"God is bigger than...

a palm tree, a real tree, all the houses, than anyeeeeething...aaaaaaameeeeeen."

My typing doesn't do his prayer/song justice! He often sings his prayers, in his own tune, his own key, his own everything. Tonight it was about how great God is, how wonderful he is, and mainly how big he is. These are a few of the things Pax sang in his prayer. We had a great quiet time together before bed tonight, which is surprising since I was majorly stressed out most of the evening since dinner. Thank God I calmed down enough to enjoy this time with him.

Today was the last day of Reading Rocks, and I am actually really sad, I LOVE this program. I honestly wish we could do it all year long. We finished out the summer with 29 kids in attendance today, our highest yet for a reading day (we have play days too). We will be inviting 51 kids to the party this year, all who earned at least 30 points!!!! The party is Aug 9, we are so excited!!
Planning for God's Girls is at the top of my list now, and in combo with planning for the RR party, taking up most of my work time. We have invited 13 girls, so far 4 have turned in permission forms! The program is Aug 6-11, we're really excited, as usual! That's 2 former God's Girls (T & J) in the reading photo above, I can't even begin to explain how much I love these girls!!!!

I am so busy, with so many to-do lists, for different categories of things (Reading Rocks, God's Girls, Little Bits, planning for staff retreat, house stuff, prep for homeschool, photo stuff, Kids Club, CCC website stuff, etc.). I haven't even gotten the "new" computer started at all. It is so low on the list of priorities right now, although I really wish it was high, I am anxious to get it set back up. We did end up losing everything, although I still have the messed up hard drive, maybe some day, someone will be able to get something off of it.

Frank has worked hard all week, on the Miracle House, with the great mission team here from Ohio (Rolling Plains United Methodist). There are new photos in the Miracle House album and also in the new Cornerstone Phanfare album. Although it is such a blessing, it is also tough having 2 groups here this week, and again next week as I try to prepare for God's Girls. We are pulled in a million directions. It's OK, I know God will provide, but I am beginning to have moments of stress. The moments are fleeting, for now, and I pray I can remain calm and trust that somehow HE will make time for everything. Somehow, the time will be there in the next week, somehow "it" will all get done. There's so much I want to do that I may have to accept just can't be done. With so many balls juggling in the air, I have to let some fall. That is SO against my personality, I really want to do it all and do it all right. To not do something 100% is so hard on me. I am learning though, as He shows me what is important and what isn't.