There it went!

Did you miss it? It just went by….that is the way I feel about life right now! Do you ever get the feeling you simply are jumping from the frying pan into the fire? I know that is a sign of getting older, but I don’t like it. It seems like just yesterday we were ringing in a new year and now we are half way through it! It won’t be long and we will be hanging the stockings by the chimney with care again. I just want to slow down for a little bit.

We are off to a great summer! Children’s Day Out Fun Session is in full swing and has a great attendance. Several of our leadership students have been to Super Summer at East Texas Baptist in Marshall. Many of you have even taken your summer vacation! But there is more to come! Don’t miss it!

In a couple of weeks our teenagers will load up and head to camp at the Riverbend Retreat Center in Glen Rose. On July 13th we will begin Vacation Bible School at our church. Then July 26th we will be loading up to head to Pass Christian, Mississippi to help rebuild a church destroyed by Hurricane Katrina for our church mission project this year. You are invited to participate in all of these are events.

I have heard several people recently say they are looking for ways to become more involved in the church and/or they want to get to know more people. There is no better way to get involved than to help out with Vacation Bible School (see Shelly Allen) or to spend a week serving on the mission trip. If you want to participate in either of these, call the church office and we will get you more details! Don’t wait….time is flying!

One of the things that has been on my heart lately is our church family spending more time in God’s Word on a daily basis. I had an idea along those lines and we need to start planning now. I want to challenge every church member to read through the Bible in 2009. I would like for us all to be on the same reading plan, so if you are interested in doing this we will begin a sign up sheet in the office. In November we will purchase the Bibles we will be using and distribute them to you when they come in. The Bibles will cost $20 a piece and one per family will work. I hope you will be thinking and praying about being a part of this plan in the coming year. I know it seems like a long way off, but remember time is flying, so call the church and get signed up today!

Get your wings flapping and let’s keep moving forward for our Lord this summer!