Back to School Beach Party

Summer is one of the greatest things God created and I'll tell you why. There's no school. There's the beach. There's hanging out with friends. There's staying up late and eating Twizzlers for breakfast. But while there are many great things that can be enjoyed during the summer, there comes a time when summer changes, it's a time when notebooks and rulers go on sale at Wal-Mart and people stop planning beach days and then people start asking you the foreboding question: "So, when do you start school?"

Yes, friends, I started school today. I know a lot of you are starting school today and I just wanted to encourage you. I know I've struggled a lot with not working on school as hard as I should be (I still do) but now I try to think of 1 Corinthians 10:31: 'So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.' This year, I'm ready to do hard things and work hard on my school and not settle for 'just okay.' We can glorify God with our school by not complaining about it, getting it done on time and not procrastinating, doing your work carefully, and starting every school day with praying and reading God's Word. :)

So, we had a Back to School Beach Party last Friday. Here are some pics:

-Lyssa