The Kenosis Effect Community Church Service was today. It was so awesome to see God bringing so many people together to worship Him! What a way to bring God to the forefront of this great ministry! Check out their website at kenosiseffect.com for tons of information!
Dirk brushed up on his hosting skills last night for another round of "Honey, You're Right!" Basically, it's a version of The Newlywed Game except the goal is to help couple's communicate better. The results were hilarious and enlightening to say the least! Tiffany definitely had the reddest face but James had the funniest answer! Dirk said he was just really impressed that the guys were able to keep quiet about the secrets Matt shared when they were downstairs. hmmmm? History is not any of the womens' strong points but we sure know how to cook from crockpots to microwaves, these women have it all under control!
This is Kristy (and sweet Sofie). She looks so sweet and innocent.
And for the most part, well... yes, she's sweet but...she comes up with some very interesting ideas...
And how she gets me involved, I will never know.
But I do know that in spite of the things she gets me into, I appreciate her for her friendship. Moving here hasn't been without it's interesting moments, but having a person like Kristy to laugh and be crazy with has lightened the load and definitely helped my heart to heal. So, thanks Kristy, for buying watermelon-scented shaving cream and loving God more than anything else.
Party Time at Lighthouse! Water games were the thrill of the day!
Anytime is a great time as long as you have water balloons!
Shaving cream isn't just for shaving...
Sydnie and Sarah loved singing King of the Jungle. Syd is one of the best monkey's around!
The tweens were jammin' along too!
The lesson included an almost impossible maze that helped us to know that we truly can't make it on our own. Thankfully, if we ask, Jesus will make us free indeed!
Woo-Hoo! My nephew, Adam, just graduated in Kansas last weekend. He and Cole have been buds since they were babies so it was pretty sentimental watching him walk across that stage but we are so hugely [I know, not a word] proud of him! He has stood up, overcome, and conquered! It's off to college and a whole open world of opportunities! We love you, Adam!
Adam and Beck! Only two weeks until her wedding.
The Farber Family. I love my sister and her family is pretty great too.
There's no doubt about it, Ally loves Sofie! She had a great time babysitting except for the fact that Sofie slept way too long for her nap time! She said she doesn't need to be paid at all for watching her, but if she sleeps that long next time, she wants paid double. :)
Of course, Ally has had lots of practice giving care and love...
Will has successfully finished his treehouse! After spending quite a few days of his after school time up in the tree, he finally deemed it 'finished'. If there were ever a kid that belongs in a tree house, it's Will.
Ally loves to help out at church. She got to help out one night while Kristy was upstairs.
This is the group that Ally goes to class with. They just finished up a big study on creation so the mural that they painted depicts what all they studied. Unfortunately, she received her artistic talent from her mother and tried to keep her talent limited to painting clouds, etc. :)
Ok, I'm almost positive I just wrote about the wonderful SPRING weather that we enjoyed earlier this week. So, imagine how I felt in the night when the wind began blowing 150 miles per hour (or so it seemed) and included some snow! Well, I guess it feels like we were definitely in Nebraska! So much for SPRING weather today. On the other hand, it could be entirely different tomorrow. There's something to be thankful for! That and I get to make chili one more time before the heat of summer overtakes us. 
