Summer Ends With A Bang.....or a fang!

We have had a wonderful Summer that will not soon be forgotten!  VBS reminded us that God gives us the power to do the right thing!  Camp brought fresh commitments that have shown lasting results.  I had the privilege of baptizing five young people after camp. "IN, Not Of" was not just a camp theme, it is God's call on our lives!  I enjoyed some needed time off with my family in Florida.  The Summer ended with me walking to turn off a small water sprinkler that I had placed on one of the many parched places in my yard.  With little water around, a near by snake decided that my dripping water hose was the perfect opportunity to get a refreshing drink.  Little did that snake know what a ride it was in for when it slithered between my bare foot and the inside of my sandel.  After stomping around like someone trying to summon rain through a strange ritual I found that I had been bitten on the end of a toe.  I must have slung that snake into the next county because I haven't seen it since.  As I was stomping around I saw enough of the snake to be 99% sure that it was a garter snake.  Never let anyone tell you "they wont hurt ya".  The bite may not be venemous enough to hurt, but the bite itself is no picnic!  Stay cool and trust God to keep you from that old serpent whose bite is indeed poisonous!