#OC19 – It’s Personal

Romcoms Live In My Heart I love romcoms! Romantic comedies are my favorite genre of movies, specifically movies like Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail. Okay, maybe I'm showing my age, but I love the whole Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan duo. If you've never seen these movies, you should!...

Contentment – More Or Less, October 2018; Our Ideas

Life App: Contentment - deciding to be okay with what you have Theme: More or Less, The Choice is Yours Date: October, 2018 Another Game Show Theme? When I first saw that 252 Kids and Preteen where using a game show theme for the month of October, I was a bit confused....

Initiative – Dirty Jobs, Somebody’s Gotta Do It – September 2018

Life App: Initiative - seeing what needs to be done and doing it Theme: Dirty Jobs, Somebody's Gotta Do It Date: September, 2018 COPYING OR COLLABORATING? We are prepping for September, my favorite month of the year! Read about that HERE. As we get ready for this month's theme, we drew inspiration from...

All Things New…

I LOVE SEPTEMBER! September is actually one of my favorite months of the year. I think it's because I love the start of anything new. Fresh starts, new seasons, new beginnings...

So Long Amped… Hello Dirty Jobs!

3 Months and Counting We have been in our AMPED series for 3 full months! We kicked it off the first Sunday of June and we will finish up this coming Sunday (the last Sunday of August). We do this intentionally. Creating a series that is...

#OC18 – Ready. Set. INNOVATE.

You Lead Breakout, Innovation Lab - Elementary I arrived in Atlanta mid-day on Wednesday. Unfortunately, I missed the first 3 You-Lead Lab sessions but was able to sit in on the 4th session I signed up for. It was the Innovation Lab for Elementary Ministry led...

Kindness – Rewind, Kindness Deserves a Replay – February 2018

Life App: Kindness - Showing others they are valuable by how you treat them.  Theme: Rewind - Kindness Deserves a Replay Date: February, 2018 The Struggle Was Real! I LOVE 252 Kids. I think the writers are all creative geniuses and I appreciate everything they do! I am so often amazed by...

Commitment – Work It Out – January 2018

Life App: Commitment—making a plan and putting it into practice.  Theme: Work It Out - Stick to the Plan! Date: January, 2018 The Calendar Gave Us A Break Our set design team was so happy that December of 2017 was a five week Sunday. Five Sundays meant an extra Sunday after Christmas...