  I thought about titling this " Everything I needed to know I learned at VBS"  but I thought " how trite,  and cliche" nbsp;  Not that it& nbsp;  matters a bit,  but that's still what we are going to talk about today boys and girls.
 Tonight wraps up&
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a fun filled week of VBS at good ole FUMC in Millbrook,  and what a week it was.  The theme for the week ( and consequently every other VBS in the world)  was Lava Lava Island " where Jesus' love flows"  I don't know if the nice people at Group Publishing spent much time in science class,
 but that would lead a thinking man such as myself to also believe that " Jesus' love burns through all things and leaves a molten path of destruction in it's wake"  but surely that can't be right.  As director of all of the Lava Lava Games this week I had plenty of opportunities to make various and asundry observations.  So,  in the spirit of the post before this one,  I have a small list of my observations for you.  &
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 a)  For an elementary aged child,  a finger up the nose creates the same sense of invisibilty that adults get in the car when they do the same thing ( we ALL see you)  b)  In the minds of jr.  high aged " helpers"  the words " let's finish this last game and then you can have a waterfight"
 actually translates into " let's pour this entire bucket of water on someone in the youth building RIGHT NOW"  c)  During singing time the kids have a sixth sense ability to lower their incredibly loud singing at the exact moment as the sound guy when he tries to cut out the music to see how loud they are actually singing ( they must have all seen Spiderman 2 many times and acquired that there spidersense)  d)  No you&
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CANNOT make it through a week of VBS without someone puking on the floor right outside MY OFFICE e)  Yes you can get a 6 inch piece of duct tape completely embedded in the hair of the innocent young 5 year old sitting next to you f)  You can also tell the kids who will be artsy or opium addicts later in life as they are the ones who hear all the directions to the games,  ask a clarifying question about them,  and when the game begins they run around the entire gym in a circle until they fall down g)
 When you walk through wal- mart/ drive in your car with 30 of those foam pool noodles,  people give you lots of strange looks and ask lots of dumb questions ( Do you work at the YMCA?  or " You gonna do some swimming later?  i'm not sure that last one wasn't a pick up line)  h)  You can make up a lot of games based on natural disasters ( volcanic eruptions,  hurricanes,  etc.  and apparently get paid money for it too ( well played you Group VBS writers you)
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 Well I'm sure you get the point.  I am now opening up the floor for some new VBS material themes and ideas that we can start working on for next year and corner the market on elementary christian madness ( Lane I feel a t- shirt tie in)  Who's with me?
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 Side note:  As I'm typing this post I notice at the bottom where I can change the time and date to reflect that of my choosing.  As my old friend Steve Boston used to say " I'm shocked yet mildly excited"  I knew that my day in the time traveling&
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 universe was coming soon,  but somehow I expected it would be a bit more glamorous.
 I mean there's no DeLorean,  no magical Phone Booth with George Carlin inside,  but it's time travel none- the- less.  H. G.  Wells would be pleased.  So I'm really outta here this time,  but I think I'm gonna try yesterday again.
