I realize I've taken a week off from writing. But, I haven't taken a week off from looking for God every day. I was gone for several days and enjoyed time with friends. God gave me such a blessing of peace and love these few days. And, God knew my friend needed a friend then, too.
This week I prepared for my first week of the new school year for my youth. Wednesday night was awesome! I came prepared to do a new curriculum that I wasn't sure they'd be excited about. Last year, the study was too laid back at times. So, I decided this year to have a more focused Bible study time. To my surprise, not only did they accept that, but they asked for more! I introduced the plan for the year and they questioned whether we were going to have an "on the surface" discussion or if we were going to really have deep discussions where they could really dig into what they wanted to talk about. What we decided was that we'd use the curriculum as a base and then I'd pull more stuff for us to really dig into. Of course, it's more work for me, but it's more rewarding and interesting to me, too! I can't wait to hear their thoughts and help them learn to have a better understanding of God's word. We discussed the fact that some of their friends like to call themselves atheists in middle school. And, we talked about ways we could help their friends understand Christianity better by knowing more about the Bible. That way, they can relate to what their learning about better.
The next day, I woke up with the same health issue I'd had a couple weeks ago. I called my nurse practitioner and they got me right in. Even though I had very random and seemingly unrelated symptoms, she was able to give me an idea pretty quickly about what is going on with me. I'll know more soon. But, hopefully, I am on the mend with the new meds she gave me!
Saturday, I went to a workshop on confirmation. I have so many ideas now! I can hardly wait until January when we'll be starting a new class!
Afterwards, I went to a wedding. It happened to be near my in- laws so I stopped over there. I had a great talk with my mother- in- law. God was definitely in on that discussion and really gave me some things to think about.
Tonight was our annual photo scavenger hunt. I was really looking forward to it and so were my youth. I got to church and saw 2 youth already there- 45 minutes early! One is always there early and the other one was someone I knew from the teen center. He seems to have an inconsistent homelife and, although he hasn't been in trouble, I am guessing he could go either way. He showed up at the church earlier in the afternoon and luckily our children's ministry director was there and told him about youth group! He went on our scavenger hunt and seemed to have a fun time. When he was leaving, I started telling him about our Wednesday programs and he said several of the youth had already told him he needed to be there! I love my youth! They were welcoming and inviting and just plain awesome!
So, that's the basics of the last week. I'm back from my writing hiatus and looking forward to sharing my God sightings with you daily.
Blessings,
Jennifer
This week I prepared for my first week of the new school year for my youth. Wednesday night was awesome! I came prepared to do a new curriculum that I wasn't sure they'd be excited about. Last year, the study was too laid back at times. So, I decided this year to have a more focused Bible study time. To my surprise, not only did they accept that, but they asked for more! I introduced the plan for the year and they questioned whether we were going to have an "on the surface" discussion or if we were going to really have deep discussions where they could really dig into what they wanted to talk about. What we decided was that we'd use the curriculum as a base and then I'd pull more stuff for us to really dig into. Of course, it's more work for me, but it's more rewarding and interesting to me, too! I can't wait to hear their thoughts and help them learn to have a better understanding of God's word. We discussed the fact that some of their friends like to call themselves atheists in middle school. And, we talked about ways we could help their friends understand Christianity better by knowing more about the Bible. That way, they can relate to what their learning about better.
The next day, I woke up with the same health issue I'd had a couple weeks ago. I called my nurse practitioner and they got me right in. Even though I had very random and seemingly unrelated symptoms, she was able to give me an idea pretty quickly about what is going on with me. I'll know more soon. But, hopefully, I am on the mend with the new meds she gave me!
Saturday, I went to a workshop on confirmation. I have so many ideas now! I can hardly wait until January when we'll be starting a new class!
Afterwards, I went to a wedding. It happened to be near my in- laws so I stopped over there. I had a great talk with my mother- in- law. God was definitely in on that discussion and really gave me some things to think about.
Tonight was our annual photo scavenger hunt. I was really looking forward to it and so were my youth. I got to church and saw 2 youth already there- 45 minutes early! One is always there early and the other one was someone I knew from the teen center. He seems to have an inconsistent homelife and, although he hasn't been in trouble, I am guessing he could go either way. He showed up at the church earlier in the afternoon and luckily our children's ministry director was there and told him about youth group! He went on our scavenger hunt and seemed to have a fun time. When he was leaving, I started telling him about our Wednesday programs and he said several of the youth had already told him he needed to be there! I love my youth! They were welcoming and inviting and just plain awesome!
So, that's the basics of the last week. I'm back from my writing hiatus and looking forward to sharing my God sightings with you daily.
Blessings,
Jennifer
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