August

August started off rather rainy and then turned very hot. I prefer cooler weather, but even I had quite enough of the rain this summer!

In August I went to church camp for the first time ever. I had friends going just for Wednesday, so I was there for the afternoon/evening. It was a wet day, of course! I spent the time going from camper to camper, visiting with friends. One dad was baking cookies in his trailer, so I joined them for cookies and coffee. I also had a standing invitation to join another family for dinner and enjoyed time with them. It was talent show evening and I enjoyed watching kids and families (and a couple adults) perform. It was okay; I may go back one day.

I had dinner with friends one day. I'm pretty sure the mom of the family has "feed people" as her love language! She fed us and then fed us more and then sent the leftovers home with us to enjoy the next day. It was good food and good company and a lot of laughter and fun.

Sunday School registration happened a couple weeks ago. It was insane. We ended up with 114 students attending and 10 still on the waitlist. We're having a new class this year, held in the nursery. I'm still sorting that out and preparing for the start in about 3 weeks.

August ended with a wedding. My friend's daughter -- and one of my students from junior church -- is now married. The wedding was lovely and the bride was beautiful. That was the 4th church wedding of the summer (and there were 2 engagements), so I guess we're in that season now. All the children I taught long ago are getting married and starting families. Soon enough I'll be teaching the next generation.

It was a good month. And now we're just into September and life is starting up full tilt again.