After a 5 month break, our kids are all back to school! We’re thankful they’re able to get back to the structure, learning, friendships, and nutrition they have so desperately needed – in a safe manner. The kids have been happy to be back with their friends, and there has only been a little complaining …
Things have been strange and difficult for everyone this summer. Because of the circumstances, we had to cancel our usual 3 day Camp Awesome. But we knew our kids needed a sense of normalcy, and the chance to get out of town and be with friends. Thankfully, we were able to work with Hidden Falls …
Like just about everything else these days, things look different for us this summer, but we’re making things work on our apartment complexes each week! We’re only allowed to meet outside, which isn’t too much a problem (except on those 100 degree days!) if we have water balloons to cool us off. We’ve had pretty …
After two-and-a-half long months, we were finally able to start gathering with our kids again at 6 of our apartment communities the first week of June(We hope to return to the North Grand Villas soon). Even though we were able to bring snacks and check in on many of them each week during the lockdown, …
We’re well into 2020 and having a great time as always. The kids have been learning about a different parable of Jesus each week. The weather this time of year is always an adventure. Sometimes we get stuck inside, sometimes it’s nice enough to run outside and play. Every day looks different, but every day …
Christmas time is our busiest – and favorite – time of the year! For our annual Christmas Outreach, we once again partnered with Hillside Church and their Sharing Tree Christmas store on Dec. 14. For $5 or 5 canned goods, parents could purchase 2 presents for their child (and no more than $20 per family). …
Is it really the first day of November? October flew by. We started the month playing and having a blast outside, and finished it bundled up indoors avoiding winter weather. We studied the I AM statements of Jesus, talked about fear, and made some cool Halloween Trick or Treat bags. It was a fun month. …
September allowed us to settle back into a consistent routine and weekly schedule. It also remained warm and sunny, which left us plenty of opportunities to get the kids outside and run off their pent up energy from those long school days. We started a great new series learning about the “I AM” statements that …
August came and went – and just like that, Summer 2019 is over and school is back in session. We started the month with our annual backpack and school supply outreach. We were able to help 174 kids this year. Huge thanks to the John Mark Sunday School Class at St. Stephen UMC, who came …
July is always our kids’ favorite month of the year. Why? Camp Awesome! We took 38 kids and 14 adults/teenagers to Hidden Falls Ranch on July 1 for our annual 3 days of crazy fun. We climbed, hiked, swam, rode horses, tie-dyed our camp t-shirts, ate S’mores, laughed a lot, and ate some delicious food. …