Did you know . . .
Silas helped Peter write the book of I Peter? (See I Peter 5:12 NIV - KJV calls him Silvanus (Greek name))
This is a picture of a tardigrade:
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| Source: https://www.britannica.com/animal/tardigrade |
Most of the campers are from the community and are pre-registered. We are expecting 30 - 40 kids so check-in time is only 10 minutes. They can start kicking the ball around as soon as they are checked in and then they'll be divided into two groups as evenly as possible by age. Each day they'll have about 40 minutes to do four different drills. At 7:00 they will get a light meal and a devotional with a gospel presentation. After that, they will have a scrimmage game for about 20 minutes before pickup time at 8:00 p.m.
I will be helping with set-up, registration and the meal so right there my role is different than in the past. This camp is evening instead of morning or afternoon, and it's only three days instead of five days. Obviously, it's only the one sport as opposed to 4-6 sports going on all at once. They don't have any giveaways, but give the kids a meal instead of just snacks. Everyone will be together for the devotional time. The rain plan is to play in the rain as long as it's not thundering or lightening. The forecast looks good though so hopefully it will be dry! I think it will be a great time! Still time to register ahead at TheChurchatWestcreek.org.
What are you looking forward to?
Related Posts About Previous Sport Camp Experiences you might enjoy:
We Need a Vacation to Recover from Vacation
Soccer is Harder Than I Thought
Sunday Sharing: How To Avoid Becoming Useless
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Did you know that . . .
(1) You should never throw cold water or put a wet towel on the back of an overheated dog? Instead, first give lukewarm water to drink, then cool the soles of the feet and chest/lower abdomen with a damp towel. Then put the dog in the shade on a damp towel!! (Source: Facebook post by Cathy Moore)
(2 ) Washing clothes in cold water is just as effective as getting them clean with warm or hot water. Also, is cheaper and better for your clothes. (Source: WKYC news on 6/18/23)
Please leave a comment sharing something you learned this week.
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| I put on My Grumpy Old Bear shirt and did a FB post |
(1) UH Hospital is very close to my house.
(2) Their lab for bloodwork opens at 6:30 a.m. so I drank 4.5 bottles water after I got up and arrived at 6:33. I was back home at 7:03 and ate breakfast--Yay!
(3) I didn't have to wait long at all.
(4) The Lab person was sympathetic and nice about having to do extra work by calling my doctor's office for a new order because the technician there screwed up and put the labels on the bottles before actually getting the blood. Consequently, it showed as already being done in the system.
(5) She got blood expertly on the first try without any problem; moreover, it didn't hurt at all! Not even a little when she put in the needle.
(6) The whole experience gave me a blog post.
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| 4 1/2 Empty Bottles before 6:30 a.m. |
This is not the first time this happened. It happened once to my husband and once to me before so next year, I will ask the doctor for the order and go right to UH that same day to get the blood drawn by the experts there. Since that's what they do all day, they are way better at it!
Thus, my verse of the day is I Thessalonians 5:18 which says: In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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| Friends from the Sr. Center, Gary, Phillis and Mary Ellen |
I tried to think of who I could invite to come. The Sr. Center would be closed for Juneteenth, Monday, June 19, which is normally when a group gathers for Pinochle. I thought I could manage that size group, the most we ever had was 16, but normally it's been running 12 or fewer. The Friday before, I invited everyone to come play at my house that day hoping that at least two would come. Actually, three came so we were able to play 4-handed on the front porch which was nice because it was a warm, sunny day with a slight breeze. My husband was kind enough to take our picture and we had a nice afternoon together.
I hope to have this again some time and maybe some more could make it. I'm trying to come up with what other small groups I could invite to come. Leave a comment below telling how you show hospitality and who you invite to your home.
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Since my sister attended PHBC, we tried there first and stayed. When we first started attending Parma Heights Baptist Church ("PHBC"), we were very impressed with it and enjoyed the services. Soon I started teaching Sunday School there and joined the puppet team with my husband. It's a very big church which was quite different from the one we left which took some getting used. We liked the preaching, the music, the cleanliness, the adult Bible study class, the opportunities for service and the fact that there were a lot of people who volunteered for things. PHBC has a wonderful children's pastor and a top-notch children's ministry. Special events such as VBS, Sports Camp, Summer Shake-Up and the Fall Festival brought lots of kids from the neighborhood.
I used to post what I learned each week at the end of the week and it was pretty popular so decided to continue along those lines and do Friday posts with some fun facts, but not necessarily learned in just the past week.
Did you know . . .
2. Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood? (source: March-April All God's Creatures devotionals)
4. The Jordan River doesn't flow into an ocean, but rather goes into the dead sea and stops there. The dead sea doesn't run over because the valley is hot and the water evaporates as fast as the river flows into it. Pretty amazing! (Source: Book of Life, Book 2, Bible Treasures, p. 26)
5. Our dog, Roxy weighed in at 71 pounds today at the vet. Her comprehensive exam plus vaccines cost more than my husband's and mine annual checkups combined! ($271)
Please share a fun fact of your own in the comments below with me.
I was nervous and kept taking deep breaths to try to relax. I tried to focus on bowling and not look at the score at all along the way. I knew I was doing really well and didn't want to lose my focus. I didn't talk much to anyone during the game either, just kept my head down and waited for my turn trying not to be distracted. I managed to bowl the whole game without any open frames and put together three strikes in a row twice! It was such fun! My first two games were only 138 and 130.
It was a strange league though. It was a group of seniors that bowled Thursday mornings but without teams. I never heard of a league without teams, but it was fun. We had six lanes and bowled with different people each week. Each bowler was assigned a number and between games a number would be randomly drawn. The winner received about $10! Also, they played another money game where at the 5th frame, a guy would go through and sort pairs based on their scores. Highest score would be paired with the lowest and on down. The pair with the highest total pins would win a few dollars.
Do you bowl? Share about your bowling experience in the comments.
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