So VBS is just right around the corner. And overall I feel really good about where I am. I have some amazing support at church which helps a lot. I got on the phone last night and called several ladies who are going to do my iron-ons for me. YEA! I hate to iron, so to have this job out of my hair is such a weight lifted off of my sholders.

We had yet another church offer us their decorations from their VBS, and they are so cool. I can't wait to get it all set up and for the kids to come and enjoy a great week learning about Jesus!

Jason is gone this week and that is really hard. We really rely on him so much around here. So when he is gone, we all miss him!!! The days are going by very fast though. I am a little jealous of Jason, not just because he went to the beach yesterday ( he also go sunburned at the beach) But because he got to go tonight to the Weselyan church General Convention and see our previous pastor and his wife, Ernie and Susan Mullins. I would have loved to see them. 

Well, there are 7 children in my house right now, 4 little Colburns, 1 nephew and 2 neices. I hope they all go to sleep soon! My alarm will be going off very soon. 

Have a great evening everyone!
 

One week from today we will begin Vacation Bible School. I have so much to do this week. It is nice to know that I can delegate some of it out... I just need to write it all down and get busy. Last week, we went to another church who was doing the same VBS and they gave us all of their decorations... which is awesome. But they did a great VBS. It made me very excited. I know now I just need to get busy.

So the goal for today is make a day by day list of what needs to be done, delegate what I can and get busy.

Jason is gone to Flordia. I was expecting the dog to bark all night, she did for about 15 minutes- then she went to sleep and didn't make a peep until 8 this morning. PTL! Getting a good night of sleep was just what I needed. Jason will return on Friday. I miss him when he is gone. 2 of the kids cried last night as they went to bed for him. It is a big deal for us for him to be gone. He is pretty important around here.

Yesterday at church Jay, our new youth pastor preached. He did a great job. He talked about building  community in our church, and a personal relationship with Jesus and how those two work together.  It was a great message.I didn't get to hear it all so I am going to listen to the rest of it on the podcast.

I am really working on my schedule, and making sure I don't burn out. There just seems to be a lot going on at once. I know this is just a busy time of the year and I need to make sure I am taking care of myself, so that I can be effective in all of my jobs. (mom, wife, Family connection Pastor, sister, friend, daughter, well you get the picture.)

I am off to now to get VBS ready to go to be the best BreakPointe has seen. Have a blessed week!

 

Have you ever gotten to the end of your day and realized that you still had as much on your TO DO list as when you started your day? That was today. Well actually it might be most days-

VBS is getting closer and closer. And I am fearful it will be not my best. Today, I went in to the sancutary and I was setting there praying for God to renew my passion and renew my sense of purpose. Sometimes I get so bogged down with the "job" I forget the purpose. Not on purpose, I just have to be reminded of why I do what I do.

I have really been thinking alot about what it means to be relevant in today's church. I don't want to be stuck in the way things have always been done that I can't see how things need to be done today to reach people. Jay our new youth pastor gave me a book to read. It is called The Relevant Church. I am excited to read it and educate myself on what today's church looks like.

I guess overall I am a work in progress. Thankfully God has not given up on me yet. He is working with me and through me.

I took some pictures of me and the kids tonight. They turned out pretty good. I will try to post some of them tomorrow. I have to say I am so proud of them. Sunday was graduation Sunday for my two older ones who are moving up from the kids dept to the youth. There teacher for Foundations of Faith ( our wonderful Pastors' wife Kathy Kinnan) gave them each a verse for the gift she saw in them. Brooklyn's was insightfulness, and Jordan's was service. I tried not to cry- for we were standing in front of the whole church but later when I had a moment by myself. I cried. I just can't believe how big they are.

I hope you all have a great night of rest~