Kids Connection

Tanner and I had a nice, relaxing Easter weekend. It was a little chilly, but you can tell it is spring. Tanner even wore shorts around town when we were looking for a pair of sunglasses for him. OK, so he kinda wore them out of spite, but he didn't freeze! I think God gives us such long winters up here so that we really appreciate spring when it comes. I can't tell you how exciting it is to literally watch snow melt and drip off of the branches. Beautiful! Anyhow, I didn't get any pictures of our Easter dinner with Amy, Jeff, and the boys ... so I thought I would show a picture instead of the 2nd and 3rd graders that I work with on Wednesday nights. At first, they were a little much to handle. They are pretty wound up after a day of sitting in school! But once we got to know each other a little bit better, it has been really fun. I love getting to act like a kid again! Hanging out with them is a wonderful way to get me energized again in the middle of the week. Plus, I've decided that it is good for me to look at the Bible through the eyes of a child sometimes. We as adults tend to make things so complicated and in, so many ways, it is really very simple! And, while I guess technically I am doing the teaching, I always do a whole lot of learning too. The girls were too shy to get in the picture. The boys definitely don't have that problem!