Summer is Almost Over!!

Well it is that time of year again, where you cannot go anywhere without seeing back to school supplies and be reminded that your freedom is almost to an end. No more pool parties (not that I was invited anyway), no more sleeping in, no more goofing off all day, just back to the grind of getting through another year of school. Look, I know your sad but let me re-cap some awesome things that happened this summer. I'll start in May, which I know is not "Summer," but deal with it OK?
~ May 2nd, Iron-Man came out! One of the best Marvel movies yet!
~ May 16th, Movie night at the church, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
~ May 17th, Prince Caspian!!!!! Where Josh even dressed up and brought a cute little sword.
~ May 19th-18th, I got a two day FREE retreat in North Carolina!!!
~ May 31st, VBS Training, where got to have some fun getting ready for VBS Power Lab
~ June 8th, Open House at Indian Lake

Officially Summer - June 20th

~ June 21st, Church yard sale, where we all got cool stuff and Josh bought . . . . the pants!
~ June 13th, The Incredible Hulk came out!
~ June 24th, WE HEADED TO CREATION MUSIC FESTIVAL! :)
~ June 29th, We came home from Creation Music Festival. :(
~ July 1st, I headed to Cincinnati, Ohio for the North American Christian Convention where Josh Bueno was going to be recognized as one of three Student Leader in Christian Service (he was not aloud to bring the pants).
~ July 2nd, The Bueno family headed to Cincinnati and Josh was recognized that evening and the next morning.
~ July 4th, FORTH OF JULY! (duh!)
~ July 9th, Ironbirds game and my 3 year anniversary.
~ July 14th-18th, VBS Power Lab! Where 64 kids were blessed throughout the week, and they raised over $700 for Indian Lake's Amphitheater
~ July 18th, Batman: The Dark Night came out! Oh man, was that good or what?
~ July 20th-26th, Two students who have shown the potential to be great leaders were choosen to go to The Big Picture Conference at Milligan College in Tennessee. Right near Bristol and I didn't even get to see a NASCAR race.
~ July 20th-26th, Was also the first Jr High week at Indian Lake, with Mike Russell as the Dean.
~ August 3rd-9th, Was the second Jr High week at Indian Lake, with Tony Libatore as the dean.
~ August 10th-16th, Was the second week of Sr High at Indian Lake, with me as the dean.
~ August 22nd, Will be a movie night at the church, Nim's Island
~ August 31st, This will be a Youth Sunday
~ September 1st, Labor Day, NO SCHOOL (even though you only started like the week before).
~ September 4th, This will be a Rock Party
~ September 7th, Will be the first night of Rock being on Sunday night instead of Thursday night.
~ Septmber 10th, Will be the first Jr High Small Group
~ September 11th, Will be the first Sr High Small Group
Officially Fall - September 22nd

Alright, beleive me when I say I understand you may not want school to start back up again, but look at that list from the summer. That doesn't even count other things you may have been doing. That's awesome. That's pretty busy right there, I know after this Summer I need a vacation and am taking a half a week next week to just relax with my family and my wife. We are going to Busch Gardens and Water Country USA, and are just going to relax and have fun.
While you are getting ready to go back to school take note of the wisest wise guy ever in the history of the world, Solomon. "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven" Sumer is the time to have lots of fun, sleep in do all kinds of crazy stuff, but when school starts it is time to get in there and learn the most you possibly can. Get the most out of your time in school because even though it may seem like it now, you will not be in school forever, and you may wish you had paid a little more attention to different things.
Enjoy this new season, and get the most out of.

~ Charles.