Vantage Point...

Started out tonight with the two babies cooing happily on the counter in their car seats while all the girls painted nails. Good thing the little computer inside doesn't record poor air quality. Mr. Steve said the fumes were pretty intense.

Little John didn't seem to mind. And Kiera was OK with it too, cuz she is a girl, of course.

What she wasn't so OK with was the part in the skit where she was playing Baby Joash from 2 Chronicles when Evil Queen Athalia ( or whatever)was trying to slaughter the entire royal family and Baby Joash was saved from eminent danger by the sweet and lovely Jehosheba. Actually that was fine until his nurse tripped on a chair and he/she went flying through the air. Some laughed (she is a doll, of course), some cried, and everyone was in awe of the amazing acting ability of the SR and JR HIghers.

The Jr Highers put on a great skit, too. Eden played a victim of attempted sock robbery. The bad guys did get what they were after in the end -they wedgied a couple of other victims.

All in all we thought a little bit about showing mercy and taking the opportunity to do so when we can. Most of us feel a little bad for the guy who is picked on...few of us actually step up and help. God is calling us to that. He is calling us to be like His Son, Jesus. Not an easy job...but we are learning.

Also, I should mention the guys had their own ideas for an activity. Some kind of exhibition four square extreme ping pong. And we snacked on left over cookies, chips, water bottles in addition to Sarah's outstanding warm banana bread and my newly invented sprinkledoodles and snickerdoodles.

And as for all of those wacky elevator ideas...well -I'd say it's a Youth Activity in the making...you in?

OK See you on Wed night for Prayer Time with the adults and more on Mercy. Come on...give it a try...you know you are curious. Watch for opportunities to be merciful this week as well!