Wednesday, June 22, 2011

You know you are having a successful VBS when:

1) Your 3 year old expresses his or her ability to spell J-E-S-U-S on the ride home. Of course, it will probably start out with something like: “Give me a J! Give me a J! Give me a J! [undecipherable humming and mumbling] Give me an E! Give me an E! Give me an E!....” The shaking of the head and simulated dance moves while strapped in the car seat are obviously optional….



2) Its day three and workers are still showing up at 7am when VBS doesn’t really start until 8:30.



3) You had to run to the store for MORE water balloons.



4) The word “pyrotechnic” came up in conversation, and no one looked surprised.



5) There was a brief discussion about the possibility of getting a jetski on stage. And again, no one looked surprised….



6) Your 9 year old sleeps in his “next day clothes” so he doesn’t have to “waste time” getting ready to go to VBS.



7) Spouses stop by the church building for seemingly random tasks, and “have to” check the quality controls in place for the food dispositioned for the staff.



8) The youth minister puts in 20 plus votes for his pick on The Voice© backstage before performing the skit for the morning, and then brags about it on Twitter©, while referencing his church and the hash tag #vbs. OK, so that one may be a little random, but it still sounded cool!



9) Its day three and the college students are still showing up.



10) Your smoking hot wife who just happens to be in charge hasn’t lost her marbles yet. Figuratively and LITERALLY.

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