VBS news you can use

June 24 – 28
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Kids will learn about Jesus while having a hoedown of a good time. Don’t forget to grab your saddle and join in the fun of the Wild West!

1. Email me your name and the names and ages of your children

2. Register ASAP by going to the SHV website: http://www.shvchurch.org/vbs.html or completing the paperwork at the church Children’s Ministry area AND enter the following code exactly in the “Promo Code” field: Single Parents 2013
Register early for the free scholarships

3. In addition, the Children’s ministry is considering having affordable care in the afternoons of VBS available for parents that need it in order to make VBS work for them. Care will likely go until 4:30 or 4:45 in the afternoon, but this hasn’t been set in stone yet. When you email me, please let me know if his is something you are interested in. Once I hear back from everyone, I will let the Children’s Ministry know of the number requiring aftercare and we’ll see if we can swing it.

Dream Building

Free Dream Building Toolkit!

car shows this week end

May 26th, 2013


RedLine Performance Racing 1st Annual Show N Shine - 10 AM to 4 PM
Lifetree Cafe at Brighton
567 East Bromley Lane
Brighton, CO

5th Annual Rocky Mountain La La Palooza Show N Shine Cruise In - 10 AM to 2 PM
Bring the entire family for the Memorial Weekend Super Show! Private roped-off parking for over 200 Cars! Free dash plaques for the 1st 100 vehicles entered. Trivia Speed Round Contests. Music provided by Rock 'N Roll DJ, Cruisin' Dave! Great Prizes.

Northeast Corner of 120th & Sheridan
Broomfield, CO
6th Annual Proof A Palooza Car Show - Check In 9 AM to 11 PM - Show Starts at 11 AM
The Fresh Fish Company & Proof NiteClub
7800 E Hampden Ave
Aurora, CO

Memorial Day BBQ invite

From: Rich Quintanilla
Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 18:28:30 -0600

Hi all,

An idea was brought up for Monday. A memorial Day cookout. Venessa has offered her
 home as a place for us to have a gathering. Let me know things like, number of adults
 and children. Let’s get this done ASAP so we can have a great gathering and a great time.

Thanks,
Rich Quintanilla
303-250-0569
rich@quintanilla.us

Memorial Day - just a moment of silence

Graduation...rewind, play

Some things never change. Mommas wanting answers to help guide their (smarter than the average bear)youngsters onto the right path (over the mountain instead of circling it). We get some serious calls for advice here: "She is graduating and she wants to do *something* that will make a difference, innovative, creative".  Don't you just love the confidence? "No, we have not decided on a  final college (we can afford) yet, however, we have sent a ton of application fees to various colleges." " John has been recruited out of a mediocre engineering College and is making good money, maybe engineering is what I am leaning towards". "My girl friends dad is making a lot of money working with computers. I can do that."

Admissions is offering tests to see what you are best suited for if you have not honed in on a specific subject. Few kids had exposure and experience to make a definite decision. What would you be happy doing (and making money to support yourself in the process)?

For single parent families it makes sense to get the electives out of the way in an accredited Community College while living at home and then moving on to get your degree from a name College. Apply for scholarships and internships to see if what you want is really what YOU want.

Trying and failing is life and not the end of the world. You just moved a step closer to your goal of passing a test. Congratulations! Never let fear of failure intimidate you.

Mommas, take a chill pill. In the long run your money is not wasted. Your child is defining him/herself.

Little bonus:
My daughter graduated from a private East Cost College. She worked full time, went to school full time, paid off her student loan. She moved back home for a while to go to.......Beauty College! She had the highest IQ in the history of her School when she was promoted to the gifted program. I was speechless, but supported her decision in the hopes she would have a lot of kids and charitable events to use her new found skill.

When I asked her why. She said she did College for me, because that's what I wanted for her. She is doing the Beauty College for her, just to be sure.
She turned out AMAZING.

Believing is seeing quote of the week

Lewis Carroll’s famous line from Alice in Wonderland, spoken by the Queen:
Why, sometimes, I’ve believed six impossible things before breakfast!”

Parker Days Parade

Saturday, June 15, 2013 starting at 10:00 AM.  The parade will travel from PACE Center West on Mainstreet  to Victorian with floats, marching bands, horses and vintage cars.  Parker Days Festival has been the premier family event in Parker, Celebrating 36 years in 2013.  With an attendance of more than 120,000 who attended the festival weekend to enjoy carnival rides, attractions, music from live bands, arts and crafts exhibitors,  a Car Show on Sunday, two stages with beer gardens. O'Brein Park features many family activities with free entertainment as well as smaller child friendly bounce and a Petting Zoo. Carnival tickets can be purchased on line prior to the event. What ever happened to the tractor pulls? we want them back!

are you ready for the summer concerts? free

pack up the kids and a cooler and head for:

ATOMGA, a small country between Narnia and Borat (I am just messing with you)

June 7, 2013  5:30-7:30

Clyfford Still Museum

1250 Bannock Street
Denver, CO 80203

This eleven-piece, Denver-based band features a four-piece horn section and awesome percussion. Atomga will connect your heart with mind, body, and soul. With foundations in Afrobeat, the band delves into a number of genres including funk and jazz.

Animal Control Taggin' Waggin' free event

animal owners/lovers, don't miss that date!

June 1, 2013 9:00-2:00

O'Kane Park

7101 W 1st Ave
Lakewood, CO 80226

A low cost dog vaccination and licensing clinic with a pet fair. There will be pet related vendor and educational booths with demonstrations and contests throughout the day. A great event for the whole family

Motocross anyone? Free Event

May 24, 2013

Showtime: 4:00 

SUN is hosting top professional motocross racers at Fan Fest 2013. The world’s best MX racers will be in town for the AMA Professional Motocross Championship race at Thunder Valley. The night before the race SUN Enterprises hosts a block party for the fans with appearances by the top pro-racing teams and key industry guests, including: Monster Energy Kawasaki and Pro Circuit Kawasaki, Red Bull KTM, GEICO Powersports Honda, Team Honda Muscle Milk and more.

let the good times roll

 you guessed it.

we want you and the kiddos to get out of the house, hop on the light rail, and do some bonding away from the chores. Since it all comes down to time and money, we solved that to.

If you still have excuses, send us an email and tell us.

  Denver Day of Rock

Denver Day of Rock is a one-of-a-kind music event presented by Concerts For Kids to raise awareness of the children in our community. This free event will feature five stages of live music throughout downtown Denver on Saturday, May 25, 2013.

1616 Seventeenth Street, Suite 462 | Denver, CO 80202
303-605-2885 | info@concertsforkids.org

 Head to ink!

 Coffee this Sunday (May 19th) for free Little Man and Sweet Action Ice Cream as well as free espresso shots.

ink! Coffee

1590 Little Raven Street #180
Denver, CO 80202

Mother's little dividend

Mothers Day used to be bittersweet for some of the single mothers who sacrificed for their children. We eat after them, we are coupon queens, cut our own hair, take the bus to save parking and gas, pray, because we don't have the money to see a doctor, sew our own clothes, hang them on the line instead of using the dryer, put cardboard in our shoes to cover holes, work two jobs and do all the handyman work around our home so we can send our kids to..... music lessons.

While other mothers were taken out to a brunch, or got flowers and candy, a corsage, massage, some recognition,

we got:

recognition valentines from our little blessings that never lost their value, thats why we keep and treasure them, (this one has been pinned to my heart for 20 years) as a reminder of how important and loved we were by our children when everybody else failed us. Mothers Day fru fru maybe fun for a day, as for me, I glow in the unconditional love of a mother that transcends eternity and tokens straight from the heart.

Happy Mothers Day

indeed.

SE biblical topic for single moms

Please join us...

this Thursday, May 9th.

Dinner at 6:00 in the Choir Room

The Greenhouse at 6:30 p.m.

*Childcare provided

The Greenhouse exists to encourage and connect women to the Lord and to each other.

Author and speaker (and Single Mom), Tricia Williford, speaks each month on a biblical topic relevant to today’s women. We laugh and talk. We find each other:

Women of every age and stage, together in one room!

For more information about the Single Mom's contact Carrie at Carrieboh@gmail.com.

graduated from knock knock jokes? Austin, TX

Over 36 jears of punning, film makers have tried to capture the Pun-Off World Championships heart-stopping stories, most notably, the celebrated Pun-Smoke: Search for the Worst. Therefore, we are pleased to announce this latest tall tales effort by Wildwood Docs. Free Family Fun.

The date for the 36th Annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships is Saturday, May 18, 2013. 

Live music @11am – Contests Noon-5pm

Once again, the location is Brush Square, the backyard of the O. Henry and Dickinson Museums, 409 E. 5th Street, Austin, Texas 78701

 Event Schedule
11:00 am – Live music and contestant registration
Noon – 2pm – Punniest of Show
2:30 - PunSlingers
5:30 - Wrap Up & after party (T.B.A.)

lighten up, and meet me there!

Hope in the City (Austin, TX) get's it too

Parents Night Out May 11th
The youth will be hosting a Parents Night Out on Saturday, May 11th (Mother’s Day is the following day) at HITC. Please come and drop your kiddos off any time between 5 pm – 10 pm and let us take care of them while you enjoy an evening out or in. We will feed them dinner, play games, and have lots of fun. Sean and Shannon Jones, along with adult youth leaders, will be overseeing the night. We’ll be accepting donations for our summer mission trips. You can sign up in the foyer or email Shannon Jones with any questions.
ssjones7@sbcglobal.net

My endorsement: they are aaaaaaaawsome!

SHV a church that "get's it"

Single Parents gather every 2nd Saturday of the month.
Contact Dawn Wilson at dawnandrea411@yahoo.com