5:31 P.M. Thursday, May 26, 2011. At this exact time, I saw the most beautiful gift.  Following about 30 minutes of chaos, noise, stress, and nerves, the most peaceful calmness came when I saw firsthand the gift of God’s grace – faith.  Here’s what happened: You see, our church hosts an after school program called GoFriends!  It is where the buses drop off around 120 + students ages kindergarten through fifth grades.  While they are at the church, Ms. Sarah (the kid’s pastor) has a number of activities planned from devotional time, snacks, crafts, kitchen science, Lego room, to outside play. Outside play began as a beautiful spring afternoon!  After surviving the winter cold and snowy months, the kids are eager to be outside; especially since they have been at school all day.  So, a majority of the children enjoy activities from football, hula-hoops, jump-rope, four square, to sidewalk chalk.  You remember the days on the playground, right?  Well, this is actually the … [Read more...]