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Kids Happenings February 2018

Hello church family,

I am so thankful that I get the opportunity to share my thoughts and the happenings of our children’s ministry each month to my church family! Please know that this months article is going to be full of upcoming information for anyone that has children, grandchildren, who loves children, who is looking for ways to serve children, and even for those who are just curious about our children’s ministry. So pretty much… let’s hope that everyone.

Let’s start with a few words about Upward: Our games started at the beginning of January and will continue each weekend through February.  We are having a blast each weekend as we serve our community.  Each game starts with a prayer and has a fun game that coincides with an applicable devotion during half-time and then each coach gets the  opportunity to praise their team players with their parents after the game.  We have made some amazing connections with families and had many opportunities to pray with them and show our Father’s love.  We will finish up the season the first weekend in March with a carnival style celebration and basketball tournament.  Having Upward Sports in our church is a huge blessing and opportunity that everyone in our church family should experience.

Here is a list of SAVE-THE-DATES for those that are planners and may be looking for ways to get your children  involved and possibly even ways for the adults to get involved as well.

March 2nd & 3rd - Upward Celebration
March 21st 9am & 6pm - Filling 6,000 Easter eggs for Eggstravaganza
March 24th - Kids Praise practice during Growth Initiative
March 31st - Easter Eggstravaganza
April 7th - AWANA T&T Bible Quizzing
April 14th - Vacation Bible School Conference @ State Office (Highland Lakes)
May 9th - AWANA Celebration
June 25th - 29th - Vacation Bible School “Game On!”
July 26th - 29th - Kids Camp 3rd-5th grade @ Crossings Cedermore

Thank you for allowing me to love on your kiddos.
God Bless,

Kids Happenings January 2018

Hello church family,

I’m writing this newsletter in mid December because of the holidays fast approaching and the busyness will soon get the best of me. So please bare with me for not being in the New Year spirit but more in the Christmas spirit…
I love this time of the year when we get to come together with our family and friends and break bread together, along with sharing past memories, present happenings, and future endeavors. If you know me, you will know that I’m not a fan of the cold weather but, thankfully there is so much more beauty with lit Christmas trees and twinkling lights throughout the neighborhoods that make for a beautiful season.  The children are on their best behavior (most of the time) because they know that could mean more gifts under the tree for them.  But, most of all, the songs of rejoicing on the radio, in the stores, and even some restaurants bring a smile to my face.  The business owners may think they are just playing “Christmas music” but in reality they are proclaiming the birth of our Lord with the majority of the classic Christmas carols. That’s the best part! Praising our Lord for sending His son.  A gift so precious to all who will receive Him.  A genuine reason for the season. Joy to the World the Lord has come, Let earth receive their King.

Fast forward a couple weeks into the New Year and we are left in a place of wanting to do better with our health, our attitudes, our time spent with loved ones, our bible studies, and the list goes on and on.  Is it because it’s a new year to start fresh or is because we have been reminded once again that we have a Savior that made the ultimate sacrifice for us and we are obligated to live a life that is worthy of His praise?  I pray it is the latter of the two but all too often it is the not.  This new year you have a chance to make a difference in your life for the good of the kingdom and not for the good of... just you.  When you think back to the Christmas season I described, think about the reason you are so blessed and the reason we all were able to celebrate that Christmas season.  It’s because “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son so that whoever believed in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” You have already been given a gift of eternal life with Christ in you now, and you with Him into eternity.

I want to encourage you to make a change for the better because He has already made a better way for you!  Your “better”, should be to “imitate God, in everything you do, because you are His dear child.”

Thank you for allowing me to love on your kiddos.

God Bless,
April