Today is "THE BEST DAY" for Alex. This is her favorite day of the year. This is the day Grace (our church) decorates for VBS. Our church goes all out for VBS and it usually takes the decorating crew till the midnight hour to finish. Of course, we don't stay that late, but a lot do. This year's theme is SonWorld Amusement Park. I am singing for VBS and don't laugh!!! I do this because this is the only time Vince lets me sing with a microphone. Vince was in charge of getting food for Camp Wilderness (special for 5th and 6th graders)--they learn about God, first aid, and do an overnight camp-out. Vince won't take off work this year, but will spend the night out there on Thurs. Next year, our Alex will be going!!! Today, though, Haley and Lila helped people paint and decorate and Alex got to go out to the campsite with two of her good friends and "help" set up. When we got home, Vince and I filmed Haley and Lila doing their thing and just spent time playing with them on the floor. Sad to say, but we don't do that as much as we should. I don't know if it is hitting me how fast our girls grow up, or that I only get one chance to be with them, but I am really trying and going to try to spend more quality time with them. I have felt really convicted lately on how I talk to my girls sometimes. I can be so short with them and not pay attention to what they have to say. A good book I read a while back "To Small To Ignore" by Wess Stafford (the CEO of Compassion Intl.) speaks about how valuable children are, how Christ viewed children, and how we as a culture just try to "keep them busy", all the while, not spending time with them, getting to KNOW them, and appreciating them. So many parents don't get the opportunity to see their children grow into adults, and with the China earthquake, Chapman's daughter dying, orphan/AIDS crisis, and just suffering in general, it had made me love on my children a little bit longer throughout the day.