HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

I'm a year older now. Yeah me! If you want to give me a good present for my birthday, how about if everybody comes to youth group so we can have a good size group on September 10. Oh yeah, and cash...I will also take cash as a gift!!! Small bills, large bills--whatever you got.

Randon sports report: Page lost in soccer the other day to SW Guilford but Alex scored a goal. Way to go Princess!

EASY WAY TO HELP THE HUNGRY

CROP Walk is coming up October 8 but I have found an easy way for all of us to help the hungry right from our computer. If you go The Hunger Site and click on the "Help Feed The Hungry" button each day to donate 1.1 cups of food. Your click funds food for the hungry, paid for by site sponsors whose ads appear after you click and provided to people in need around the world through the efforts of Mercy Corps and America's Second Harvest. You will also have a chance to read some eye-opening statistics about the problem of hunger in this world. I've checked it out and it seems legit and an easy no-strings attached way to daily help with this hunger problem just with the click of a mouse. Check it out and click back daily.

SOME THOUGHTS AFTER OUR FIRST MEETING

Last night was our first youth group meeting of the school year and even though our numbers were down a little bit and most of our returning kids couldn't come it was a great time and I am excited about the new year. We got to learn some truths and lies about each other (I can't believe y'all thought I used to be a cheerleader) and then we got our sing and dance on. That was fun and I hope everybody liked it--I could actually hear some of y'all singing by the end of that second song. But really it is hard not to be enthusiastic when Tosco is dancing! And didn't you like my homemade clothesline? I've got some more songs for next time and it should be fun. Then we started our journey that we will continue during the fall semester of answering the question: who do you say Jesus is? Your Messiah forecasts certainly did produce some good and interesting artwork. I'm ready for next time already.

Some dates to keep in mind: remember next week is Labor Day weekend and we will not be meeting. September 10 is Mission Sunday and we will be serving lunch at the Mission Fair following church service. I'll be recruited youth and parents to help prepare, cook, and serve lunch. And finally CROP WALK is coming up soon--it is October 8 which is only about a month away so it is already time to start getting people to sponsor us.

SO HOW WAS IT

So how did the first day of school go for everybody? Did you jump out of bed bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ready to go and excited about school! Seniors--how did it feel to start your last year of high school? If thiswas your first day at a new school, how did that go? Vincent--how did it feel to sleep in one more day while your sister and everyone else had to get up early for school. Dennis--how did it feel for Northeast to come over to Page and beat them down in football?

I'M BACK (For real this time)

Well after taking a break over the summer, it is time to get back to youth group and time to get back to the blog--I know you may not believe it but I really am going to try to keep the blog going now and will try to post something at least every few days. It's been a good summer. CCC was fun. So was the lake trip. The end of the summer is a little bittersweet because I am still a little sad and can't believe that my little girls are all grown up and graduated and off to college. I'm sure the end of summer is bittersweet for you too because it is time to get back to school. But don't worry that also means that it is time for youth group and I am fired up about it. I hope everybody has a great first day of school and I can't wait to see everybody Sunday night.

Blalock