Rejection dejection!

Micah and I attempted to give blood today, only to both be rejected!  We're now dejected.  My iron was at 12.4, one point from giving - my lowest ever! - and Micah's was at 12:1 - her highest ever!  In twenty-four hours we can try to give again . . . but Micah will be getting her wisdom teeth out instead!

What a class!

Oh, my goodness!  My Water Safety Aid Class at Black Hawk this morning was totally amazing!  Seriously!  They could actually swim their American Red Cross strokes correctly.  They listened.  They were polite.  They could dive.  It was great!  And I get them for seven more days!

Double Trouble

I'm working for ISD 196 this week at Black Hawk Middle School.  I hopped out of my car this morning just at the Camp Streefland bus was pulling up to pick up this week's campers and who should be at the end of the line?  Two smiling, waving, happy little girls!  Zoe and Kaylee!  I've taught them swimming the past three years at the Y so of course I had to stop and chat!  The only sad thing about our time together?  I still couldn't tell them apart!  But I do have three more days this week to try!

Where else but . . .

Where else but Sand Creek Adventures can you spend an afternoon with two pharmacists from HCMC on the high ropes course and then send them down the zip line?  Or laugh with a family from Shakopee on the low ropes course during pouring rain because everyone's phone app says it's not raining?!?  And seriously, anywhere you look - there are blue skies, except overhead because it is truly a soaking rain!  Only at Sand Creek can you spend a day with not one, but two bridal parties, at two totally different times and have fun with both!  And, of course, at Sand Creek you might just find someone from Iowa who works with someone from your home town!  And to think they pay me to be there . . . absolutely awesome!

Cyriane

Thankful Thursday!

Some days it is just so nice to be thankful for the little things . . . like meeting a set of twins named "Winter" and "Storm" at Sand Creek yesterday.  I'll bet you can guess when they were born!  Obviously during a winter storm . . . Or - seriously - being the ONLY person in the lap pool this morning when I arrived at the Y!  Of course, that didn't last and I ended up sharing a lane somewhere on my second mile . . . but what a great way to start the day!  Or thankful for a husband and daughter who helped me clean this morning - what will I do when they go back to school?  Or maybe I'm most thankful that I have today and tomorrow off of work and it's not beastly hot!  Glory!  

Shine!

Lord, we have seen the rising sun, awakening the early dawn
And we're rising up to give You praise
Lord, we have seen the stars and moon, see how they shine
They shine for You and You're calling us to do the same

So we rise up with a song
And we rise up with a cry
And we're giving You our lives

We will shine like stars in the universe
Holding out Your truth in the darkest place
We'll be living for Your glory
Jesus we'll be living for Your glory

We will burn so bright with Your praise O God
And declare Your light to this broken world
We'll be living for Your glory
Jesus we'll be living for Your glory

Like the sun so radiantly, sending light for all to see
Let Your holy church arise
Exploding into life like a Supernova's light
Set Your holy church on fire

Like the sun so radiantly, sending light for all to see
Let Your holy church arise
Exploding into life like a Supernova's light
Set Your holy church on fire, we will shine, yeah, we will shine

We will shine like stars in the universe
Holding out Your truth in the darkest place
We'll be living for Your glory
All our days Jesus we'll be living for Your glory, oh

We will burn so bright with Your praise O God
And declare Your light to this broken world
We'll be living for Your glory
Jesus we'll be living for Your glory, oh

So we rise up with a song
And we rise up with a cry
And we're giving You our lives
Jesus we'll shine

Songwriters
Matt Redman

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