Maria Smith

Congratulations to our new inductees to Sumner's National Honor Society. One of which is my son, Michael, standing in the front. :)

The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serve to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since their beginnings in 1921.

Sunset Stadium at Sumner High School will be hosting the Track Division finals this weekend 5/20 & 5/21. My son Michael, will be pole vaulting.

Come support our local boys and girls.

I am currently reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/guernsey//book/

This story is about an author who receives a letter from a stranger who founded the above "....Society". The letters back and forth showcase life on the island of Guernsey during the German occupation of WWII. I had never heard of Guernsey before, but now am putting this destination on my "bucket list" of places to visit. If you like a good read, check it out.

This was supposed to be a Mother's Day post, but I guess that will have to wait until tomorrow. Today while attending a Mother's Day tea with my 2 daughters and mom, I met a neighbor. I met the neighbor in a neighborhood 1 1/2 hours away. Brenda Keith, who actually lives minutes from me in Lake Tapps, was the speaker for the Tea held at North Mason Bible church in Belfair, WA. Brenda spoke beautifully about being adopted into the family of God.

After the event, I went up with my daughter to meet her and her daughter. While chatting about living in the Sumner area, and about the church that her husband pastors in the Lake Tapps/Sumner area, New Hope Community Church, I of course told her that I attend a church in Kent. From there I learned that she knew my pastor, having met him on a plane from Uganda. Apparently, as she was flying home from visiting her daughter in Uganda, my pastor and friend Kevin Day was sitting next to her. And on another trip to DC, she was with many people around the US, praying for the government, and met Kevin again. There were a few other connections, neighbors etc. It is a small world.

I guess all that to say, is, you never know who you might meet that could be connected to you on very different levels that span across the country. In this new world of social media, I am finding many of my friends are friends of friends from VA to WA to MI to CA. Facebook, blogging, Twitter, can make this small world even smaller.

If your looking for something to do this evening in the Puyallup area. Go check out this mystery play put on by the Spotlight Players Theatre Troupe. For more information - www.valleyartsunited.org May 6,7,13,20,21 @ 7:00 PM
May 14th @ 6:00PM