VBS

This week is VBS week for our church. What a busy, happy week! I'm working snacks, so Teflon is in the nursery, Timex is in a special Pre-K class for VBS worker's children, and Bubba is in regular VBS. We're having a grand old time back in the kitchen. It has been a fellow young mom and 2 of our seniors (both 84, I think) and I. Not only are we enjoying our work and the good company, but also the different age groups. Each brings its own unique set of challenges, but they also have something special about them that makes them so enjoyable. I'd say the miniature table full of Pre-K is my favorite, though. Those tiny little bodies sitting up so straight and trying to do such a "big kid" job of eating their snack without a mess - really cute! It's also fun to see the Kindergarten group at the bigger table trying to act bigger than the little ones. The little ones' prayers have been cute as well. The older grades are so appreciative of the snack and cold drinks right after recreation time, and they love to help clean up. The middle grades are equally sweet, and sometimes they try to out-do each other with politeness.

In my own family, I'm seeing 2 little boys wrestle with sin and salvation. They have been talking about how we all sin and that sinners go to hell, but Jesus loves us and died for our sins so we don't have to. It's hard to convey the doctrine of election to such small ones, so we're not really focusing on that. It is enough that they know that they sin, but that Jesus' work on the cross "fixed" our hearts so we can live with Him in heaven. I'm also amazed to hear my 5 year old express such sadness that many people in our neighborhood do not go to church and that so many people in the world don't know Jesus. He knows that reading the Bible is very important to us as Christians, and he thinks that if someone knows the Bible, then s/he is saved. I haven't been able to find the right words to explain that one to him, but hopefully the Lord will bring the right words at the right time.

Today was "hump" day, so now that we're over the "hump," I'd love to see us finish the week with a flourish! Our job isn't done until Friday night after the closing ceremony. We have enough leftovers, however, to keep extra work at a minimum.