Uphill idealist

Convo is a Lutheran Youth Retreat that wraps around our annual Synod General Assemble each Spring. This year we will be reading and studying the "transfiguration" of Christ form the New Testament and the Exodus account in the Old Testament. The motto on our shirts is, "The Lord leads us by day and by night." Below are some prayer prompts to support our retreat and time of service this coming week.  Would you please support us in prayer?  Tuesday: God bless all who prepare, pack and travel to Rochester to lead our Synod's youth for Convo 2012. Give traveling mercies and restful nights in this busy time of preparation and training of staff. Wednesday: It's a quick turn around from staff training to student's arriving for Convo . Bless Parents who support and transport youth and take extra measures to connect their youth to others that foster faith. Thursday: God help our Convo family to bond close. Help us to supports, pray, play and ca...

About a month ago, I brought a plain canvas backdrop to a group of 3rd and 4th graders for some unconventional "Dot-to-dot" painting. I invited the students to draw many black dots all over the canvas. After the dots dried, I asked the kids to look back at the canvas and imagine what could be created from the dots they had made. Over 5 weeks of 1 and 1/2 hours per session , the group painted animals, plants, patterns as varied as the rainbow with the canvas fabric, assorted craft paint brushes and about 14 bottles of acrylic paints! At the end of the project today, a student stood and looked in awe saying, "I never would have dreamed what could come from a bunch of black dots!" Funny thing. It was hers and the other children's imagination that made it all come together - for good! What kind of day dream mural would you or your group create with canvas, dots, some imagination and acrylic paints?

This Sunday school year, we have participated in family  group devotions to kick off the first Sunday of each month. The families meet in our Chapel for a time of devotions that include these 5 practices: 1. Talk 2. Read (scripture) 3. Share 4. Pray 5. Bless Sometimes we have a sing a long, other times we have discussions in a large group, and then we've take time to practice these faith boosters in individual family groups. It's been a fun year learning about these 5 faith practices and more about each other! Have a safe and fun summer!  God bless - Tara