Our Hillbilly 4th of July . . .

Where else but in Kentucky can you be chased by a possum on the fourth of July?! We have this tradition of hanging out in our yard after dark on the 4th and watching all of the neighbors in the surrounding subdivisions shoot off their expensive fireworks. Our hill-top view is perfect for it! This year it rained, but that didn't stop the fireworks, or us. We just watched them from the safety of our big front porch. I don't know if the fireworks had the possum confused, or what, but he really didn't even seem to notice us when he meandered right in front of the front porch just a couple of feet from where we sat. That might have been harmless enough, but just as he crossed in front of the steps, he was spooked by a loud blast from the fireworks and the next thing we knew he was coming up the steps after us! Ok, maybe he wasn't actually chasing us. I suppose he could have been simply running away from the noise. Either way, he ended up on the front porch while four grown adults (Kenny and Jana Cook were there to share the adventure) and two kids watched fireworks from INSIDE the house! He eventually left, as did the rain, and it turned out to be a great night.

Relay Night

Our 2008 Relay for Life was a success! The girls met their goal for donations - THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! And our church team exceeded its goal. We had such a great time that night. The luminaria service was amazing. We were all in tears. We are already looking forward to participating again next year. Check out the video for a slide show of pictures from the night.

This past week, as we were preparing for this event, a dear friend of ours was diagnosed with breast cancer. Please be praying for Joy and her family.

Our First VBS at Spencer Campus!

Emma at VBS. No point to this one, really. I just think the piggy tails are cute!

Gracie with Jana, our friend/Preschool Director/fellow VBS worker! She and her husband are just starting the process of adopting internationally. Check out their story on their blog under our favorite sites.

Grace's class. She's in the back row, second kid from the right.

Emma's class learning about helping each other. That's her in the center with the pigtails.

Dwayne as worship leader, assisted by Tricia Huffine, our Elementary Director.

Yes, those are fake ukuleles!

Our first VBS was a HUGE success. We have the most amazing group of people at our campus. They are such a blessing to us! Thanks to all who helped out this year. We've already started thinking about VBS 2009!