end of summer reflections......

Sigh......

Summer is done-well it will be in a few hours.  Labor Day will be over, officially, and it will be the first day of school.  Ethan will be a 7th grader and Wil will be a freshman.   Hannah will be a Senior.  No more "going to be".  "Is".  Ouch.  Where did that time go????

Anyways....thinking about what  great summer it has been and just saying a 'thank you Lord" for all of the blessings.....

Recap

*A fabulous VBS-such a blessing for me.  Our volunteers...such wonderful spirits.  Wonderful kids.  Just saw one today "hi Miss Kim.  your VBS was the best.  i can't wait for next year.  i am coming every day!!!"  Me too!
(Oh and my right hand man-Dan the Man -already scored a sweeet prop for us for next year!!!!  He rocks and his wife is pretty special too!!!)
Did I say that one day I had 13 kids here after VBS for the afternoon.  In the pool.  I smiled.
(When we were growing up we had a pond.  In the winter, our pond  would be lit with lights, pickups parked everywhere and 15-20 guys playing hockey at night.  My mom must have been smiling.)
Sorry i digress.....

*A summer filled with family and friends and lots of pool time!  Thank you for the pool but thanks even more for the ac mom and Fred!!!!

*A fabulous family reunion-love, love, love culminating with church on the farm.  super, duper love!
(Plus got a lot of honey do jobs done in preperation! )

*Welcoming a wonderful new Pastor and his wife to Hope.  So excited to be in ministry with them!

*Another reunion and celebration for my sweet Aunt Esther's bday

*A wonderful, restful 2 weeks at Arsenic City.

Now a part of me is welcoming the fall and the opportunity to be back on a schedule, but..... not.

Sigh......