And Zack...

While the big kids were at camp, Zack got a camera that takes pictures underwater. Here's one...

Kelsey's Impact...

On her way back from the swim test... guessing she swam like a duck? Impact was a highlight of the summer. She LOVES being with her friends and JD is her new favorite speaker of all time! It was awesome to hear that he spoke on things we've dealt with in our family. And he did it in a Jesus-loving way. How cool is that?

They really do love each other...

...here's photographic evidence!

Zane's hat...

Zane came home from Impact with a passion for Jesus and a new hat...

June...

June blew by in a flurry of activity. Here are a couple of highlights...

June began with much time at the pool. Zack started swimming lessons with Katie. Kelsey worked up a mondo tan. Zane started conditioning for football. It was beautiful, but shady at the pool. On June 16th, we had three trees cut down, making it gloriously sunny all over.

June 9th was my birthday. The birthday elves found me... even though we don't live in the old neighborhood anymore. I love the birthday elves. They are some of my favorite people.

June 21st rolled around and Kelsey turned 14. Her celebration was a year-late lunch with two of her best buds from the old neighborhood. There'll be a post on that one alone later. It was hilarious!


Zack got a new friend from Build-a-bear... Dino! Dino came to live with us as a result of Kelsey and Zane leaving to go to camp. See below...


Impact! Kelsey and Zane journeyed to Camp Bob Cooper with our youth group for Kelsey's third and Zane's first Impact camp. It was an amazing time for both. Neat reinforcement of lessons we've been learning at home. Jimmy & I served as Impact @ Home coordinators and sent out prayer requests to the parent prayer team and worked with in-home parent meetings while the kids were away.

We finished the month as we started it... hanging out by the pool. We're really starting to love this pool. We come together as a family and have a ton of fun everytime we're in it. What a blessing!

Hiatus

Yes, I know it looks like I'm on hiatus, but my attention is on a couple of other projects right now...

~www.lastingdivergence.com
~Impact@Home prayer team and meetings
~Overflow newsletter

I'll be back soon, though...

My girl...

I'm not really at liberty to say why, at this moment, but suffice it to say that I am proud to be this girl's mom. She is amazing.

God's blessed me waaaaayyyyyy more than I deserve.