SUMMER BREAK FELLOWSHIP

ABC Homeschool Group had their end of the year, Summer Break Fellowship at the shore of Love Point on Kent Island.
In spite of all the rain we have had lately, the Lord blessed us with a beautiful day!

We all had a great time using the kayaks, canoe, dinghy, and water tube in the water.

Moms had a great day of fellowship!

Although it was high tide, the water was very calm most of the day.

Ashley, Katrina and Cammie in the kayaks.

Kyle in the dinghy with Capt. Dylan.

Lisa and Dena playing badminton with Shawn and Paul.

The McMindes swimming with Kelly, Kimberlee, and Olivia.

Dylan, Nick and Christian playing on the water tube.

Relaxing and enjoying the day!

The music class presenting their talents to the Lord!

Kaitlyn, Ashley, and Cammie sang, "I saw Jesus in You."

Josh Moore gave a great devotional on choosing godly friends.

Everyone brought a side dish / desert.

Shawn grilled some great hamburgers and hot dogs.

Everyone was pretty hungry!

Then it was back to the water and playing once again!

It was also Debi's Birthday! And her sweet hubby brought her a cake! Happy Birthday my Best Friend!

The kids playing "King of the Tube!"

Even Annette braved the deep, dangerous waters, and took out a kayak! :-) Love u!

It was a wonderful day, and perfect ending to a great school year! Thank you ABC Homeschool Group for all your support, and encouragement this year! You are all the dearest of friends!

Mother Daughter Banquet

Ashley and I had the blessing of attending the Mother Daughter Banquet at Anchor. Mrs. Cotti did an AMAZING job with the decorations! The fellowship hall was beautiful!
We had a WONDERFUL time together! The speaker shared her testimony with us. We enjoyed the poem that was read, and laughed over some of the games that were played.

There was also a desert contest. Some of them were BEAUTIFUL!

Thank you, Ashley, for being the wonderful and sweet daughter that you are! I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH!

Parent Appreciation Banquet

May began with a Parent Appreciation Banquet. Our church youth group hosted it. Ashley and the teens did an AMAZING job!
Our youth Pastor and his wife announced each parent couple upon entrance of the castle.

We were seated and treated like royalty!

We were entertained with several skits.

Some were very funny!

We dined on turkey legs, corn on the cob, bread, potato wedges, and grape juice.

The teens sang praises to the Lord.

ALL had a great time! Sooo much work was put into this! We were showered with LOVE and THOUGHTFULNESS!

This was a skit about the "three pigs syndrome."

There was even a joust!

The ladies joust went from sweet...

to VICIOUSLY BRUTAL!

The evening ended after the teens "knighted" the parents and presented them with a family shield.

Ashley "knighting" her daddy. Notice the "baaad Ashwee" face! BEWARE if you ever see it! She is thinking wicked thoughts!

Great Friends Paint!

Our tenant moved out of the basement apartment in April. He lived here for 7 1/2 years, so it had been some time since it was painted and cleaned.

There were some overwhelming, and somber moments, when we had a look around. All the work invested into our home, only to have "moth and rust doth corrupt." (Matt. 6:19)

Stickers. Everywhere. On doors, cabinets, refrigerator, paneling, EVERYWHERE.

7 1/2 years of cobwebs & thermal tracking stains...

Our favorite was the bottle stickers on the bathroom paneling as a border. With Shawn's work being so slow in this economy, we were overwhelmed with the amount of money and work that was needed to rent this place again... and quickly.

But God is so good! He sent us some angels - 3 of them! Many hands make light the work! I still get tears of gratitude when I think of their sacrifice.

Debi spent several hours with me one morning scrubbing all the walls. Then the three of them, Dena, Lisa, and Debi, spent over 5 hours of their evening helping with the painting and cleaning.

Lisa made that bathroom sparkle! She got every last bottle label off that paneling!

Dena painting away! Painting... Painting... and MORE Painting!

Debi, Debi, how can I ever repay you! Thank you so very much for EVERYTHING you did. I will NEVER forget ALL your help! YOU kept me sane and FOCUSED on the LORD!! AND HE BLESSED!

The apartment looks NEW, and CLEAN, and NICE once again!

How do you thank God for friends like these? It would have taken Shawn and I weeks to accomplish all that we did in ONE with all the help and LOVE they freely gave us!

THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A BLESSING!

WOW! DO I NEED TO UPDATE THIS THING!!! SORRY!!!

This week, I promise!