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VBS and the Eclipse Fiasco

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All summer long, I tried to relax and enjoy the days as they went by. Unfortunately, against my will, every day was so chock-full of business, I have a hard time enjoying it.  Instead, I just tried to survive. Okay - well this day at the park was nice.  I enjoyed a walk with my kids and dog.  It was a beautiful day, but it was blisteringly hot.  I was trying to fit in some fun before an hour-long practice with my VBS kids worship team and another hour of practice for our skits last Wednesday. In spring, I scheduled our church's Camp Out VBS mid-August, thinking this would give me a leisurely amount of time to plan, organize, and execute VBS.  How hard could it be?  After an entire summer of shopping, meetings, planning, decorating and stress...I have decided to try again next year, only in June.  I will say that God blessed my feeble efforts with over 20 willing volunteers and 27 wonderful children who came to join in the fun.  They hea...