likely pursue a career as the Backstreet Girl."

It's great to have ya, Emily!

Better Homies and Gardens!!

Just in case you are not an avid reader of Better Homes and Gardens like I am, I have included a page from this month's issue here....recognize anyone? That's right!!! It's Nick and Sabrina, along with their mom and sister in a Lay's Potato Chips ad!!! You guys are all that AND a bag o' chips!! (sorry....I REALLY am sorry....I couldn't resist!)

So long for now, Savanna!

Savanna, it's hard to believe it was only 4 short months ago that you joined us from Houston!!! You jumped right in with both feet and it was obvious that you would fit into our little Church family right away!! You brought your own unique style of humor and zest for life and you have just plain cracked us up!!

It definitely will not be the same without you around here, and we hope you will come back to visit us and Cousin Allison again soon!!

We love you and are so thankful for the time we had together!! May God bless you as you brighten lives of your new school and Youth group in Houston!!

"Sunday Funday" Scavenger Hunt!!!

I REALLY hope you didn't miss out on Sunday Funday! We had an awesome time, thanks to the hard work of Kevin Willie! He put together an awesome Scavenger Hunt, complete with twists and turns and ingenius clues from passages of Scripture! The RED team (sponsored by me) decided to claim the "first shall be last" scripture and therefore humbly and unselfishly allowed the BLUE team (sponsored by Deana) to win. However, we ALL emerged winners when the hunt ended at Amy's Ice Cream. I can recommend the Cake Batter flavor....I am convinced that the streets of Heaven will not be paved with gold, but instead will be lined with Cake Batter flavored ice cream, and thus I want to go there. Eternally.
Kendall made her Scavenger Hunt an aerobic sport!
Here we almost got extra points by smackin' her with the van but she was too fast.

Shelby brought her friend, Ellie, and it was great having her along!! I was bummed that she got away before we got a chance to formally introduce her to the whole group! Ellie, come back!! Gives us another chance! :-)

The Scavenger Hunt ended sweetly at Amy's....

....but not before Savanna and P-Diddy showed some sick ice cream tossing skilz....

Many thanks to Pastor Randall and Sandy for loaning us their van and making it all possible!!!