KWAC with Mercedes and Rochelle

This past week our cousins were over for the week and participated with Starla and Robyn in Kids Worship Arts Camp (KWAC). KWAC is a weeklong camp where kids learn music and drama for a production at the end of the week. They choose an elective like cooking, crafts, dance, drama, sign language, photography, set painting, etc. This year the theme was "Happily Forever After". The storyline was that an ordinary girl gets transported back to medieval times. There, she and a group of knights and princesses lead by "the carpenter" evacuate their castle which is built upon sand and cannot withstand the approaching storm. They must find their way to the Shinning Kingdom to be saved. The carpenter represented Jesus in the allegorical story. Starla and Rochelle were in crafts together and had a blast. Robyn and Mercedes had two electives. They were together in sign language. Robyn also had photography while Mercedes had dance. I (Lily)was gone on a church missions trip that week but I was home in time to see the performance. I will tell about my trip in another post. Have a happy end of July!

Snapshots of June

This year, we'll try the photo journal method to share snapshots from our "northern" life. As the years go by, gratitude comes more naturally for God's blessings in both lives--midwest and southwest. The melding back into the culture and landscape of West Michigan happens so effortlessly for me because it's "home". I imagine it's that way for natives of anyplace. We're loving it all--friends, family, neighbors, critters (including pet chipmunks and deer), Lake Michigan, our favorite restaurants, church...

We'll try to post pics monthly that give you a taste of our days. If you double click on the photo, it will enlarge to fill the screen.