A Good Friend is a Rare Treasure

                                    Do You Have Good Friends?

I mean, really good friends!  I think a good friend is like a Life raft. 

They will help when you are stressed.

My Grandma says, to have a friend, I must be a friend

I  Helped Alexa Bake a Cake

I like to cook and bake with my friends.
A lot of my friends are girls... From church.
We have a lot more girls than boys there, but that is O.K.

Being a friend sometimes means letting others do stuff I
really wanted to do

I let Alexa ice the cake, because she never had iced a cake before.

Her mom doesn't let her do that. 

It turned out yummy

Friends help each other: 

We planted flowers at a Nursing Home, and 

my friends helped me by telling me where to dig the holes
it was so hot and fun at the same time

May  3rd 2015 we planted flowers at the patio at the Nursing home.

My friends and I showed TEAMWORK!

 Let no one seek his own good, 

but that of his neighbor.

-I Cor. 10:24

It was pretty hot, but the flowers were so
colorful and the old people loved it,
so sweating so much was not so bad.

All of the Youth came and helped out

Even little Garret worked in the Garden

We got it all cleaned up after making a big mess

Mrs. Evans and Miss Too Ha are
hard workers 

It was hard work, but worth it! 

Afterward, we had Luncheon with 2 church friends and we visited and played 

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron, 
one man sharpens another.

Source: heartlight.org

Becoming a Leader: Treasuring the Journey

     This month my projects are 

Banner, 

Poster, 

and 

Know the Books.  

It took a bit of work to do my poster because I 
wanted it to be very good.

 I decided to speed things up so I can take some time off in December from all the Projects, so I am doing 3 projects instead of my goal of just 2 a month.  

 It's kind of fun, if you really think about it.  Sometimes it takes up a lot of time, but in summer, there is tons of time anyways, so it's all good.  

Here I am studying my Know the Books.
It has taken me 3 weeks, but I almost have them down!

And my POSTER: 

I am busy getting my poster ready

Art is one of my talents, and favorite things.  I am glad there are so many events that have Art as the focus in L2L.  

Putting the finishing touches on my Poster

I had to research, cut, draw, glue, and tape to
get it right. 

Then I outlined everything in Black

I had some gumdrops
to get me through it.
I chewed them up and blew bubbles
while I worked. 

My dad said he hoped the Dentist would not mind my technique to stay "FOCUSED."  

Don't worry, I will brush my teeth extra good tonight!!

Discovering the Treasure Worth Everything

     Today we took all the summer decorations down in and out of the house.  It was a lot of work, because we put out dozens of Flags and Red, White and Blue stuff for the Summer Months.  My parents are VERY Patriotic! 

After that, I worked on my Audio Presentation for L2L. 

I have to do (finish) 2 projects each month, or I will NEVER get everything done in time to turn them in.  It is really not that hard. L2L is helping me to learn that I can push myself and do even more than I thought!   The audio only took about 1 hour total time to make.  I wrote some of it yesterday and just finished editing today.  

My mom and I recorded it.  That's what takes so long.  You have to speak clearly and there can be no noise in the background.  I had to repeat my Audio Recording about 21 times, but FINALLY it was good. 

I am putting the words down here below to show you how little words are actually fitting into 30 seconds of time.  Anyone can do this event.  It is the easiest one I have done so far.  My dad says that next year, he wants me to challenge EVERY kid in our L2L to do the Audio Event.  He says he wants me to Teach them how to do it.   I think it is a great idea!   Everyone should enter this event.  It is no trouble and fun! 

Here are the actual words to my Audio, you can hear it on the Links on this Web site on the Home Page if you want to. 

"More joy.

More adventure.

More purpose.

More is something we all want.

What if the only way to find more is give Jesus all that you have?

Discover the Treasure worth everything.

Jesus has everything you need.

Matthew 6:21 says, 

'For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.'

How about you, do you know Jesus?"

Here is my Audio Presentation for the 2016 Competition