Sandy's Sayings

Remembering

Last Christmas my Aunt Marilyn had sent me a box of old family pictures.  In that box were a few of my Grandpa Hughes.  He served as a Seabee's in World War II.  So on this Memorial Day I thought I'd write just a few words about him.  The picture posted is when he was overseas somewhere in the Pacific Islands.  He was a gentle, strong man who loved his country and his family!  Like many men from his generation, he didn't talk much about the war.  I couldn't even get him to tell me a story or two for a class project.  It wasn't until he passed away, that I learned he served with distinction and had received many medals for his bravery.  So thank you to all the men and women who have fought for our great nation so we can enjoy the freedoms we have today.

Boy Plans to Skate under 100 cars

Check this kid out!

Person of the Week

I haven't honored a person of the week since I left on sabbatical which was back in July. I wanted to take a moment to honor one of our jr. high students. Two weekends ago I moved from my little cottage to a spacious town house and one of our jr. high boys came over to help me move. I wanted to thank Nathaniel and tell you a little bit about this young man. I've know Nathaniel for a long time now and I don't think I've ever met a student this young with such a servants heart. His parents are wonderful servants too, and they have tried to instill that in their children. But here is a young man hungry to serve God and people. Whatever the task, Nathaniel is willing to help whether it's serving the poor, moving boxes and furniture, lending a helping hand with the set crew at his school or working in the sound booth at church, Nathaniel is there eager to serve. Nathaniel, God has gifted you with a wonderful spiritual gift and as your pastor, it's so exciting to watch you use the gift God has given you! Thanks for your wonderful heart and your service to the body at CPC! Keep up the great work my friend.

Happy Birthday Darc!

So today is our Jr. High Directors Birthday! She is sooo old today, just a whopping 28! She is the only person who I know who LOVES her birthday! In fact, the whole month of October is considered her birthday! She is so funny! Our team is in San Diego at the YS conference and she was so excited that it was her birthday she was jumping on the bed! So happy birthday friend! Hope you get to do all that you want on your birthday! And totally go for a run on the beach today! Feel free to leave a Happy Birthday comment, she is an avid reader of this blog.

Design Matters

I've been designing all day! Between the new buzzard blog header and all the youth stuff that is going out in next weeks mailing, I'm on a role! I'm most proud of the new design for our brochure and I didn't even do it! We hired another admin for childrens and student ministry this last year and her design skills kick booty! So Lisa, thanks for such a great job on the cover design! It's AWESOME! I can't wait to put this graphic up on the big screens and the bulletin board! Great job! This is my favorite brochure yet!

I Wanna Do That!

So while I was at Bowditch yesterday morning. I saw these guys ridding these, for a lack of a better term, mini tanks. They were climbing over the rocks on the levee. I thought how cool and how fun are those toys. So I crossed the street and walked on the levee to see what they were doing. It was low tide and these guys were riding around in the mud, having a good time. Come to find out, they were mesquitoe abbatement! Don't really want their job, but would love to go mudding in the mini tanks!

Person of the Week

This weeks person of the week is someone I met on our Jr. High Summer Camp trip. His name is Bud. Bud was one of our river rafting guides. What amazed me about Bud is that he is 72 years old, loves Jr. High kids and still river rafts. Bud got worked on the river on our trip, falling out of the boat 3 times! I hope when I'm 72, I still love Jr. High kids and can still river raft! Here is a picture of Bud with all our kids!

Birthday Girl!

So I snuck onto Sandy's computer to do a blog for her. Shhhhh! She doesn't know it yet. Today is a very special day for one of my dearest friends. Today is....  Cassandra April Hughes's Birthday! I felt that she should not blog on her special day but that a friend should blog for her. I think that Sandy should all so be the person on the week since she did not have one this week. I have been blessed getting to work with her for the past five years at CPC... She is such a loyal, sacrificial, caring and giving person and I know that most everyone that knows Sandy would agree with me. So Happy Birthday Sandy, you are officially the person of the week. Keep up the good work with all the students you work with. You are a true follower of Jesus Christ and thank you for being such a great example to gleen from, learn from and most especially get to laugh with... Have a great Birthday!! Your friend Darcie 

Person of the Week

This weeks person of the week is the Class of 2007. Yes, there are a lot of people to honor. I've been to a couple of high school graduations in the last couple of days. It's been fun seeing our students finish their high school career. It's also been fun to see and feel all of the excitement in the air as student look to their future! So class of 2007, you are in my prayers and my prayer for you is to continue to follow after Jesus. Here are a few pics from the grads.

Person of the Week

This weeks Person of the Week is Liz Velichko. Liz is a friend and fellow servant of Jesus in our Jr. High and HIgh School Ministry. She goes above and beyond the call of duty in our ministry. She serves faithfully and has such a heart for not just our students at CPC but the students she works with at The Kings Academy. You can often find Liz behind the camera capturing the moment! Liz has added so much to our ministry through her faithfullness and love for students. She is getting ready to go on a new adventure with her family on a mission trip to Peru! Keep up the great work Liz!