We were soo excited to be home for this past weekend. We do seem to be the travelling VanYoung family!!ha!

Friday night has been a night in waiting...THE GVB was coming to DeSoto Civic Center. Our church had gotten tickets and I had reserved 3. My mom and dad came. Connor went to our church's "Date Night", that hopeyfully one month soon Brad and I will actually get to go on a "date". Brad had a few hours to himself.

Knowing how long I've listended and followed Bill Gaither and his bands was quite an eye opener for me. What a ministry of talent! for many generations...yes mostly the elderly enjoy and attend the concerts.What was more exciting for me was getting to see Wes. I grew up with Wes Hampton and his family. They are dearly precious to me. To be able to see him in concert made me soo proud and happy for him and what God is doing with him and his AMAZING talent. I truly feel like the GVB is on a great new track with Michael English and of course, Mark Lowry back in action. We did clap, sing, and laugh well into midnight...Sweet HOMECOMING!

Saturday was a day at home for Connor and I. Brad was off working at the laundry mat. We did get out and run a few errands. For dinner we headed to our favorite cheese fry place...Outback! It was quite funny to look up and see Brad and Connor doing their best to eat their broccolli.

Sunday is always the day we look forward to. We just love our church. Connor wore a strikingly hansome new spring big boy outift. He looks and acts more and more "grown up" each day.

We had mexican potluck lunch with our Sunday School class after church. The Simmons are fabulous teachers and friends. It was such yummy eating and fun fellowship as always. I keep hoping one day a little girl will come around...there are just soo many boys amongst us all!!How blessed we are to have friends!

Brad and I teach Sunday night children's church called "Upside". It is WAY COOL FUN! We have a youth praise band that leads our music worship time. I teach the lessons and Brad oversees the games. We use the Team Kid curriculum. Tonight was a packed out house!! Lots of kids, our band sounded incredilbe, all the kids had fun. It is truly a blessing to see God at work in children's lives. They are such sponges--soaking it all up and spitting it back out!!

We look forward to a fun and busy week.

For the first time ever...because we've finally lived in one place long enough...I have been summonsed for jury duty. I will just keep calling in each night to see what awaits me. My prayer is that God will "pass this cup from me". Not that I don't think it would be cool or that I don't want to serve, but that just does not fesibly fit into my daily life schedule. We will see!??!