Good morning, ladies! I always look forward to sitting down on Monday mornings and having a little chat with you--what a nice way to start my week! Our usual WOW schedule for the school year is nearly over, but we've got a lot planned for the summer.

Before we get to summer, however, we've got a couple things on the horizon. This Thursday at 9:30 AM is The Thursday Perk brunch. Maybe you don't usually come to Bible study on Thursdays, but you missed the Wednesday night Common Grounds last week. Or perhaps you've been thinking about coming, but have never made it. Well, just come jump in this week! Bring a brunchy-type food to share with the rest of us, and experience some good friendships and lots of laughs as we celebrate the end of our study for this year.

A WOW Movie Night is headed your way on Thursday, May 31st at Ashberry Lane. What are you in the mood for? Courageous? Or perhaps Father of the Bride 2? Or something else? Let me know what you're thinking. We'll meet here at 7 PM and start the movie by 7:20, so it shouldn't be too late of a night for you. You know the routine--bring snackies to share.

ZUMBA continues to meet at the church on Mondays and Wednesdays at 4:15 PM. There will be no class next Monday, due to the Memorial Day holiday.

And now, for what's coming up this summer! The Common Grounds ladies heard about this last week, and you Perk-ie ladies will get more details on Thursday, but it's time to share this with everyone so you can start to plan your schedules. Beginning the middle-ish of June I will be leading a study called Your Strong Suit, which is a practical look at our spiritual armor. I don't know about you, but sometimes I forget all about the incredible protection God provides for me, and I try to oppose the enemy in my own strength. When I do that, I end up with a big L in the middle of my forehead! This study has a DVD teaching segment that we will watch together, plus an optional workbook you can buy for $10. Several of you have told me you'd like to have some homework to do during the week. Well, this will provide you with that. For those of you who don't want to do the workbook, you can certainly still come to the classes and take notes and get a lot from the study. I'll be putting an order in the end of this month, so please let me know if you'd like to order the book. Several of the Common Grounds ladies signed up for it, and I'll have it with me at The Perk so you ladies can look at it and decide what you'd like to do. It is an 8-week study and something that I know will benefit all of us. Class times will be 6:30 PM on Wednesdays, and 9:30 AM on Thursdays.

SUMMER SCHEDULE FOR WOW

June
Wednesday, 13th—Common Grounds, Lesson 1
Thursday, 14th—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 1
Wednesday, 20th—Common Grounds, Lesson 2
Thursday, 21st—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 2
Wednesday, 27th—Hot Tub Party, Ashberry Lane, 7 PM

July
Thursday, 5th—PICNIC AT THE TILLAMOOK FORESTRY
CENTER. Kids are invited
Wednesday, 11th—Common Grounds, Lesson 3
Thursday, 12th—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 3
Wednesday, 18th—Common Ground, Lesson 4
Thursday, 19th—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 4
Wednesday, 25th, Common Grounds, Lesson 5
Thursday, 26th, The Thursday Perk, Lesson 5

August
Wednesday, 1st—Common Grounds, Lesson 6
Thursday, 2nd—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 6
Wednesday, 8th—Common Grounds, Lesson 7
Thursday, 9th—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 7
Wednesday, 15th—Common Grounds, Lesson 8
Thursday, 16th—The Thursday Perk, Lesson 8
Thursday, 30th—BEACH TRIP. Kids are invited

So to sum it up, after this week we won't meet until the Movie Night the end of the month. Then both studies will resume in June. The first one, on Wednesday the 13th, will meet at Ashberry Lane instead of the church, as the 8th Grade graduation party is happening at church that evening. We don't meet during the final week of June due to VBS. (Talk to Janet if you'd like to help with that!) But most of the time both the morning group and evening group will be meeting each week.

Let me leave you with this thought: