This month’s Butterfly Bulletin is online! Thanks to Maddie and Christine, our wonderful editors.

Craft
Shepherd’s moment
Just for fun

Recent Activities

Photo Credits: brockvicky on Flickr

Supplies: A sheet of paper and a pencil per player

How to Play: Give everyone a piece of paper and a pencil. Explain to them that they will close their eyes and you will tell them what to draw. Don’t tell them that they are drawing a snowman! Draw 3 circles on top of each other, each circle gets smaller from bottom to top. In the middle circle draw three buttons going up from the center. In the top circle draw a nose, two eyes and mouth. Draw a hat on top of the smallest circle. Draw stick arms on both sides of the middle circle. Draw a broom stick in one stick hand. Open your eyes! If playing with younger children you might want to devise a point system such as: 5 points for each circle that touches the other. Points for the hat touching the head, the eyes being on the top circle, etc.

By Christine and Maddie

Photo Credit: Infermon on Flickr

As an American Heritage Girl, I promise to be:
Compassionate, Helpful, Honest, Loyal, Perseverant, Pure, Resourceful, Respectful, Responsible, and Reverent

As we learn more about what each of these qualities means, it is important to know that we cannot truly be any of these without the power of God in our lives.  Everything we do should point to God!  There are a lot of “nice” people in this world who can be the things we recite in our creed.  However, as Christians, we are to be different than the rest of the world.  When we are compassionate, helpful, honest, loyal, perseverant, pure, resourceful, respectful, responsible, and reverent, people should know that we are not doing these things to point to how good we are, but to point to how good God is!  This is something to remember when you are living your life for The God who gave up everything for you, even to the point of death on a cross!  

In Christ Alone, Miss Patti
Troop Shepherd  

Editor’s note:
I recently had the opportunity to see Soul Surfer, a movie based on the life of Bethany Hamilton. She has a remarkable story. This is a shortened version of her biography from her web site.

Bethany Hamilton has become a source of inspiration to millions through her story of faith, determination, and hope. Born into a family of surfers on February 8, 1990, on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, Bethany began surfing at a young age. At the age of eight, Bethany entered her first surf competition, where she won both the short and long board divisions. This sparked a love for surf competition within her spirit.

At the age of thirteen, on October 31, 2003, Bethany was attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. The attack left Bethany with a severed left arm. After losing over 60% of her blood, and making it through several surgeries without infection, Bethany was on her way to recovery with an unbelievably positive attitude. Lifeguards and doctors believe her strong water sense and faith in God helped get her through the traumatic ordeal.

Miraculously, just one month after the attack, Bethany returned to the water to continue pursuing her goal to become a professional surfer. In January of 2004, Bethany made her return to surf competition; placing 5th in the Open Women’s division of that contest. With no intention of stopping, Bethany continued to enter and excel in competition. Just over a year after the attack she took 1st place in the Explorer Women’s division of the 2005 NSSA National Championships – winning her first National Title.

In 2007, Bethany realized her dream and turned pro. Bethany has since participated in numerous ASP and World Tour Events with her major highlight being a second place finish in the ASP 2009 World Junior Championships.

Out of the water, Bethany has grown from a young teenage girl with aspirations of becoming a professional surfer into a twenty-year old professional surfer with aspirations of becoming a beacon of inspiration and hope. Through the platform of professional sport, Bethany has been able to touch a large number of people with her message, charitable efforts, and overall spirit. Bethany just launched her own foundation, Friends of Bethany, which supports shark attack survivors, traumatic amputees, and serves to inspire others through her life story, and is involved in numerous other charitable efforts.

Bethany’s story is continually growing as she strives to be the best at whatever God calls her to do. The future is truly wide open for this young soul surfer!

In spring 2011, our pipas worked on the Climb On! badge. There was a lot to learn, but when we finally got to go rock-climbing, we had a blast!