Club Yesterday

I don't know about you, but I am feeling the January grays!  I heard on the news that in December, West Michigan had 9% of available sun!  That catches up to you after a while.  Yesterday was Tuesday, so that means we have our after school program at the Intersection, which is know to the kids and leaders as "club."  The weather was gross, we were down a few key volunteers (thanks to my dad coming we were up a key volunteer), there was a huge puddle in front of the door that we had to put boards across to get kids in the door, it just felt like it was going to be one of those days.  The kids however, were pretty well behaved.  When I got done with devotions, a little 6th grade guy came up to me and wanted to talk.  We went down to the office and he told me he had never had a Bible before and was wondering if I had one for him, which of course I did.  Then he asked me to mark it up so that he would have some stories to read for the week.  It was a sweet time, and fun talking about Moses, Joseph, and David, especially since he had never heard those stories before.  Before he left for the afternoon, he came up to me and gave me a hug and said thanks for the Bible!  Made my day/week as you can imagine.  I just want to thank everyone who supports (financially, prayerfully, volunteering) Belay Youth Ministry for making those opportunities possible.  God is at work through this ministry to make a difference in these students lives!

Halloween Shopping

The most wonderful time of the year is quickly approaching....HALLOWEEN!  I always get just as excited as the kids when the candy and the costumes start coming out in the stores!  Kelly and I took Jackie and Grace this weekend to pick out some costumes.  I was thinking that we would walk away with two princess costumes of some sort.  I was wrong however, Grace chose the Chesire Cat (after we told her she couldn't pick the devil costume) and Jackie decided then that she would be Alice.  Grace was so excited to see that her costume had a tail and when she twirled it flew up, Jackie was excited to....so fun to hear them giggle with delight.  Disney is going to be fun in February! But first, I can't wait to go to Post Family Farm this weekend and get some pumpkins!  Halloween here we come!

Girls Weekend

This weekend Kelly and I had a sleepover with Jackie and Grace!  It was a HOT weekend so we spent a lot of time at the pool and Kelly's, we stayed up late, made pancakes, had pizza, played Pokemon, and went to see the movie The Secret Life of Pets with Austin, Ava, Abby, and Papa!  It was a fun sleepover and we were all tired on Saturday night!  Sunday in between the storms, we went blueberry picking at Bowereman's.  Grace loves blueberries but recently she refused to eat them.  When we got out to the fields she remembered how much she like blueberries.  At one point she looked at Kelly and I and said, "mmmmm these are GOOD!  I am going to eat them until I puke!"  Oh Gracie, you always make us laugh!  She must have remembered a few years ago when she did eat them until she puked!