Well, it's time for another over-due post, and this one's going to be filled with photos -- photos of my summer so far!! 
First, VBS at our church.  Our church has what we call "VBS done different."  :-)  It all takes place outside in a Bible-time village set-up.  All of the children and leaders are dressed up in Bible-time costumes, and there is a marketplace with bakery, a story-teller, etc.  It's a lot of fun!!  This year was the 2nd year I have helped lead the music & dance time, and I really enjoy that.  Here are some pics:

Myself (in the pink) and 2 other members of the music team leading singing at the opening assembly

My sisters in their costumes :-)

music & dance time!

My friend Shannon and me - she helped lead music too.

The day after VBS was over, my family headed over to my grandparents' house to spend a week with my sister Briana.  My mom and I went to see the closing night show of Shenandoah, the musical Briana has been in at the theater there.  Shenandoah was her first big musical at a professional theater, and she had a blast doing it.  It was a great show too!   A couple of pictures of Briana in the musical (taken back at dress rehearsal a couple months ago!)--

And... Briana with the "special someone" that Shenandoah introduced her to :-) 

We had a nice week visiting there.. it was my mom's birthday while we were there, and we had a cookout with the family and Troy (the guy in the picture above).  It was a lot of fun. 

And, spent a lot of time playing Wii - haha - and just hanging out by the lake that my grandparents live on.  Sitting out on the dock by the lake is so relaxing!  :-)

Now, I'm slowly tackling my mile-long list of things I need to do before camp in a couple of weeks and the Kenya trip after that.  It's a lot of stuff... plus finishing up my summer US History class.  I could be really stressed, but I'm trying not to be.  The Scripture verse I'm holding onto right now is Isaiah 26:3, "The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You."  
So, trusting in Him, I'm off to go finish my paper on the Compromise of 1850, then hopefully cross a couple more things off that to-do list. 

God bless!
~Ashley

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Posted by Eyebright

The VBS looks like it was a lot of fun. My Mom used to be in charge of VBS at one of our old churches. It was always busy, but really fun.

Have a very bright, very cheerful day!
Miss Eyebright

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Posted by animaltalk

it did? lol that's funny. My summer's been going good. How's yours been?

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Posted by purpleprincess

Those are beautiful costumes! Dont you wish they had cloths like this now-in-days?

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Posted by MamaJ

Thanks for sharing those photos! My friend and I are are going to be running a "landlubber's" kid's club in August. I've never done one before where I've been "in charge". It'll be interesting, and this will be the first kid's club I'll be involved in that my kids are with me as well! It's so exciting. What an amazing concept, to do a Bible village! When do you leave for Kenya, and for how long? I realize you probably posted that before, but I missed it :(.

Mama J.

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