Man, my legs hurt. I’ve spent four hours in the evenings of the last four days at our city-wide Vacation Bible School (VBS). This year’s theme is sports. I’ve been playing flag football with 4th and 5th graders all week and my video-game-toned body is struggling to keep up. VBS is such a big deal… [Read more…]
June 17, 2011 by Derick Brown
This past Wednesday me, my wife and five of our volunteers took 33 students to a local theme park for an annual event we lovingly refer to as “Newbies’ Night”. Newbies’ Night is like initiation-night meets celebrating-living-through-the-school-year meets celebrating-the-graduates-who-are-getting-ready-to-move-on. Many of the “Newbies” won’t actually start attending youth until the end of the summer, but… [Read more…]
June 3, 2011 by Derick Brown
Last night as I was laying in bed waiting for my sleep aid to kick in, I couldn’t stop thinking about my to-do list for today. This is not an uncommon occurrence, thus the sleep aid. “Sleep Aid” = 1/2 .lb bacon cheeseburger with onion rings and guacamole… it’s an over-the-counter drug. Try it. My main… [Read more…]
June 24, 2011 by Derick Brown
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