Amazing Wonders 1-8-12

Last night, I just got back from two days away at Ridgecrest in Black Mountain, NC. Two of God's precious servants from our church and I attended Lifeway's VBS training event for Amazing Wonders Aviation. It was so much fun, and it really gets you excited about Vacation Bible School. Yes, it is six months away, but a successful VBS takes a ton of prayer and preparation! As I get older, I become more and more convinced that God loves it when we covenant with him in prayer and when we listen to Him for His part in the plans we are making, especially if we're working on something for His glory! If you are part of the VBS planning team for your church and you can get to one of these training events, I highly recommend it.

I've already popped in the Music DVD and shown Spouse and the kids some of the music and moves for this year's VBS. There is just something about VBS that just gets me all choked up with emotion. It touches my soul to see so many men and women from churches across the nation coming together to reach out to children in their communities with the message of Christ. It truly is an amazing wonder, and only something that could be orchestrated by God. Yes, it means that my children look at me a bit funny when we are first learning the music because I get all teary-eyed while doing goofy dance-moves. It just breaks my heart-- but in a good way. I realize that not everyone feels this way about VBS, but as I told my oldest child, I hope one day that God impresses every Christian heart with a passion for reaching out to His children- whether they be old, young or anywhere in between!

In other news.... Today, I get to celebrate my twentieth anniversary with this guy. At the tender age of nineteen, we pledged our eternal love to each other, and against the odds, we've managed to stay married for two decades. This is not because of any great feat on our part-- we almost broke it to pieces a little over a decade ago, but our continued relationship is a testimony to the fact that God can heal hurts and can mend the broken places in our lives. I am so thankful that we fell back in love again and that we both were brought to a place of humility before God. He is such an amazing God. I am so blessed to be able to wake up to see my partner and best friend's face every morning. Besides, who else would put up with my teary eyes over things like VBS? That little bit of crazy is all mine, but so is Greg, and I am thankful.