Chosen Youth Conference 2009-Gaylord, MI
It’s amazing how quickly time goes by when you’re having fun! We just wrapped up another weekend at the Chosen Youth Conference. If you don’t know, I’m a coordinator for the conference, meaning I help with some of the planning and organization. My official title is Production Office Manager which basically means I am in [...]
Chosen Youth Conference 2009-Livin’ the Dream
October 26, 2009 by Mary
Filed under Faith, Featured Content, Youth
I am a youth leader, and also a coordinator for the Chosen Youth Conference. The reason I am so involved in youth ministry is because I desperately want to see this generation make the best choices for their lives, be as successful as they possibly can be and to help them avoid making some of [...]
Weekend Retreat on Burt Lake
This weekend, Jeff and I were amazingly blessed to be able to stay at a beautiful lake house on Burt Lake in Indian River. A couple in our church owns the lake house and has allowed us to use it in the past for youth retreats and for other church work related stuff.
Last year we [...]
The Real Me
My good friend, Tishia, recently posted a blog entitled “Who Am I” and in it she talks about not knowing who she really is. Sure, she’s a mom, she’s a Christian, she’s a work at home mom, but those don’t really describe who she is. I think many of us struggle with knowing who we [...]
The Chosen Youth Conference-Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
This past weekend I had the awesome priviledge of volunteering at the Chosen Youth Conference in Sault Ste. Mario, Ontario Canada. This is the first time we’ve taken Chosen on the road and the 4th conference we’ve put on. The theme of this conference was the Remnant~teaching our youth what it means to be God’s [...]
Daughter’s Prom 2009
My dd-16 is a Junior this year and just attended her first Prom. She looked gorgeous! It’s amazing how grown up she looks in these pics. Her boyfriend, Evan, looks very handsome and he took very good care of her and had her home by 11:30. Here are the photos I took before they left.
Make [...]
Senior Prom 2009
May 2, 2009 by Mary
Filed under Featured Content, Youth
Make a Smilebox scrapbook
My son Kaleb is at his Senior Prom as I type this. As you can see from the photos, he and his girlfriend look very nice! I can’t believe how grown up he looks in his tux!
Earlier today I was working on some graduation announcements to email to relatives who live far [...]
