Archive Link Up Party 7/31

What!  It is Tuesday already?  Where did the time go?  (I may have left it at VBS last week). 

Tuesday, you know what that means, right?  Dust off one of your favorites posts and link up to the Archive Link Up Party......


Because every post deserves a second chance.



So grab the button, spread the word and link up.  And of course, visit some other great blogs and make some new friends.


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And did I mention I host this every week with several other FABulous bloggers?

Debbie, author of Wrinkled Mommy.
Angelica, author of My Daily Pages
Jessica, author of Sugar In My Grits
Ann, author of Rays Retreat Ramblings
Liz, author of Sunny Bug World
Stephanie, author of Our Marriage Adventure

Catching Up: VBS Day 4,5

We survived!  It was touch and go there for a while but we made it out the other side of the week.

Wow, by Friday, both me and the kids (both the kids at VBS as well as my own) were exhausted!  It was a very long week but well worth it!  The kids, all of them, had such a great time; it was clearly obvious! 

::::They sang
::::They danced
:::They played games
:::They ate awesome snacks
::::They made new friends
::::Visited with old friends
::::They memorized Bible verses and learned about how you can TRUST GOD in all that you do!  And GOD loves you NO MATTER WHAT!


And wait there is more!   They raised $300 or so dollars for the Bite Back Campaign plus our church is matching that so that means 60, yes, 60  mosquito nets will be ordered for families in dire need of them.  No longer is this someone elses problem, it is our problem and the kids answered the call!  I am so proud of each and everyone of them!  For their giving hearts and desire to do something.

And I want to give a shout out to everyone who volunteered at VBS this year (just in case you are reading this), without each and everyone of you, us, this would not be possible.  You all ROCK!

Here are the final two memory versus for the week.

Thursday:

Friday:

Hope you all have a wonderful week!

Menu Plan Monday

Goooood Morning, Monday!  Let's do this!!!


I will make this short and sweet...


Sunday

BBQ Teriyaki Chicken (Yes, we ate a little bit of chicken this weekend)
Thai Noodles
Mandarin Salad (Salad Greens, Green Onions, Mandarin Oranges, Water Chestnuts, Sunflower Seeds and Sesame Dressing)

Monday

Quesadillas
Spanish Rice

Tuesday

Vegetable Stir Fry w/Rice
Watermelon

Wednesday

Breakfast for Dinner

Thursday

Spaghetti
Corn
Applesauce

Friday

Meatless Chili
Cornbread

Saturday

TBA--Date Night


What are you making this week?  Any new and exciting recipes you care to share?  Leave a link in my comments and I will be sure to check them out.  Vegetarian ones?  Even better.


I am linking up with I'm An Organized Junkie because she ROCKS!

Bite Back!

  It is PREVENTABLE. Someone MUST stop the spread of Malaria. That SOMEONE is US!


Just a few dollars can help provide a net, educate, medicate and save a life. This week during VBS the children are tithing towards mosquito nets. So far they have brought in enough money for 15 nets! Our church is matching it. 30 nets!

30 lives saved, so easily. $10. The cost of a movie ticket, a run through the drive thru.

Can you help save a life from Malaria?

Visit Bite Back to donate TODAY! It could save SOMEONES life so they can have a TOMORROW.

Catching Up: VBS Day 1,2,3

Yes, I am condensing this.  Time has been a bit scarce this week.  With work, picking up/dropping off kiddos, VBS, we have been home but maybe an hour or so a day; enough time to cook/eat dinner really quick and then we head to VBS...then not getting home from that until 830-900pm.  Quick baths, a whole lot of little teeth to brush, then time to hit the pillow and do it all again the next day.

As tiring as it has been...when we get to VBS energy flows abundantly.  The kids, about 60 of them (age 4-4th grade), have so much energy and they so eagerly share it with all.  I *love* it!  They are so animated in E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. they say and do.  It is soooo awesome to watch the kids learn about GOD and have such a heart for him. 

In the class room that I am in, we have a different memory verse everyday that we have them memorize by we drill into them repeating over and over again numerous ways: slow motion, fast motion, valley girl talk (that is a favorite), robot talk, with an accent, etc.  It has made the kids giggle, laugh, smile and GET it!  Whatever works right? We also do some motions to each of the verses which again helps them remember the verses.  We only have them in our station for 20 mins but by the end of it, they have that verse down! It is so cool.  Even the littlest ones get it.

The memory verse for Monday was:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

What are our memory versus for Thursday and Friday?  You will have to just wait and see. 

Did you go to VBS as a child?  What was your favorite part?  Do your children go to VBS now?