"I like Vacation Bible School..."

As I prepared for the first day of VBS, I had that little song in my heart. I remember my dad teaching that little song to many children over the years, including me. For those of you who didn't have the privilege of attending one of my dad's VBSs, here are the words:

"I like Vacation Bible School,
I like Vacation Bible School,
Learning Bible stories and the many things we do,
I like Vacation Bible School!"

Simple, sweet, to the point. I am amazed how much VBS has changed over the years. I don't ever remember any "themes" to VBS, with the exception of the main theme (Jesus as our savior). I am happy to report that even though we now have themes, decorations, and snappy music, the message is the same. Praise God, Jesus does NOT change. He is the same today, yesterday, and forever! I am so glad to have this opportunity to share His beautiful message of salvation with my children. Caitlyn even came up on stage yesterday to help me sing the songs. She remembers them from VBS at Asbury UMC last summer. It is so neat to see her really participating this year. Noah is not attending VBS this week. He is going to Tae Kwon Do camp. He did go to VBS at Asbury last week and will probably attend another one later this summer with Gidget's kids. He loved TKD camp last year so much that we wanted him to have the opportunity to do it again this summer.

We realized a month ago that this would be our last summer in Texas, sigh... That's the life of the military family, I guess. As I was driving down our street a few weeks ago, I started to think about not being here and it made me a little sad. I have loved our stay here in Corpus. Even though, the city itself is not the best, I will fondly remember the wonderful relationships we have experienced here. I always tell people, "We came to Corpus with one child and are leaving with three, Corpus must have been VERY good to us!" And, truly, it has. We have made life-long friendships here that I hope will set the tone for our future friendships. I could not have asked for better friends for myself and my children. I know we will so miss our little chapel here at NASCC. What a wonderful blessing that loving environment has been for us! The dear retired members there will leave a lasting imprint on my heart. So much to learn from military wives who fear the Lord! They have given me the guidance that I have so needed, being a new military wife when we arrived in Corpus. They have advised me about so many things over the years. I will so miss that wise counsel. I just thank God for leading us here. It is not the city we chose, but wow, has it been the BEST city for us!

If you get a moment this week, say a little prayer for our VBS. We had 20 unexpected guests show up yesterday, which we were thrilled about; but we did have to do some last-minute scrambling. I am constantly amazed that no matter the level of preparation for VBS, everything ALWAYS turns out great! God has a way of taking care of all the details! I praise God that He is a God of big plans AND details! He's got us all covered! Pray that we can meet the needs of these very special children and show them God's love in a very clear way. I'll be sure and post pics later this week!