Yogi's Pic-ah-nick Basket!

 Actually Yogi Bear would have loved all
the goodies at our church outing yesterday!
  Our 'pick-ah-nick' baskets were filled
with a lot of treats...most of them home
made!
  For the last couple of years we've moved
one Sunday service in August to Moyer's
Grove to combine a day of worship with
a day of fellowship..... surrounded by the
natural beauty God provides.
  We begin with a service and, thanks
to the quick thinking of our pastor, we
were able to get it in in spite of a minor
challenge.
  They say 'where there's smoke, there's
fire!'  But one of the two grills fired up for
the day's cookout showed no signs of
fire. It did produce plenty of smoke
which immediately drifted into the
covered pavilion where our service was
being held.
  The pastor put an 'Amen on his own
back burner for a moment as he helped
answer our prayers that the grill be
moved somewhere down wind!
  We all had plenty of reason to give
thanks!
   It's fun to watch our church family at
play or, in many cases, at rest!
   Some of the men took to the Horse shoe
Court. Unfortunately because of Saturday's
heavy rain a 'ringer' netted more than just
a few points. You didn't need a score
card to tell the players. They were
easily identified by the mud splattered
on their shirts and shorts!
   I've never been big on horseshoes.
   I don't think I could lift the horse!
   Folks generally kept the kids away
from the mud. They didn't need it. They
had water balloons! And what better
way to show 'brotherly love' than by
soaking your buddy with a direct hit!
   There was swimming, games that
involved the immersion of young faces
into marshmallows, and other activities
like miniature golf. No 'Tiger Woods'
here! Just kids enjoying a form of the
game that is truly all about having
fun.
   Some folks just enjoyed the day
by simply sitting down and spending
time with people they usually only
see for two to three minutes coming
to or going from church each week.
   And, after all, if you're going to
'love thy neighbor' it helps to know
him...or her!
   Hope you're spending time with
your family, friends, and neighbors
and that all your NEWS is good!