Saturday, June 11, 2011

May 2011

How about a little Broadway!? Introducing these musicals to the kiddos was FANTASTIC! I have a ton of little people singing Broadway tunes up and down the school hallways! BOOYA!

The guy on the wall is George M. Cohan
(Give My Regards to Broadway, etc.).
Cohan and RENT - over a century of wonderful music!

And that's only the stage part - there were kids on both
sides on flipforms - 93 singing peeps in all! Crazy amazing!

You KNOW Lucille had to be a part of the concert...and Connor added a pic of his family, a strange dog and IronMan to the mix. My job ROCKS!

Had to include the acrostic poem the 6th grade boys created for me. My kids are stinkin' hilarious. Here are THEIR words, explaining the poem: (1) It's a K in MUSIKY because that's just cooler. (2) The 3rd word begins with an "S". :) (3) They don't really know what LUSHISH means (we're going to go with exuberant, thank you) but it sounded perfect.

Miss Emma and I hung out on the playground at Sky Ridge while her NEW SISTER, Madeline, was resting with her mama upstairs. New baby! Woohoo!

Okay....what!? A week later, and I am able to
build a snowman on the roof of my car.
Colorado, you're nuts.

Indeed.

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
And yes, that's AM.

Colfax Marathon Relay Team AND our Faithful Soles cross!

Sarah and I at the starting line.
(We had the first leg so we could finish
AND get back to church in time. We're nuts.)

Andrea and Stacie at the finish line!
Our Whole Team: Sarah/Brenda, Michelle/Art,
Lindsey/Stan, Amy/Mark, Andrea/Stacie.)

LATER that day, the annual Carnival was happening. A bit cold to have the fun games outside, so we moved them into the oh-so-accoustically-painful Fellowship Hall. Kids had fun, so we're good!

Love the look on Joni's face. She's warming up to
nail the latest victim in the Water Balloon Smash. Brrrrr.

Jess, the Intern, taking one for the team.
She had to have been sooooo cold!

Relay Team. Carnival. Annual Meeting. WHEW!

Castle Rock looks like it's about to explode!

Can we say 2010-11 Yearbooks!? BOOYA!

I'm loving these First Communion photos.
Miss Abbey on her special day.

May 27th is never an easy day, and this year was especially tough.
It was a blessing to wake that morning and read this verse.

April 2011

Sue Ann (standing), Ruth Ann, Sarah, Bren
HOPE (Helping Orphans by Providing Essentials)
Can we say ALPACA!?
Parking lot. Castle Rock. WEIRD.

Lent 2011 was focused and faith-filled.

Easter Vigil 2011

Dental essentials for the people of Denver.

Easter basket items for Inner City Health-Denver.

RTG, Bren, Ruth Ann, Sarah
Baskets holding collections for God's Global Barnyard.

Christmas Poinsettia....Easter Lily!

Easter 2011

March 2011



Teaching choreography to the choir kiddos at school: I wrote "R" and "L" on my hands....but grabbed the wrong marker! OY! The Sharpie did NOT wash off as fast as I had hoped...

OPERATION: Stapler in JELLO.
Sarah kept saying she could never find her stapler at work...

...and I just couldn't resist the temptation to try the scene from "Office Space" where the guy takes the other guy's stapler and returns it. In JELLO. :)

MISSION: ACCOMPLISHED!

Annual Talent Show at Bethany - what a bunch of characters!

Sawyer ROCKS!

Nothing like jamming with the church organist!

Heavenly pathway.

All I asked for was that the power would remain ON
while I finished up the yearbook. Really!? I mean, really!??!

A little trek through the Colorado mountains.

.peace.

.and.

.quiet.

February 2011


Better late than never, right!?
Here goes!

Cookies from mama! 32 years worth of YUM!

Elementary children are FULLLLLL of love!
(I can explain the $1...really....)

BEAUTY!

Thin Mints and a sharp knife. I'm good. :)

Ok, Thin Mints, a sharp knife, expanding animals
in capsules AND my friends. Now I'm good!

The Birthday Bunch at Chili's

Soup for the Soul with the Spronks

Check out the (gasp) jewelry torso!
Caused quite a stir!

Judi at her booth

Stacie and Sundee, with their behind-the-scenes
contains-all-the-details Green Notebooks.

RTG and Schubert

Sarah, Bren, Stacie - a caring evening for those dedicated
to quality hospice care. Check out more details HERE.

My camera rocks!

Goodnight, Moon!

Goodnight, Emma! Love seeing this
little one in the rear-view mirror!

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Be the Blessing Videos

BOOYA! Here are two videos (made by our tech guru, Laura!)
that captured what we did on May 22, 2011. SO much fun.
Two different versions. One amazing day!


Here's the 90 second one we're trying to vote on at LivingLutheran.com (click here to vote!)


Here's the longer one - action packed!

Avenues of Hope

What's that? You're working on ANOTHER blog, Brenda Lynn?!? Why yes, yes I am! :) Be the Blessing was AWESOME - I posted lots of pics on our church website (click here) and lots of amazing feedback from people, too (click here).

I WILL post happy pics of my life soon...in the mean time, check out our Hunger Relief Blog that we launched TODAY, June 1st!


Avenues of Hope: 9.10.11
hope91011.blogspot.com


Saturday, May 21, 2011

Be the Blessing

The day has finally arrived! Members, friends, and families of
Bethany Lutheran Church are going to be unleashed in Denver to
Be the Blessing to many! Check it out by clicking HERE!

Friday, May 20, 2011

A Way for the Soul to Burst Out

I've been waiting all week to see this rainbow.
Rain, snow, sleet, wind, slush....and now the color.

A kind note from my dear Abby.
I'll say it out loud: I will really miss this group of 6th graders.
These peeps are funny, charismatic and full of good humor.

"...a way for the soul to burst out.." writes Abby.
Agreed.

The Sound of Moosic

Bless my children for having a sense of humor.
And encouraging me to keep mine.
2. more. teaching. days.