Fall Walk

Fall is my favorite season and it is on it's way. The air is crisp...there is a nice breeze in the air. I love that you can wear a sweatshirt and short sleeves in the same day. I love the colors of fall.

Tonight I went for a walk to enjoy the fall evening. It was absolutely wonderful though a little too windy. It was great to clear my mind and relax.

My walk didn't look anything like this, but it was still nice. Hope you can enjoy a nice fall walk too.

Two Paths

I was teaching my Jr. Girls class on Wednesday night and the lesson was continuing on with Ahab and Jezebel. At the end, I asked the question if those two lived a life that pleased the Lord or not. The girls gave an emphatic, "No!"

One of my girls asked a very profound question, "How can someone love God when they are little and then turn out so bad?" This came from one of my girls that I'm sure is not saved. Our memory verse was Matthew 7:14, "Strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it."

Wow! This was the perfect question to ask!!!! I was able to talk about the narrow way and the broad way. Just as Ahab and Jezebel chose the broad way, they had that same choice to make. Jesus is the only way that leads to Heaven.

Please pray for the two girls in my class that need Christ. Pray that they choose the narrow way.

Can't Wait

Well, many of you will be surprised that this is not another Birthday greeting. I'm actually going to write something. Now you can pick your jaw up off the floor and start reading.

Tonight begins our Wednesday night kids program at church. This will be my fourth year teaching the Junior Girls Class. Most of last year's class was promoted to youth group. I begged their parents to hold them back a year in school so I could have them one more year, but they didn't think that was a good idea. I will miss them very much. I pray that they have learned much and apply it to their teen years. We have about seven new girls joining us this year. I'm very excited to see what this year holds.

Stacey Ryal is my right hand helper. I'm so thankful for her. She has great ideas and is wonderful with decorating, crafts, etc. She does a great job teaching the verse and comes up with great game ideas as well. I am so thankful for all her help. Without her, our class would be a plain white room.

We are taking on a spy/detective theme this year. We want the girls to see the importance of digging into God's Word for answers. It was neat when Stacey discovered that every one of our memory verses has the word way in it. Isn't it neat how God brings things together so perfectly?

We have at least three girls that we know of that have not accepted Christ as their personal Savior. We are going to be doing some one-on-one times with them each week. Please pray that this gives us an opportunity to talk with them about their need for Christ. Pray for the girls that are saved as well. I know some of them need to also take some steps in their walk with God. Pray for Stacey and I as we lead them. We so desire for them to have a passion for God an His Word. This means that we must have that same passion.

I'll try to remember to take some pictures tonight to post. Thanks for praying!

Once Again...A Birthday Greeting

I know that my blog has turned into one big Birthday card, but there are just so many at once and I haven't had time to do any real blogging. So here is the latest...

Happy Birthday, Kari!!!!! I hope that you are having a great big celebration. Wish I was there to make you another cake. Thanks for your friendship and for being older than me.

Just to warn you all, my Mom's Birthday is next week, so my next posting will be yet another Birthday greeting. :)

Another B-Day Greeting

Happy Birthday Bekah!!!!!! You are such a wonderful blessing to my life! Thanks for all your encouragement, wisdom, fun and all the memories. I miss you and can't wait till Savannah! I also love that you will always be older than me. :)

Happy B-Day, Tyler!!!

Yesterday was Tyler Betz's B-Day. I can't believe that he is 17!!! He was a little 13 year old when I moved here. Happy B-Day, Tyler!




See Tyler...I told you I'd put it on my blog.

Happy B-Day

I want to say Happy Birthday to my niece, Autumn. She turned four on Sunday. She is such a sweetie pie.

I also want to wish Mary Ann a happy 30th. Don't worry Mary Ann, life is only beginning! I love you!

Dots in Africa

If you look at my previous post, "Comment Lover," you will see that I love getting new dots on my cluster map. You will notice that I now have not only one dot in Africa, but two!!!! A friend of a friend is a missionary in Africa and checked out my blog, so I would get a dot. I have no idea who the second dot is from though.

I love my dots. In fact, the Betz family gave me a place mat that has a world map on it, so I can see where all my dots are from.

Thanks for the dot, Amy!!!!

Camp Update #2

I thought I should post some pictures and update you on what has been happening at camp. It has been a fantastic summer and we only have three weeks left with our full-time summer staff here. We still have a pretty full schedule through September, but the summer is drawing to a close.


Junior High Camp was incredible with over 20 teens accepting Christ as their personal Savior. On Monday, we begin Senior High Camp. We have spent much time in prayer and anticipate that God is going to do incredible things.


Here are some pictures we have taken in the office. Let's just say a little comic relief helps us keep our sanity. Enjoy!!!


We didn't plan it, but we all wore pink on the same day!!!


We had a little fun with the lost and found stuff.

We help serve the banquet meal on Tuesday nights of Family Camp. We just wanted you all to know that we do work outside of the air conditioning sometimes.

Judy is our volunteer bookkeeper and brings us yummy treats each week. Last week was caramel cake. Mmmmm.

Sometimes I never know what pictures are going to show up on my camera.

Tired???

I think I'm tired, but I'll let you decide. I was getting ready to print the booklets for Junior High Camp next week and needed to decide how many to print. Here's what my thoughts were this afternoon. "We have 408 campers, plus 75 counselors and 75 staff. I'll subtract 150 for those in Springboard (program for 9th graders). Huh, I get 408." So I did the process all over again until I finally realized that 75 plus 75 is 150. So I think my brain is mush. Now math is not my forte, but really!

We are exactly half way through our summer after this camp is over. This weekend is our only long weekend and I'm headed to my parents for a much needed rest.

Well, I'll sign off for now and try to get to bed early.