Summer Bible Study

The kids and I read through the book All We Like Sheep by Mary Glynn Peeples.  The title is taken from Isaiah 53:6.

 "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all."



From God's perspective we are all like sheep.  The book is divided into 3 parts.

• Part 1 - ten characteristics of sheep
• Sheep need full-time supervision because ...
• they are not trainable
• they are afraid to drink from running water
• they are led, not driven
• when they are on their backs they cannot right themselves
• they are not burden bearing animals
• they must be sheared at the right time in the right season
• their vision is impaired when they are not sheared
• they are defenseless
• they need his daily touch
• Part 2 - it is our nature to want our own way
• Part 3 - we need to see the provisions God has made on our behalf

The kids enjoyed the way the author divided the chapters into segments of: characteristics of sheep; a shepherd's care; characteristics of people; and the shepherd's care.  We did a little storyboard for the characteristics.

Camp 34

Micah went to church camp this past weekend.  Our church, SBC, hosts a summer camp in Prescott, AZ.  This camp is for students going into 3rd and 4th grade.  The church bulletin read:

Third and fourth graders- don't miss this best camp of the summer!  Enjoy two nights in the cool pines, delicious meals, awesome music and teaching, a speedy zip line, archery, swimming, and tons of crazy fun and games.

Micah bunked with 2 of his friends - Kirk Shumard & Josh Zakaras.  His group leader was a dad named Tyler, and his son was also in their cabin.  The group leader had his camera and Micah had his camera.  Here are some of their photos to capture the weekend.

Homeschool Day - AZ Science Center

Today was Homeschool Day at the Arizona Science Center.  We went and saw two other families from our co-op Eastside Explorers.  Matt had recently purchased a Groupon voucher for a 1-year membership for 4 people.  We were able to redeem our voucher and also get our membership today.
We had a good time and are looking forward to more visits through the next 12 months.
Both kids laid on a bed of nails today!