***HEY LADIES!!! WE HAVE GOTTEN WORD THAT SOME OF YOU ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING THE WORKBOOKS (The Member book NOT the regular trade book). ALTHOUGH THE INDIVIDUAL LIFEWAY STORES MAY BE OUT OF THE BOOK, LIFEWAY ITSELF HAS PLENTY OF THEM IN STOCK…SO INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR THE BOOK ON THE SHELVES, THE EASIEST WAY TO ORDER IT IS ONLINE THROUGH THE LIFEWAY WEBSITE. Here’s the link. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU STILL HAVE TROUBLE. WE LOVE YOU LADIES!
Today is sign-up day for our Siesta Summer Bible Study! We are on the edge of our seats waiting to get a good look at our class! I bet few of us have had a Bible study group quite like the one we’re about to engage through Blog-world. We love all our Siestas like crazy but today’s comments need to be limited only to those signing up for our summer course, No Other Gods by Kelly Minter. Thanks so much for understanding and keep in mind that we have no intention of hogging the blog all summer with the course. There will still be plenty of posts for everybody. OK, Summer Bible Study Siestas, here’s what you do:
*Give your first name (Real name or blogger name)
*Tell whether you are doing small group or going solo. If you’re engaging a small group, tell us in one sentence a little bit about it: approximately how many and what your connection is. (Neighbors? Work? Buddies? Church members? Ect.) Where you plan to meet on your Tuesdays. (Homes? Church? Starbucks?)
*Your city and state. (I especially can’t wait to see this information, so please put this part of the profile on a line by itself.)
*If you’re going solo, indicate if you would you like to partner with someone else going solo in order to have some accountability and dialogue via email. You will indicate a “yes” by offering an email address for contact beside the word “solo.” We will let you guys get in contact with one another and work out your system but I think it has some great possibilities! Feel no pressure if you prefer to go it alone. You’ll still be participating here. Just don’t add the email address. The only reason we’re especially recommending small group is because Kelly emphasizes the richness of meaningful, Godly relationships between women in the study. And, anyway, I think most of us are lonely.
*If several bloggers are already planning to be in small group together, sign up under one comment giving your “names” and how many (if any) are joining you. We want to be able to see how many small groups we have, so we need each entered only once.
I have a feeling everybody’s going to want to see our class roster, so the more succinct and reader friendly you make your entry, the better. Here’s mine:
Beth (AKA: Siesta Mama)
Small group: Approximately 8 of our Living Proof Ministry Staff members, comprised of varying ages and denominations and single/married status. We will meet here at the ministry and can’t wait!
Location: Houston, Texas
That’s all there is to it! Our official launch is a week from today on June 17, 2008. You will need your workbooks by that day but no homework needs to be done in advance. By 8:00 AM CST on launch day, you will find brief instructions posted from me concerning discussion questions and/or directions for your gathering that day. If you end up partnering through email as I suggested earlier, you’ll assimilate the same instructions into your interaction on line. Your first week of homework won’t begin until after you meet for the launch on June 17th. We will then meet every other Tuesday until our August conclusion with a goal of having the coinciding two weeks of homework accomplished by each meeting time.
Every other week when I post your directions, you will hold your comments until AFTER your gathering that Tuesday. Some time after it is over, you will check back in with us (under that post) and let us know something about your small group meeting in a brief and readable paragraph. (For example, if there was some good discussion on one question or part of your homework, tell us briefly about it. The key will be to avoid writing long epistles because I’ve learned in Blog-world that many people are too pressed for time to read the really long comments and end up skipping over them. We don’t want anybody missing what you have to say!)
And about the weekly recipe suggestion! This is the part that can include all our Siestas whether or not you are participating in the study. Several days before our Tuesday meetings (including the launch), Melissa will submit a recipe for one dish. It may be an appetizer, a main dish, or a dessert. We don’t want to overwhelm you with a huge menu. We think just one common dish would add such a fun element to our gatherings. Don’t you think it would be such a blast to know we were all eating the same thing while we met? The common table. I love it! If you’re not participating in the study, you still have a great recipe!
Siestas, I can hardly wait! One thing is for certain: we are about to have a unique Bible study experience. Let’s see what God will do!
I love you so much and I am deeply honored to be your servant. Now, let’s have us some Bible study!
Name: Sarah
Solo yes [email protected]
Delaware, Ohio
Stephanie Cherry
solo [email protected]
Austin,TX
Teresa
solo
Lexington KY
Name is Stacey
I got my book yesterday. Will be doing it solo in indiana
Staring a little late. . .
Name: Jodi Miller
Solo; yes
Email: [email protected]
Boise, Idaho
kay
solo but sharing comments about study with co-worker.
Decatur, Alabama
Sheri
Group: My 2 daughters and myself.
Meeting Location: In our home in Palm Harbor, FL
Hope we’re not too late! We’re very excited
Name: Beth
Group: 8 of us–mostly moms; we meet each year and do Bible Study together.
Meeting: taking turns in our homes
Location: Fayetteville, AR
Hi, Karen in Central, SC [email protected]. I will be going solo. I guess I should check out Beth’s website more often. I just wait for someone to let me know there is something of interest out there i should check out. I guess it was God telling me this time. Praise Him.
Gail
Solo so far – sorry I’m late!
yes – [email protected]
Ellensburg, WA
I always planned to be a part of this, but I didn’t sign up yet… So, here am I in Missouri… solo or maybe with a friend across the lake??? We shall see… It sounds fabulous.
Brooke
Will be doing the bible study with a close friend.
Frisco, Texas
NWCUtP ombtekktbzcs
Nicole
solo, yes [email protected]
Tucson, AZ
Better late than never!
Janet
Solo
Wingate, NC
Amy
Solo but hoping to get friends to join me
Hilliard, Ohio
I hope I’m not too late to sign up. Can’t wait!
Sherrie
Solo
Acworth, GA
Can I still get in?
Name: Melissa Brown
Group – Me, myself and I at home.
Location: Winchester, TN
Name: Julie Roberts
Group: Flyin’ solo
Location: Standish, Maine
Email: [email protected]
Name: Julie
Group: Flyin’ solo
Place: Standish, Maine
Email: [email protected]
Katherine
Solo — Yes
[email protected]
Frisco, TX
Helen
Portland, OR
I will be doing the study solo however there are some other of my blogging friends that are also doing it…so I hope to have some “company” and will blog about what I learn…in fact, I already have.
Thanks for this great idea…and so incredibly timely as I have been reading the Word chronologically with other bloggers and we have been knee deep with the kings and it is time to take down those high places and remove all the idols…blessings to you.
Kinda late starting but..
Martha Mahoney
Going solo but wouldn’t mind a partner or two.
I am in beautilful Ale 8 1 city of Winchester, KY
Going solo too, got a late start and am anxious to catch up.
Murrieta, Ca
Name: Staci Medendorp
Group: Just me
Yes: [email protected]
San Bernardino, CA 92404
I’m a little late, but I’m so excited to get started!! :O)
Glynda
Solo/connecting with other solo,s online
Del Rio, Texas
Getting a late start – just got the book this afternoon. Better late than never, as the saying goes!
Name: Lori Anne
Group: Me
Email (yes!): [email protected]
San Antonio, TX
kandilin
evansville, in
yes [email protected]
kandilin
solo yes
evansville, in
Amy
Solo
St. Augustine, FL
Brooke
Small group, just 4 of us so far!
Meeting at our homes in
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
Becky
solo ([email protected])
Grand Prairie, TX
Starting really late, but just found the blog (where have I been?) Excited about getting into a study, gotta get my book.
I am signing up for the summer bible study. Here is my info.
Kim
Fortuna, CA.
Solo
Always a couple of weeks late. Lol.
Name: Hollie (aka: Groovewoman)
I just found this blog page & I am SOO excited about this summer study, however it looks like I will be SOLO 🙁
Location: Granbury, Texas
(now I just have to find the book & try to catch up…looks like i’m two weeks behind!)
Mari Taylor
solo ([email protected])
Raleigh, NC
Starting late but at least I’m starting
Jessica
3 friends meeting in homes
Statesboro, Georgia
is it too late to sign up????
Pamliz at [email protected]
going solo, here in El Cajon, California. I just got the book and will catch up over the week end. I just read the intro, wow, is this what I need this summer??? clearing out the cobwebs in my walk, making God to only God….thanks.
okay, I’ve got the book now…so will go solo in El Cajon, California. [email protected].
Shelli
Group – My mom (Jane) and I are doing it together.
Charlotte, NC
karina268
solo yes [email protected]
baton rouge, la.
I realize I’m really late to this, but just LOVE Beth’s studies and NEED this one!!!
Theresa
solo, Yes! [email protected]
Newport News, VA (work in Norfolk, VA)
Thanks for being so amazing!
Brooke
Solo [email protected]
http://picklesandpeanuts.blogspot.com
Boiling Springs, SC
Carmen
Solo
[email protected]
West Monroe, LA
Gettin in late, but excited about an opportunity to study!
So glad to see people still signing up and joining in. My book arrived today, and I’m going solo.
Mollie
Solo
Tyrone, GA
Can’t wait to dive in!!!
Oops…forgot my e-mail address:
[email protected]
Is it too late to join???? I just saw this and want to participate!
Theresa
Newport News, VA
Solo – but would love e-mail accountability/company!
I just started reading chapter 1 and love it already!
So glad that I’m not the only one signing up late! Just discovered the blog a few days ago.
Here’s my info:
Bethany
Solo ([email protected])
Merced, California
Better late than never!! We begin Tuesday July 15th and we can’t wait. We had to finish our previous study.
Su
small group of six
meeting in my home
Colorado Springs CO
Christy Willis
small group: 10 ladies
Spartanburg, SC
Pam
Arvada, CO 80005
Going solo, but if there are some other late signups in my area I’d enjoy connecting. I have enjoyed the videos so much and the great questions, I decided to try and catch up!
Hey Siestas! We're starting late due to some logistical issues this summer, but are excited to join the group nonetheless – and of COURSE to have added incentive to try some new recipes! Better late than never, amen?
We are:
Melissa & Stacy
Small group: Two twenty-somethings navigating life as wives, daughters, sisters, friends, professionals, but most importantly…God-fearing women!
Location: Chicago, IL, either in my (Melissa's) kitchen or curled up on my big white couch