Ah, this week it was back to MetroKidz, I never thought I could miss my kids so much…I had seen them at school and even on the streets, but it’s different when it’s not MetroKidz, and they’re not banging down the door on Wednesday evenings. You know it’s a true MetroKidz, when a fourth grader is cussing out her sister, a boy gets banked with a tootsie pop and two teens boys wanna scuff in the street, ah welcome back to my sweet life!
Not many people understand how much I love this life of mine, how these kids are MY KIDS, they are my world and that well getting banked with a lollipop, getting yelled at, and pushed around while it’s not right it’s a part of life. I have made it my personal goal this year to visit every kids who’s on our attendance list at home, to attempt to meet their parents, to find out what their home life is like etc. Being a part of their lives at the school has been good, because I have seen a lot of parents, I have heard a lot of stories and I have seen these kids in “action” at school, while I don’t know everything and I know that knowing this “junk” about my kids is going to help us in the long run.
So now for a shameless plug, if you feel God tugging at your heart to impact some kids, you should check us out on a Wednesday night! You heart will melt as you’re loved by kids who don’t always know what love means! We’re always in need of volunteers and have something for everyone!
This is an exciting weekend for us, we’re building a float, yup that’s right we’re building a float! We’ve earned ourselves a spot in the Martin Luther King Day Parade, it’s going to be chilly and maybe even wet, but I am so excited for my kids to get to be a part of this. One of the teens said to me on Wednesday Night, “You know Miss Colleen, there ain’t many white people in the MLK day parade, you gunna stand out,” that’s right friend we are, and I couldn’t be more excited. This is a very prestigious parade in our city, and we’re honored to be a part of it. If you wanna come hang with us, or see our float in the parade here’s the info:
Parade
What: The city’s 10th-annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade
When: January 18, 2010, noon
Route: Begins at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Eutaw St. Proceeds south on MLK to Baltimore St.
There’s been a lot going on around MetroKidz, a lot of happiness as babies are being born, a lot of saddness as we lose two amazing families to new jobs and new homes. We just lost the Neas family an awesome family of five who became our family for the last 8 months and this week we’ll lose the Gagne family another family of five, that has been on this journey with Pastor Mike since the beginning, we pray for both of these families as they embark on new adventures and God calls them away to serve in different place, we pray that they know how much they’ve impacted our ministry and our lives.
Finally, we had our baby, his name is Drake (junior maybe), he was born on January 31, 2009 and weight 8lbs 13 oz. He’s a cute little chubby man and we just adore him. We’re praying for Sarah and Drake as they become accustom to being parents!
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