Things I Learned This Week

 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:

Source:  https://www.britannica.com/animal/tardigrade

Tardigrades, also known as water bears, can live 30 years without water!  It is only about the size of a grain of salt or the period at the end of a sentence.  I first heard of this creature at the soccer camp I helped with this week.

Looking Forward to Soccer Camp at The Church at West Creek

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings this week, The Church at West Creek is sponsoring a mini soccer camp for ages 5-13.  I am looking forward to helping with this especially because it will be my first children's ministry experience at this church.  I am kind of anxious to see how this one compares to the other sports camp experiences I've had at Parma Heights Baptist Church.  

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

On Vacation--Sports Camp

Being Flexible

Things I Learned This Week of Sports Camp

Share a Photo That Best Represents Your June

How God Saved Me and What Difference It Made

On Sunday, May 28, 2023, I officially became a member at The Church at West Creek.  They asked that I share with them my testimony of how God saved me, which I wrote out as the Pastor suggested, and I'd like to share it with my blog readers as well.  Three of us joined the same day.  We were asked to step out of the members' meeting and the Pastor shared some about us.  When we came back in everyone applauded and I never felt so welcome in my life!  Below is the testimony I shared that day:

I grew up attending the Brooklyn Christian & Missionary Alliance church regularly since I was about 2 years old until March of 2000 when my husband and I switched to Parma Heights Baptist.  When I was about 7 years old, on an Easter Sunday in Sunday School, the lesson was on “Who Killed Jesus?”.  I realized I killed Jesus; because of my sin  (Romans 3:10, Romans 3:23, Ephesians 2:8-9), he died and rose from the dead (Romans 5:8, Romans 10:9 & 10; I Corinthians 15:3-4), taking the punishment I deserved so I could be in heaven with God someday  (John 3:16, John 14:6, Acts 4:12, Romans 6:23, I Peter 3:18).  That day, I experienced God’s amazing love for me, a shy little girl, and that all he wanted from me was my love and to live my life for Him.  So, I prayed silently during that class and asked Jesus to forgive me and come into my heart and save me.  I trusted Jesus Christ to be my personal Savior that day and became a follower of Jesus (John 1:12, Romans 10:13, I John 1:9, I John 5:11-13, Revelation 3:20).  I did it again before I went to bed that night just to make sure.  Right away I had a purpose in life--to please Jesus and live for Him (Matthew 7:21; II Corinthians 5:15, 17, 18; Galatians 2:20)!  

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Two Things I Learned This Week

 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.

Feline Friday--Watch a Video of Life With Bear

Below is a video Bear and I made together about a year ago to show what his life is now like after being sprung from the shelter.

So, what do you think about Bear's life now?  Please leave your comment below.  Bear is eager to see them!

Click this link to visit my YouTube channel. 

Joining in Feline Friday sponsored by Messymimi's meanderings.