Sprint's over - time for a breather

There were times during the last couple of weeks when I didn't know if I was coming or going, but in the end had a magic end of term with the schools and finished up the classes on a high too. There are too many highlights to mention! From watching Crimond school perform "Oliver" to having so many "Thank You Teas" it was all great. I may have overdosed a little on Strawberry tarts, in fact we joked and started comparing each school's and found Crimond to be have the best Strawberry tarts. It is always so nice to be invited to all the schools and share in their end of term stuff. It is always a bitter sweet time, although it is a great time of connection and encouragement it is also the time we say goodbye to the P7's who move on up to the high school after the summer. Central School is always the toughest and this year was no different. I went armed with my marker pen in ready for the "traditional" jersey signing. I love making up Be... phrases for each of them - Be ... Amazing, Be ... Outstanding, Be Phenomenal etc... It was also my joy to be able to take part in a few end of term services when I am invited to share a message in the presence of the full school body and staff along with the parents - fantastic seed planting time!!!



We have spent some time taking our youth group on some outings. With the teens we went and spent a night in Aberdeen, leaving at 3.30 and getting home around midnight. The night was fantastic! We split up for the first part - some went to an fun-fair and some went to play football (soccer) in a big indoor sports hall. We met up and had supper at Pizza Hut and then went to the movies, again half went to "My Sisters Keeper" and half went to "Transformers." There were 21 of us went through and it was a great way to finish up after the school term had finished. With the younger kids we took them through to see "Ice Age 3." Like with the teens we had as blast. There were 13 of us went trough and great to spend time together.



On the Saturday we had our church picnic. The weather was amazing and if anything it may have been too hot! Can't believe I'm saying that - but it's true. There must have been about 50 of us, half youth and half congregation. The day was magic! We changed the venue this year and took the kids to Stuartfield instead of Aden Park. This turned out to be a good choice and having a tennis court there was a constant stream of competitions going since everyone was following the events of Wimbledon.

Looking forward to camp tayside next week!

God bless!