I know it will all turn out wonderfully. It does every year. But so help me God if one more person contacts me with a reason why they can no longer help out! This is the first year I have had people "flake" (for lack of a nicer word) on me. And all are people that I seriously LEAN ON!
Sigh, deep breather...
God is in control.
Stage design and build has been going on in my Garage all morning. Supplies are being bought and gathered thanks to some very dependable life-saving volunteers. Painting will begin on Thursday. Set-up and decorations on Sunday. MONDAY MORNING THE CHAOTIC FUN BEGINS!
Please add us to your prayer list as we are planning on serving 120 children this year based on pre-registered kids and expected drop ins.
Pray for my family as this is a VERY stressful two weeks in our household. My husband is a God send and works diligently and hard. This being said, he and I BUTT heads when we are working together because he and I are Chiefs and not Indians and we each, respectfully, see the world differently; we are both strong headed, stubborn and believe that we are always right. LOL so needless to say there is usually arguing when he works for me. As for my kids, Hannah is getting better at understanding mom, is not mom while teaching. Zechi is getting better, and Tabbers screams her head off whenever I am in sight but no holding her. My kids have to share me a lot, comes with the territory. And so pray that they are able to enjoy themselves as participants in VBS and that we get relaxing uninterrupted afternoons as, in years previous, our house usually becomes grand central station for shuffling bodies and transportation.
Having breathed out the above I will say that year three as director is going better for me. I know what to expect. I have a feel for what worked/didn't work in years prior. And I get positive feedback from just about everyone who has participated in the past. There are returning children and families who have openly confessed that they look forward to VBS all year! I have kids bringing friends because they remembered how much fun they have had in the past. And stories like this make it all worth it. Ultimately we are exposing God's truth to very young children.
Tonight I was also able to pause long enough to witness my own little miracle at home. My children, having heard and listened to the VBS CD tracks for over a month now, sing the songs to themselves and request to watch the Video powerpoints instead of their traditional morning cartoons. While helping my husband build the set in our garage I saw my children dancing to the music in their heads and singing the lyrics to the neighborhood. Tabbers sat in her playpen clapping between bottle drinks, Zechi was tinkering with daddy's tools and stacking the wood scraps into a house, Hannah was twirling in circles on her scooter and it hit me. VBS is not just for other kids, its not just evangelism. It is becoming my own family tradition, it is impacting the hearts of my own children. This is the first year that Hannah and Zechi will be technically old enough to participate, (even though they did in the past because, well benefits of being the director) and probably will be the first year Hannah remembers VBS. In my minds eye, I could see future years where my kids would be helping dad build the set, paint the set, heck maybe even be the teenage leaders that I OH SO DEPEND ON! This is a tradition that I am committed to for, well, at least the next 12 years so long as God sees me able. Because of these moments.
So, despite the stress that comes with directing. I secretly love VBS too, and I also look forward to it all year long.
LET THE CRAZINESS BEGIN!
(Oh, did I also mention that I am simultaneously planning Zechi's 3rd birthday this week? Aye aye aye)
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