Saturday, April 6, 2013

Youth Fun in 2013

Youth group has been so much fun these first few months of the year! From Dodgeball games to joint worship nights with other youth groups, to dinners together, the teens are always a joy to spend time with and invest in! Along with all of this fun, we have also been fundraising for our summer missions trip to Grand Rapids, MI. 


Game faces on and ready to go for the Dodgeball game against the young adults! 


Team Northminster! We rocked it and beat the young adults! 

Celebrating Kenzie's birthday at Chic-Fil-A with balloon animals and my favorite teens!

The best hiding spot ever during sardines: the elevator! Had so much fun with all my kids during "Parents' Night Out" in February. 


A late night movie adventure with all my girls to see "Safe Haven." 


Superbowl Party with the youth. 


Beautiful middle school girls watching the Superbowl! 


McKayla was amazing in her high school production of "Les Miserables." 


Loved the opportunity to see Ashley and Emily dance at the Green expo.  These girls rocked it!


Girls' Night at my apartment and the girls straightened my hair! 


Northminster Ninjas ready to dominate in Dodgeball: Round 2


Love these girls oh so much! 



We may not have won, but we most definitely looked intimidating! 


Loved watching Lauren in her school variety show production with Anna! 


Easter Sunday with my beautiful girls! 

2013 has been a blast so far and we are looking forward to a summer full of fun, service, sunshine, and growing in Christ together! 

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Easter Eggstravaganza

Easter Eggstravaganza was such a fun outreach event for the community! The kids loved decorating their bunny bags, making cross and empty tomb crafts, the egg hunt, and learning about the reason we celebrate Easter: the resurrection of Jesus Christ! 



Decorating their bunny bags!




Finding eggs all over the church! 



Some of the kids and me after the event! 



One of the fun activities we did. The kids each got an egg filled with colored jelly beans and this poem:
Yellow is for the sun so bright,
Orange is for the edge of night,
Green is for the grass He made,
Red is for the blood He gave.
From our sins we have been saved!
Purple is for His hour of sorrow, 
Pink is for our new tomorrow! 

The day was full of joy, laughter, and little voices singing out to our Savior in worship and praise! The event definitely lived up to our name:

Joyotic: finding the joy of Jesus in the chaos of life.