Wednesday, Must Be Aunt Opal's Banana-Cream Chili Pie in the Oven

Quite a day at the farm, when TC and Annie find themselves getting anxious about the upcoming fair. Uncle Zeke and Aunt Opal teach them a lesson about today's fruit of the Spirit, peace.


For the Bible story, we looked at the words of Jesus about why we are anxious (from Matthew 6). Then we did what Jesus told us to do, to consider the lily. Bob and Love Seawright allowed me to go over and pick blossoms for each child to examine and take home. If you've not been to Seawright Gardens (on Route 225, close to the center of Carlisle) this is a great time to see the fields in bloom. And, don't miss the hosta gardens. Anyway, I had read somewhere that the sign for "peace" in American Sign Language means "to become settled," which fits well with some of the Bible use of that word. And the more we learn about God and learn how strong He is and how wise He is, the more we are able to trust Him, instead of putting our trust in things that don't last. And then to realize, in what some theologian somewhere referred to as "the wastefulness of creation", how God has lavished all this spectacular beauty on what only lasts a day. How much more has He done for us!


Here we are finishing up our muppets, turning them inside out, stuffing the arms. Although without eyes, yet, they're already starting to "come alive."




Notice Mitchell above dressed, as were all his group (Lilly Bob's idea, 'twas), as a scare crow.
And below, the younger kids work on the shade hats they are making:



Look at the fun the K-2 kids are having as Peaches leads them in group games:

Here, Mitchell and I valiantly (I stress "valiantly") are in the process of losing a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. It wasn't even close.


Several of us played the almost impossible role of Smaug the dragon protecting his diamonds (encased, for convenience, in a tennis ball). Jake shows fine technique below:

Here they are, the 5th-6th graders dressed for the day as scarecrows.

At the end of the day, I lead some of the 5th and 6th graders in playing handbells as Ray Cyrus Billy plays guitar and the rest of the kids and staff sing "Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God."

And, oh yum, nothing like "dert" fer a snack . . .