The Shield Parade!

From the smallest to the tallest.......The Word Alive Academy stared its year by boldly marching throughout our Campus carrying personalized Shields.

This week each child created a shield that displayed their name and the many things that make them unique and special .

The Staff greeted the children with cheering and applause.......

For me, as I look over these pictures I am reminded that God made us each so unique, with our own talents and gifts specially designed to benefit the "kingdom". A kingdom needs defending and as I looked at each child's own shield I was struck with the fact that our shield of faith is also specially designed for each of us....but all of us can say with confidence that ...no weapon formed against us shall prosper!

The "Shield" Parade continued....

The Principal Photo

The adjustments have been challenging.....change is over rated! I think the excitement of change gets quickly swallowed up by the stress of new and the loss of comfortable.I think those two comments are the surround sound to change.
This weekend I have been attempting to get a half way decent photo to have posted on the Academy website. The photo that will change my title and be the official Principal Photograph.
I had this thought as I posted the picture...it's simple but....I realized it's me....the same person, with the same desire to be in the place that God has ordained doing what He has planned for me to do....it was a peaceful contemplation.
There will always be change, some big, some small , some chosen and some thrust upon us.......but there is peace in purpose and hope in the calling God places in our hearts. I only have one desire and all of my hope rests in this ...I follow Jesus .

Atlanta Aquarium Photo of the day!

Andreah was chosen as a "Guinea pig" to get up and sit in this big bubble.......and I have this TERRRIFIC series of shots because a shark actually swam in....is that not COOL!

Pictures can't grasp the size...

This was amazing........I believe they said this tank was 8 million gallons and this Plexiglas wall is two feet thick....

Hopefully the divers will put into perspective the size of these fish......the grouper above the diver is really very huge BUT tiny by comparison to the two thousand pound whale shark pictured below....The interesting fact is, the divers out of all these fish are most "afraid" of the grouper...it is the most aggressive!

I believe these grouper like to have photos taken!!!!

Really quite breath taking.....

Yes I was there......thought I should let you know.......

The Atlanta Aquarium

Andreah crawled into every tank or pen she could........joining fish and peguins :)