VBS

In case you are wondering if we snuck away for another week, the answer is no.  We've all been completely wrapped up in our church's Vacation Bible School this week.  We are doing the High Seas Expedition program.  Once again, I am leading the Bible stories, Ella is a member of the kindergarten crew, Delia busts out of the nursery as much as her helpers allow to sing (on stage!), make crafts and eat snacks and Dave has been an informal, but invaluable, assistant to me-- helping transform my classroom each day and even coming in to tell a story in character once.  He also created a slideshow with the week's pictures.

VBS is extremely rewarding, but extremely exhausting.  Especially as we all have been feeling under the weather.  Lots of naps, lots of zinc lozenges and lots of housework neglect are helping us survive!  Preparing and presenting the lessons (which are like 20 minute monologues this year) is work and, a lot of times, out of my comfort zone, but I'm encouraged every day when Ella comes home and straightaway reenacts the story she's heard.  She builds a jail, handcuffs herself and is Peter.  She is Paul and she is shipwrecked.  She lays out her mat, puts on her sad face and begs for money like the crippled man outside the temple gate.

We have no doubt God is at work.  But, we won't mind resuming life as normal after tomorrow. :)