Building Websites is NOT for Sissies!

As I am gearing up for the summer program, I have been working on various promotion tasks for the summer camps. One thing that I have desired is to complete is a website that enables parents to register online. I think that it will make the registration process so much easier.

Well, big bad Bonnie decided that since she took a web design class in HIGH SCHOOL that she could build such a basic web page and it would be easy as ABC. I am hear to say YEAH RIGHT! I downloaded my free trial of dreamweaver. I opened it up thinking that I could get it done throughout my day. Well to my surprise dreamweaver was a completely new language that Bonnie Kathryn Hunter did not speak! I have much more respect for web designers now!

The website task has not been completed, but I have full faith that the Lord will point me in the right direction of the person that can help me create a professional looking website that will enable hundreds of parents to enroll their child into summer camp.

Yes you read me right... I said hundreds. As the date gets closer to the time where we will open the first summer camp week, I am getting knots of nervousness in my stomach. I have been praying that we will average at least a hundred or more campers per week. I know that God will send the right children and the right amount of interns to meet our budget needs.

Things I am praying for: Website, Parents of summer Campers, summer campers, Family of Opal McWhorter, Peter and Jessica Cooke, My family, friends, and students, Raleigh Road Baptist Church.

Love,

Bonnie Kathryn

Day 3

Building Websites is NOT for Sissies!

As I am gearing up for the summer program, I have been working on various promotion tasks for the summer camps. One thing that I have desired is to complete is a website that enables parents to register online. I think that it will make the registration process so much easier.

Well, big bad Bonnie decided that since she took a web design class in HIGH SCHOOL that she could build such a basic web page and it would be easy as ABC. I am hear to say YEAH RIGHT! I downloaded my free trial of dreamweaver. I opened it up thinking that I could get it done throughout my day. Well to my surprise dreamweaver was a completely new language that Bonnie Kathryn Hunter did not speak! I have much more respect for web designers now!

The website task has not been completed, but I have full faith that the Lord will point me in the right direction of the person that can help me create a professional looking website that will enable hundreds of parents to enroll their child into summer camp.

Yes you read me right... I said hundreds. As the date gets closer to the time where we will open the first summer camp week, I am getting knots of nervousness in my stomach. I have been praying that we will average at least a hundred or more campers per week. I know that God will send the right children and the right amount of interns to meet our budget needs.

Things I am praying for: Website, Parents of summer Campers, summer campers, Family of Opal McWhorter, Peter and Jessica Cooke, My family, friends, and students, Raleigh Road Baptist Church.

Love,

Bonnie Kathryn

Day 3

Back to School for the Kiddos and Me!

Today was our first day back to school from Christmas break. It felt good to get back to somewhat of a routine. However, since school was cancelled two days before our break due to an early snowfall the kids are making up exams the next two days. This means that I had 7th grade from lunch time until the 3:00 bell. It was certainly different having them all afternoon rather than the usual 50 minute class period. Tomorrow...8th grade.

Aftercare was a slim day with kids. They are learning the new organization system for their games. Yesterday on the teacher workday I labeled where each toy went. I dared them to mess anything up today! They did well. The kids seemed to proud that their shelves were organized and everything had a place.

I came home with a bit of a stomach ache today. Tonight I have been relaxing watching a chick flick classic "Fools Rush In". :-)

Thanks be to God: Mom called and said that Daddy was driving his tractor home from the hay field. Mom followed in the car and noticed that Daddy seemed to be wobbling. She said that at one point she thought that he was about to drive the tractor off into a steep ditch. Daddy admitted he thought the tractor was going to go into the ditch as well. When they arrived at home Daddy noticed a bolt (or something) that holds the front tires on was broken. Oh man! If that front tire had come off the tractor... Praise God it didn't and Daddy is safe!

Things I am praying for today: Praise Daddy is Safe, Raleigh Road BC, Women's Bible study at church, presentation of the summer camp schedule to the public....praying for a strong response! I found out one of my college friends' 5 year old little girl passed away (Elizabeth Cooke) Peter and Jessica Cooke, My students, Family, and Friends.

Day 2

Love Ya!

Bonnie Kathryn

Back to School for the Kiddos and Me!

Today was our first day back to school from Christmas break. It felt good to get back to somewhat of a routine. However, since school was cancelled two days before our break due to an early snowfall the kids are making up exams the next two days. This means that I had 7th grade from lunch time until the 3:00 bell. It was certainly different having them all afternoon rather than the usual 50 minute class period. Tomorrow...8th grade.

Aftercare was a slim day with kids. They are learning the new organization system for their games. Yesterday on the teacher workday I labeled where each toy went. I dared them to mess anything up today! They did well. The kids seemed to proud that their shelves were organized and everything had a place.

I came home with a bit of a stomach ache today. Tonight I have been relaxing watching a chick flick classic "Fools Rush In". :-)

Thanks be to God: Mom called and said that Daddy was driving his tractor home from the hay field. Mom followed in the car and noticed that Daddy seemed to be wobbling. She said that at one point she thought that he was about to drive the tractor off into a steep ditch. Daddy admitted he thought the tractor was going to go into the ditch as well. When they arrived at home Daddy noticed a bolt (or something) that holds the front tires on was broken. Oh man! If that front tire had come off the tractor... Praise God it didn't and Daddy is safe!

Things I am praying for today: Praise Daddy is Safe, Raleigh Road BC, Women's Bible study at church, presentation of the summer camp schedule to the public....praying for a strong response! I found out one of my college friends' 5 year old little girl passed away (Elizabeth Cooke) Peter and Jessica Cooke, My students, Family, and Friends.

Day 2

Love Ya!

Bonnie Kathryn

To Blog or Not to Blog?

This past week during our Sunday night church, Pastor Brett encouraged us to remember stones of remembrance in our life that displayed God's faithfulness to us throughout the course of 2010. Embrace Internship, Graduation, Move to NC, and my 1st "real" career, are a few of my stones of remembrance that display God's goodness and faithfulness in my life.

In the past I have enjoyed blogging. I miss expressing my thoughts through forms of writing. One thing that I love about blogging is the journal of your life that you create.

Hence the challenge.... dare I make this public?

I, Bonnie Kathryn Hunter, will blog/journal once a day for a year. Yes, it is a big challenge. However, my blog/journal entries will not be long. Most of them will probably be mundane and dull to the average reader. In fact, I can place a bet now that my Mom will probably be the only one to read them. :-) Love ya Mom!

So.... Why am I doing this? Simply put.... Stones of Remembrance.

The goal: to remember and record God's daily faithfulness in my life.

The result: a grateful heart along with a journal that only a mother could love. :-)

Challenge Accepted!

Love,

Bonnie

Day 1

I’m Posting every day in 2011!

I’ve decided I want to blog more. Rather than just thinking about doing it, I’m starting right now.  I will be posting on this blog once a day / once a week for all of 2011.

I know it won’t be easy, but it might be fun, inspiring, awesome and wonderful. Therefore I’m promising to make use of The DailyPost, and the community of other bloggers with similiar goals, to help me along the way, including asking for help when I need it and encouraging others when I can.

If you already read my blog, I hope you’ll encourage me with comments and likes, and good will along the way

To Blog or Not to Blog?

This past week during our Sunday night church, Pastor Brett encouraged us to remember stones of remembrance in our life that displayed God's faithfulness to us throughout the course of 2010. Embrace Internship, Graduation, Move to NC, and my 1st "real" career, are a few of my stones of remembrance that display God's goodness and faithfulness in my life.

In the past I have enjoyed blogging. I miss expressing my thoughts through forms of writing. One thing that I love about blogging is the journal of your life that you create.

Hence the challenge.... dare I make this public?

I, Bonnie Kathryn Hunter, will blog/journal once a day for a year. Yes, it is a big challenge. However, my blog/journal entries will not be long. Most of them will probably be mundane and dull to the average reader. In fact, I can place a bet now that my Mom will probably be the only one to read them. :-) Love ya Mom!

So.... Why am I doing this? Simply put.... Stones of Remembrance.

The goal: to remember and record God's daily faithfulness in my life.

The result: a grateful heart along with a journal that only a mother could love. :-)

Challenge Accepted!

Love,

Bonnie

Day 1

First Class to a Puddle Jumper

First Class to a Puddle Jumper

Running through the airport you can hear the click clap of my flip flops clear across the Atlanta Airport. People were parting the “waters” for me to run past. Some faces smiled with a knowing grin, they too had been in my shoes once before. I think back… How did I get here running through this airport like a scene straight out of the movies? I think back to this morning that was so seemingly normal and quite planned out. I was to arrive in Akron, Ohio around 2:00pm and have a relaxing wait until the rest of my Georgia group joined me. An exit away from the airport I received an automated phone call giving me the news that my flight had been delayed and I was rebooked on a later connecting flight to Ohio. I closed my cell phone to end the call and looked at my flexible roommate. A smile came upon her face and said that is okay lets go to church, you can go with me. I agreed and was thankful to be able to go to morning worship. It has been a good while since I have been to church with my roommate Candie, today I saw it as a blessing. Candie then dropped me off at the airport and hugged me goodbye wishing me a safe trip and a good week. Proceeding into the airport, the thought crossed my mind…. “Finally”. I was going to be on my way in a little less than an hour with one connecting flight; I would only be a tad late. I arrive at my check in kiosk and pulled out my new handy frequent flyer skymile card. I pushed the card in the machine so it could quickly find my reservation and I would be on my way. Card In. doot.doot.doot.doot (machine thinking). Reservation not found. WHAT!?!? The guy this morning promised me I was rescheduled. I march myself over to the forever long line, which this particular airport never has. I finally make it to the check in counter and the representative notifies me that my original flight had been cancelled. I told her that I needed to be in Ohio by tonight and that it did not matter if I went to Cleveland or Akron. And she did this to her computer. ;aieufalkesnf;dshvgaeta nvdsnv sdfnf ;sdtaner sdsodi lksdfjoisdufawen …. Okay you get the point. I am sure whatever she was typing made complete since. She looked. Booked. Booked. Booked. Continental. Booked solid. She looked at me and told me that the problem was with my original flight to Atlanta. The Atlanta flight had a mechanical problem, this was throwing off every other flight out. She told me my best bet was to fly standby on the next leaving flight or fly at midnight tonight. I said okay I would do the standby option. I proceeded to my gate anticipating a long day ahead. Indeed it was. Stand-by….I do believe is code for you will not get on this plane but I want to give you hope. I had high hopes because I had flown standby before because my dear cousin Tim has given me buddy passes home. I generally get on those flights just fine. I knew from experience that I should ask what number in line I was. The nice man, who became my hero later on, told me that I was number seven in line and he was overbooked by eight. There was no way I was going to get on this flight. So guess what he did? A;ljdaklfdf a;lsdfjas;dlkfja asdfjaslfkjas;dfj a;lskdfjsad;fijsad;flkj (typing really fast). Next thing I know he had me CONFIRMED on a 5:00 flight. He told me to wait to be sure I didn’t get on the flight and then come back to get my ticket. So I sat with my book in my hand and waited patiently with no such luck. Thankfully I was confirmed for my next flight. I went back to the desk and my hero printed my ticket. I didn’t even have to tell him my name. J Next thing I know I looked down and I was flying FIRST CLASS! Funny thing, I had just finished telling my roommate this morning that I would like to fly first class just once to experience it. God knew just what I wanted and he took care of his child. J I was living the life of air luxury. I walked onto my plane and I had a blanket and a pillow awaiting my arrival along with a bottle of water and headphones. A nice attendant came by and offered me a drink while I waited for the rest of the passengers to load. Ahhh this was nice. Later in the flight she came back by and brought me a cold coke in a REAL glass, not one of those plastic ones. My snack consisted of gourmet pretzels that I chose from a basket full of snacks and fruit. After relaxing a bit I followed my Aunt Dianne’s advice and asked the attendant about my connection flight. Let me just say she was sweet as pie but she was not too hopeful on my capabilities of making this next flight. Our plane was 15 minutes late and my next flight would leave in 30 minutes. I then knew why the Lord pampered me in first class. He was preparing me for the run I was about to make to my connection. Plus I was at the front of the plane and I would get off first. So my new first class friends cheered me on and said that they believed in me. I step off the plane and RUN FORREST RUN or more like it was RUN BONNIE RUN. People cleared the way for me to make it to the train on the OTHER end of the terminal. I ran past people on the escalator. Finally I made it to the train. I picked up the phone out of breath and 10 minutes to spare. I called mom and said pray; in between me gasping for breath she cheered me on. The next couple of minutes I took to prepare to run for my life. I took off my earrings. (I don’t know what that had to do with anything). I strapped my bag on my back and turned to ask the pilot behind me which way to turn when I got off the train. Okay I had directions in my mind I was ready. Doors OPEN. RUNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!! Guess what? I was on concourse D1 that just so happened to be the very last gate. I ran with all my heart, knowing the Lord was going to get me there. After all he had got me thus far. I reached my gate out of breath. Uhhhh huuuu uuuhhhhh huuuuu (breathing hard) I was the second to last person to get on the plane. Everyone else had already boarded. Phew I made it though. Miracle of all Miracles. I am on the plane. In fact we are about to land. I want to leave you with this one last thought. Last night a dear friend of mine gave me a card before I left. Down at the bottom of the card was the verse Ephesians 3:20 “Now glory be to God, who by His mighty Power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of- infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes.” The card reads… “The Lord knows your thoughts, He hears your prayers, and even now He is answering in ways beyond what you can imagine.” Today the Lord did just that for me. Isn’t it funny how the Lord answers prayers in just in time and not moment too soon? God got me on that plane just in time and not a moment too soon. God answers our prayers just in time. He might even pamper you to prepare for the run you are about to take. So ladies allow God to pamper you while you spend time in the word. Then you must RUN LADIES RUN! Share the good news of Christ.