Monday, September 6, 2010

Psalms 27:4

Pinkapalooza!


You will not want to miss this weekend with your daughter!  Sign up NOW!

Mother/Daughter Retreat



For moms and daughters ages 6-16



Pinkapalooza...Mother and Daughter weekend Sky Ranch has gone PINK!!! Have you ever wanted to be in your comfy clothes sitting around gabbin' with your favorite girlfriends and their moms? 
Plus hang out at a campfire and eat some yummy S’mores?
Grab your favorite pajamas, comfy clothes, your favorite girls and their moms and head to Sky Ranch! Don’t miss the fun as we gather as girls to talk about... Me, Mom and Friends Prince Charming and What’s Hot and What’s Not...Clothes, Fashion Show and more Pearls Are a Girl’s Best Friend You will not want to miss Pinkapalooza!!! Sign up today!!!
Fall 2010 Mother/Daughter Weekends
October 1-3
November 12-14
Price is $139 per person and inludes all meals, lodging and materials. 
Private rooms are available for an additional $50 per Mother/Daughter pair.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Sign up for Mother Daughter Weekends 2010


Mother/Daughter Retreat
for moms and daughters ages 6-16

Pinkapalooza...Mother and Daughter weekend Sky Ranch has gone PINK!!! Have you ever wanted to be in your comfy clothes sitting around gabbin' with your favorite girlfriends and their moms? Plus hang out at a campfire and eat some yummy S’mores?
Grab your favorite pajamas, comfy clothes, your favorite girls and their moms and head to the Sky Ranch! Don’t miss the fun as we gather as girls to talk about... Me, Mom and Friends Prince Charming and Me What’s Hot and What’s Not...Clothes, Fashion Show and more Pearls Are a Girl’s Best Friend You will not want to miss Pinkapalooza!!! Sign up today!!!
Fall 2010 Mother/Daughter Weekends
October 1-3
November 12-14
Price is $139 per person and inludes all meals, lodging and materials. Private rooms are available for an additional $50 per Mother/Daughter pair.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Letter from Sky Ranch's CEO and President...Linda Paulk


Hi Moms! I pray your school year kicked off with great anticipation for what God has planned for you and your children this year!   It has been such a blessing to see how God has utilized SkyMom’s to minister to so many women.  I wanted to take a moment and tell you how grateful I am to serve each one of you and all of the families of Sky Ranch. 

Wrapping up summer camp 2010 and kicking off recruiting last weekend…yes, already, to ensure that we once again have amazing Godly character role models to love on your children summer 2011.  The results of summer 2010 are phenomenal…the evidence of God’s work was clear in our conversations with families and the surveys.  Well over 400 young people made decisions to trust Christ as their Lord and savior for the first time.  Over 2,000 other kids made a decision during their week of camp, to follow Christ.  Praise God!

Many ask what we do the rest of the year at Sky Ranch.  Well, when we closed the last session of camp 2010, within an hour we had 700 people show up to utilize our facilities for retreats.  Each year about 57,000 people, mostly youth pass through our gates.  We hold retreats, deliver school programs, host rodeo camps, and minister to families through out parent child retreats.  Hope you are all planning to visit Sky Ranch before summer 2011.  Visit skyranch.org for more information.

Moms…with the rising statistics of the devastating results of the intense pressures our kids face today, we cannot do enough to pour into our kids, partner with organizations like Sky Ranch and other youth ministries that reinforce the hope and love we have in Christ and positively impact the results of these pressures. Eating disorders, substance addictions, sexual activity, teen pregnancies, cutting, and so many other manifestations of depression…Let me just encourage you Moms…Don’t give up…you can and will make a difference.  We serve a God that answers all prayers, we serve a God that brings possible to the word impossible, and we can do ALL things through Christ who provides us with our strength!

I want to share just one of the hundreds of stories from summer – Her name was Holly.  Holly came to Sky Ranch for the first time and was very apprehensive about coming.  Her parents had just gotten a divorce, she was at a point where she was questioning whether there was even a God that exists, she was drinking and even started to experiment with drugs.  Holly was even wondering whether she wanted to continue existing in this world herself.  The first couple of days she was quiet and almost despondent, but through prayer and pursuit of her counselors in the cabin, she opened up and shared what was going on in her life.  As she opened up and shared, one of her counselors was able to share the love of Christ, give her hope through God’s promises and evidence in God’s word, the truth.  During this time God worked in Holly’s heart, she had an intense desire to know more about how much God loved her and what He did for her.  Holly shares that, "When I came to Sky Ranch I was sad, broken, and depressed.  I had no one to talk to about what I was going on in my life.  At Sky Ranch, I found a God who loves me no matter what…that I can trust no matter what…and that created me with purpose".  "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future".  Jeremiah 29:11

Until next time…let us know if there is anything at all we can do for you here at Sky Ranch.  We are here to serve you and your family! 

Linda Paulk

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Family Camp Poppy Seed Chicken

Here is another Family Camp favorite!  All the families cleaned their plates with this yummy dish!


3lbs- 6-8  chicken breast-cooked and diced
8ozs sour cream
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
2 teaspoons poppy seeds
1 sleeve of Ritz crackers-crushed
1/2 cup butter, melted


Directions

  1. Preheat to 350 degrees F 
  2. Place the diced chicken breasts on the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish sprayed with a nonstick cooking spray. In a bowl combine the sour cream and soup. Pour or spoon mixture over the chicken. 
  3. Mix the poppy seeds and crushed crackers and sprinkle mixture over the chicken, salt and pepper. Drizzle the melted butter or margarine over the cracker/poppyseed layer and bake covered in the preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes. Let stand a few minutes before servings.

I like to serve over cooked white rice.  Enjoy!

Proverbs 22:6