Summer is here, and so is KidzMax Live!

I just read a blog post by someone I follow that said one thing you should never do as a blogger is fill a whole blog up about why you haven't been blogging. I won't do that. Everyone is busy, and everyone faces big and little bumps in the road that keep them out of their normal routine. The last 6 weeks or so have been like that for the Peter family. We have experienced things that have been tough, but again as always God has shown us his faithfulness and filled us with joy and expectation for the future.

Today is the first day of no school for our girls. I love the FIRST day of school in the Fall because I love routine. But, I have to admit, I love the laid back feeling that summer ushers in. It also means that the mad dash that we have every morning to get everyone out of the house by 7:30 is over for the next 91 days...but who's counting?

I planned the summer events for our Children's Ministry at Bethel Church last September/October. A lot of thought and prayer went into those plans, and here I am preparing for tonight, which is one of the biggest things we have all summer. (There is a simple irony in the fact that I chose my busiest day this week to blog). We kick off tonight a 3 Night Outreach Event called KidzMax Live. It is a fast paced 1 hr event with games, illusions, drama, our special character Max, and of course prizes and tons of candy. The most exciting part about this event however is that we will give an altar call each night for kids to make the decision to follow Jesus. How exciting is that?! And what a great way to kick off our summer. I really believe that God strategically placed this event in our year so that it will have maximum impact in our kid's lives.

Even though this blog probably won't post to Facebook until after we are done with our kickoff night tonight, would you pray with me? That this week sets the tone for the rest of our summer, and that lives are forever impacted.