I can't believe how busy this month has been! I also can't believe that my last post was on May 1st. The spring/summer insanity is just beginning!
Last week I went to Vancouver for work. Keri had a softball game on Monday night and we didn't get home until aroud 9:30pm. Then I continued to do laundry and pack my suitcase. Don drove me to the airport Tuesday morning at 5:00 am. While I was gone he managed to get the kids off to school each day and cart them to their softball games, shop for a birthday present for my niece, and go to a birthday party. He also picked me up from the airport on Sunday night. My flight didn't get in until 10:50 pm! Now he has a little bit of a taste of what I go through everyday with the kids' schedules.
This week I have mounds and mounds of laundry to contend with in the evenings, softball games, basketball practices, etc. We leave Saturday morning for our family vacation to Arizona/Nevada so I've got to re-pack the luggage, clean up the house, finish the laundry, go to the ball games, etc. On top of all that I am in charge of our 20 year class reunion and I still have invitations that need to get mailed out and a few have come back to me with the wrong addresses. I'm feeling quite stressed!!!
So that's how the month of May has been going for me. I have to consult the calendar every morning to see what the game plan is for the evening! There's never enough hours in a day. Good thing I'm a night owl and I can get by on 4-5 hours of sleep! I don't anticipate June to be much better so don't expect any great blogs!!!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Find your verse....
Several weeks ago I challenged my small group of 8th grade girls to find a verse that they could carry with them over the next few years. We've been talking recently about setting our own personal standards and sexual purity.
I really thought that this would be a tough subject to talk to them about. What I wasn't prepared for was their honesty and vulnerability to come out as we had our discussion. We shared tears and testimonies, laughed at ourselves and each other, and had a remarkable bonding experience. It will be a night that I won't forget.
A few of the girls have actually received purity rings from their parents and have made their vow to God to save themselves for marriage. Wow! I can honestly say that I don't remember having any of those types of conversations with either of my parents at this age. Things are happening so much earlier these days. It's really scary!
Wednesday night a few of the girls remembered our talk about finding their verse and this is what they shared....
Jeremiah 29:11
"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".
Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart,
for it is the wellspring of life.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."
Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
Acts 2:21
And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.
If you have a life verse or a verse that has special meaning to you please share it with me so that I can pass it on to these girls. It's been a real blessing to me to be able to spend this time with them and they all hold a very special place in my heart. It would be great to have the same group again next year!
I really thought that this would be a tough subject to talk to them about. What I wasn't prepared for was their honesty and vulnerability to come out as we had our discussion. We shared tears and testimonies, laughed at ourselves and each other, and had a remarkable bonding experience. It will be a night that I won't forget.
A few of the girls have actually received purity rings from their parents and have made their vow to God to save themselves for marriage. Wow! I can honestly say that I don't remember having any of those types of conversations with either of my parents at this age. Things are happening so much earlier these days. It's really scary!
Wednesday night a few of the girls remembered our talk about finding their verse and this is what they shared....
Jeremiah 29:11
"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".
Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart,
for it is the wellspring of life.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."
Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
Acts 2:21
And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.
If you have a life verse or a verse that has special meaning to you please share it with me so that I can pass it on to these girls. It's been a real blessing to me to be able to spend this time with them and they all hold a very special place in my heart. It would be great to have the same group again next year!
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