Where do I begin?

The past couple of weeks have been so busy that it really is hard for me to know where to begin.  The challenge with this time of year always seems to be balancing wrapping up the school year activities including family activities, school activities, and church activities, with all the planning that goes in to preparing for summer.

We had an Open Mic at The Firehouse that involved music, poetry, and art. 

 

We had a middle school event that started out with food and games at The Firehouse.  Here the guys are lined up execution style preparing to be shot by the girls. 

 

Thank goodness their aim was bad, and it only involved marshmallows.

 

We ended up glow bowling until midnight. 

 

The next day we had a fishing derby for families.  There was even a special class for preschoolers and elementary age kids to teach them how to fish.

 

I so would like to have a tag line for this picture with the portapody in the background.  If you think of one, let me know.   

 

The kids were able to get some experience in a canoe with their life jackets.

 

Then there was the fishing tournament.  I am sure Brendon almost won the award for the smallest fish.  I think he is trying to find the fish in this picture.

 

His sister was sure proud to catch one bigger than him.

 

We recently had a work day at The Firehouse.  It started with some work on the landscape around the Firehouse.    Before...

After...

And we ended up helping some of the neighbors that live near The Firehouse. 

One lady was so grateful because her husband was out of town.  At another house, the kids came out to help. 

I worked with our student community team to have a family lunch for middle school families and a lunch for high school families.  The lunch was designed to help families connect, to learn about our summer activities, and to learn how we can partner together.  Of course, some teens were more excited about being there than others.

 

Our theme for the lunch was a summer picnic, and the food seemed to brighten everyone's spirit.

 

Just last week we were able to have an event that some of us have been dreaming about for months.  It was called "The Studio."  It was designed to bring creative artist together to begin thinking about how we can use the arts to impact our community.  The arts represented included the visual arts, creative movement and dance, drama and set design, music, and creative writing and poetry.  We had a guest speaker come to share her story, to encourage those with artistic abilities, and to inspire them to use their God-given abilities to make a difference.  After she shared, we broke into groups and started talking about what the next steps might be after this event.

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[Bill Weaver]

I want to know how you get your blog post onto facebook. It will save me a HUGE amount of time!