I have not been a very consistent blogger this summer. Surprisingly, it’s actually been a lot more busier than the school year was and there seems to be way less time to sit in front of the computer and think long enough to write out anything worth reading.
But there is a lot I want to tell you about, so here goes . . . .
VBS!
This past week was Vacation Bible School again at Long Hollow and Alex and I got to help with the dramas! We had so much fun! During the school year, my involvement with Long Hollow had been reduced to attending a service there once a month or so since I was usually in Cookeville for the weekends, and it just felt so good to be back.
It was encouraging to see even ‘behind the curtain,’ amid the stress and hustle and bustle of putting together this huge event, that everyone that had their hands in this endeavor was doing it with the expectation that God was going to do something big that week, and become, for the first time, real in the lives of some of these children that attended. Everyone that I worked with was great. It was my third year to help with the drama- and everyone else that helped was returning again from previous years as well- but every year it’s so much fun and I’m wide-eyed and amazed to watch all that goes into making VBS happen, and I’m pleased to realize things like, yes- the people on the praise team really are as nice and friendly as you would hope they’d be when you see them up there singing on the stage. It was so exciting to be a part of that week in some very small way!
CANADA!!!!!!
In one month and twelve days I will be back in CANADA! — Not that I’m counting or anything. It will be my fifth year to go, and I suspect that as long as the church does the trip and God allows me to go, I’ll be there. I really believe that when I’m old and gray, I’ll still remember those trips up there.
For me it was a big leap of faith this year. Few of my friends that attended past trips are returning and the price of the trip nearly doubled from the last time, and well, us college kids don’t have a reputation for constantly being broke for nothin’. Seriously I have sold books to used book stores, sold clothes to used clothing stores, rolled coins, and worked my tail off at Chick-fil-A to help pay for this trip. But now, thankfully, the bulk of it is already paid for- I just need to make sure I retain enough of my clothes so that I’ll have a week’s worth to wear up there.
Fathers Day
Fathers Day is in less than three weeks. And my sisters and I want to do something special for Dad. We’re working with a budget of , oh, about zilch, so we’ll see what happens. Any suggestions? For Mothers Day we made mom breakfast and got her some hydrangeas. They’re already dead. She made a valiant effort though, and they lasted a good two weeks. We were pleasantly surprised.
Listen To One Of My New Favorite Songs
Look at this new Amy Grant song. It hasn’t even been released on a c.d. or to radio or anything yet but it is beautiful.
Well I guess that’s about it. I’m headed to St. Augustine Beach at the end of June with my friends! I can’t wait- I’m telling you that now because I sorta doubt I’ll update before then. Apparently it’s one of the oldest cities in the country, so we’re going to do a lot of sightseeing and I’ll take pictures and post them on here afterwards!!
-Jonathan
