Podcast: Yea! Summer is Over!|Mr. Mark's Classroom

Although the days are still hot, I smile as I watch the school bus drive by my house each morning. Summer vacation is over and school is back in session. Yea!!! It has been a terrific summer of new experiences and drama (good and bad) but now we can all settle into a routine that brings order to our lives. This is my favorite time of year! It kind of feels like a summer hangover or something (not that I know what a hangover feels like…). Over Labor Day weekend, I found myself sleeping late, waking for a meal then back to sleep in the chair for a nap until the next meal. I did accomplish a few needed tasks like mowing the lawn. I was glad the neighbors didn’t join together in the street to applaud my effort since the grass was so ridiculously high.

Here’s the good and bad of summer 2013:

Mission trip to East Asia and several children accepted Christ. (Amazing and eye-opening!)
Started my Doctorial Studies for Children’s Ministry. (I must be a nut case!)
My computer was stolen. (Still whining about stuff I lost on that machine.)
Speaking at events every week for 6 weeks- Last two weekends in Dallas. Michigan & Midland, TX Sept 13-17.
Buying Shoes and Socks like a crazy man. (Might need and intervention or some steps-Ha!)
My new children’s book at the printer. (Should be released this fall.)

There are many new things starting now:

Promotion Day kicked-off with 435 kids. (Wow! Need more workers!)
Still enlisting workers for Sunday Morning (Need more workers!)
Wednesday night Kicked-off (Quail Kids). We use Bible Skills, Drills and Thrills (T-shirt was printed wrong).
Church Weekday started this week (It was fun to watch parents crying while kids played.)

Checklist right now! Have you done these things yet?

Equip Classrooms
Clean out Resource Rooms
Update all class rolls and prospect lists
Finish enlisting workers (including greeters, subs and list of rescue workers)
Send publicity about Wednesday night programs
Next summer dates ready to be calendared and confirmed
New Christians Class for kids
First Grade Bible Presentation scheduled
Upwards Basketball enrollment
Faster than the Pastor 5K Run (Kids Fun Run) https://www.eco-xsports.com/register/event.php?event_id=18
Light the Night- Halloween Alternative
Order Christmas Missions Material