The weather outside is frightful...

No, I'm serious, it stinks outside man....snow, ice, etc. Not trying to croon some old Christmas tune for you, I'm looking out my window (why they gave me a window I will never know, they know how easily distracted I am!) But anyway, it is a nasty looking day out and I love it! Well not the driving, but the flannel jammies, games with your kids, watching t.v. and a fire.....whoo hoo.....man I'm getting old, I used to think of skiing but not anymore!
Anyway, on to the Zone, what a great Sunday we had last week and learning about the birth of our Savior! I had the most awesome time with my group of 5th grade boys, they are awesome, we began by asking "what was the weirdest thought you had this week" and some of the answers bordered on the absurd and deeply disturbing! But we used that question to lead into what if the events of Matthew did not take place as the book described? What if Joesph divorced his pledged wife Mary? What if Mary had said no? What if, what if, what if........it's hard to stop once you start!
One of the kids made the most incredible observation when he said "we would leave alone." I asked him what he meant and he said that God would stay in the church and we would be alone during the week to handle things ourselves.........wow, we all sat around and pondered that thought and were just glad at the end for the baby Jesus and how he came so that God would be with us and inside us and we would not have to be alone!

This week we will be checking out the children's choir performance in the main service and then heading back to the Zone for some birthday cake and movies with crafts to celebrate our savior!

C-ya peeps and people!