GOLIATH

Good times in the Treehouse this weekend. We talked about David and Goliath. No, not just talked about that true Bible story, we experienced it.

Skylar (our football friend who plays for the University of Washington Huskies) was in the house. Picture this. Children all sitting sweetly on the crates anticipating our special guest. Skylar walks out, just walks out and the kids are immediately quiet with awestruck features. Some comments I heard were "Is he a giant", "does he play basketball", "how big are you" and the ever popular "WOW". It was sweet. Skylar answered some questions from the kids, as well as me, in an Oprah style setting.

Following the questions, Skylar stood up and I brought the shortest child up to stand next to him. The result is obvious and lead directly into the story of David and Goliath. Perfect.

After our morning routine was complete the kids came up and talked with Skylar, some pictures were taken and general excitement was enjoyed. Every child in the Treehouse, particularly the boys, loved our football "dude" and they will not soon forget the story found in the book of 1 Samuel.

Maybe next time Skylar is in town we'll "tackle" the story of Samson.