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Where to find amazing costume inspiration for your drama ministry

Can you tell that I'm currently working on Children's Church Christmas Musical already?   It's August and yes, I've already picked out this year's musical and I am beginning to start my planning.  I thought that I'd share how I plan for our Children's Church dramas and musicals.  These ideas would work for any drama or musical whether it's for a kids drama or adult drama.  I hope that my tips help!  Today I thought I'd share where I get my inspiration for costumes, hair, and makeup from.  These are very important to help convey not only the imagery and give more detail about characters but it also helps to convey the message of your drama.  I'll have another post coming soon all about that, ... read more

How to choose the perfect Kids Christmas Musical for your church

It's that time of the year again!  Yes, I know it's still July but for me, that's when I start planning for this year's kids Christmas musical for our church.  You might think that's really early and bit a crazy and it kinda is, but I have a system and it works.  It also keeps me from picking out something in a rush that may not be the best for our children's drama ministry.  Drama ministry is my passion.  I love it!  There is nothing like the feeling that somehow God used a drama to change someone's life or touch their heart.  And yes, kids dramas/musicals can be the most powerful.  So, how do you pick out the right one for your church? I'm going to try to put what I've learned from being ... read more

A Very Scary Thing After To Me After My Workout

So I had the weirdest thing happen to me after I worked out on Monday.  You'll have to let me know if it's happened to you too.  It's crazy!  So here's what happened...  I am now nine months out from surgery and I've finally been released to do pretty much whatever I want and I have been dying to get in a real cardio workout where I sweat, really sweat.  A friend of mine and her daughter met me at the gym on Monday.  We did about 30 minutes on the treadmill, mine was set at a speed of 3.5, which is a good pace for a walk with a little incline.  I'm getting over a shin splint so I can't jog yet.  I hate those things! Anyway, we moved on to our ab workout!  Her daughter and I did the Power ... read more

Knee Surgery Update Time!

I can't believe it's been eight, almost nine months since my double knee arthroscopy!  What a difference!  I just had my checkup with my orthopedist and thought I'd give an update for anyone that's interested or may be having the same surgery.  To recap, I had a torn lateral meniscus tear and a patella tear in my left knee along with some arthritis cleaned up and a fat cap removed.  My right knee just had arthritis cleaned up and also had a fat cap removed.  Sounds like fun right?  Could have been so much worse! At eight months out, I'm not completely released from the doctor yet but most people are.  I'll tell you why later.  At this point in the recovery, I am doing great!  I can pretty ... read more

Great Ideas for Field Trips

One of my favorite things and my kids' favorite things about homeschooling was all of the great opportunities for field trips.  We were in a large homeschool group and were divided into groups like preschool, elementary, middle and high school.  At one time, I had kids in three of the four groups for a few years and each group had their own field trips each month.  That meant 3 field trips a month!  That was fun!  I miss those days.  This list is by no way the only places to go for field trips.  It's just a jumping off point for you.   If you think some places may be too old for your group, don't hesitate to ask if they can modify it for younger groups.  The same goes for older kids.  Lots ... read more

What is the best day to weigh yourself?

I don't know about you, but I have been stepping on the scales on Mondays for years and it's almost always disappointing.  Nothing like starting your week with a setback and a cry.  But who says we have to weight in on Mondays?  My Fitbit for one!  It reminds me every Monday morning to go and step on the beast.  But could there be a better day to weigh-in?  What if I weighed in every day? I mean, I do like starting my weeks off organized and with some form of routine.  It is really easy to remember to weigh-in on Mondays.  The problem is that no matter how great I've done all week with working out and eating, that is not what the scales say on most Mondays.  Most of the time I'm just ... read more

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