Let Freedom Ring!

Ahh, the 4th of July! The perfect time to consider what an awesome country we live in! I hope you thought a bit about just what a miracle America is, while you were eating hot dogs off the grill and watching fireworks.

I was up at the cottage preparing for Cousin Camp. We've got a really nice beach for the bigger kids, and a little beach area for the little kids. The fire ring is all cleaned out, we've got plenty of wood, and Uncle Ken and I are prepping the boats so we've got lots of transportation on the water. It is going to be FANTASTIC!

Do you know who the apostle Paul is? He was a great Christian who didn't believe that Jesus was God until he got blinded by a bright light on the road to Damascus and heard Jesus speak to him from heaven. That helped him become a believer pretty quick! Once he became a Christian, Paul started a lot of churches and traveled all around the world. While he was traveling, he wrote letters to the churches to encourage the people and teach them how to be good Christians. In fact, his letters are a big part of the Bible. And in his letters, he wrote prayers! He was an excellent pray-er, and he told the people what he was praying for them. I think that is such a great idea, I'm going to do the same thing. I'm going to pray for all of you and tell you what I'm praying - like Paul did.

Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for all the people whom we love and that love us - these are the people who look forward to Cousin Camp and make it so fun. I ask that your Spirit be with us every day and every night, so that we can grow in love for each other and love for You. Amen!


We are going to have a great time! A blessed time! And I have a special request for every cousin: When you say your prayers each night, ask God to bless our time at Cousin Camp, and all the people who come to stay or just to visit. And if you feel like it, you can leave a comment and tell us what you're praying for-just like the apostle Paul did.

Love,
Aunt Shannon