CALLING ALL SIESTAS: You don’t have to be part of our Siesta Summer Bible Study to memorize our Scripture segment for this summer. It’s Jude 1:24-25 because you and I want to make it through these three undisciplined months without falling on our behinds. By all means, everybody join us! And, trust me when I tell you, you SURE don’t have to be in the Bible study to get a kick out of the videos you’re about to see.
Speaking of which…
…Siestas, you nearly killed me. The videos were FANTASTIC! CREATIVE! FUNNY! To all those who submitted videos, you are the teacher’s pet! I have NEVER loved Siestaville more. You are the funniest people in the world. I have rocked back and forth, clapped my hands, slapped my knees, and over and over said, “Aren’t they DARLING???” Or, “Aren’t they willing????” I’m just crazy about you. Thank you so much for going to all the trouble to help your Siestas hide the Word of God in our hearts so that we might not sin against God. (Psalm 119:11) We want to seek You with all our hearts, O God. Do not let us stray from Your commands. (Psalm 119:10)
OK, here you have it: the grand prize winner of the 2008 Siesta Summer Bible Study Scripture Memory Competition!
That’s right. From Cool, California! And I know you think I was partial to them from the start because they had such a great city name but see for yourself. They did the work. And they can expect a care package in about a week from a very happy and grateful yours truly.
Here you also have the 1st Runner Up which I totally dug and these Siestas are from way outside the Bible belt. Way to go, Wyoming Siestas! Giddy up!
And, because I loved so many of them, I am going to post a different one every single week until the Bible study is over. That way you can 1) have creative and ongoing ways to practice your verse, and 2) see your Siestas’ handiwork. And know why I’m so in love with you right now. Again, these posts will be for all of Siestaville. You don’t have to be in the summer study to appreciate what you’re going to see.
Well. You danged well made my whole summer. And it started out a mighty painful one. May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ continue to make His Son the greatest joy in our whole worlds.
Because there ain’t no high like the Most High.
I love you. I really do.
Tags: Videos
Congratulations to our Cool Siestas from Cool, California and to our precious Wyoming Siestas!! Melana, you rock girlfriend!!!
Thank you Beth for the fun idea of making a video for memory verse this summer. What a blast!!
Happy 4th Siestas!!
Love,
Patty
NO way!!!!!! NO WAY!!!! WHOO HOOOO!!!!! Doing back flips!!!! YES YES YES!!! Happy Dance and back flips!!!!!! WHOOOOOOOOOO HOO!!!!!!!!
Thank you Living Proof Ministries! Thank you, Beth for always inspiring us to go farther, deeper still and nutsier even than we could ever have imagined! For giving us a reason to love Jesus more and to beg him to make us crazy about him and each other!!!!!
– Heidi in Cool, CA
Awesome!!! To Cool, California that really was “cool”!! Way to go.
That’s was really great. What a riot. I’m going to make sure our whole group sees it. Thanks Cool, CA Siestas!
WOW, we/I sure have some creative Siesta’s!
THANK YA JESUS!
Blessings and tons of love,
Yolanda
Way to go Siestas in COOL, CALIFORNIA! 🙂 You ROCK! Like so totally!
Prayers and Blessings,
Rebecca
Loved them Ladies!!! I can not wait to see a new one each week!!!.
April
Congratulations! I suppose the Coolest Siestas won! And you too Wyoming Siestas. Good Job!!!
From Sunny California!!!
Ain’t God’s people glorious?? I LOVE each one of you!
Thanks for the blessing of giving the gift of joy to each of us!
Love,
holly
oh my goodness..these are just too cute…I have that Calafornia song going through my head now and being a teacher I just loved the flip book…so creative… A+ siestas.
love you all
Tammy
I loved the flip book video! That was such a creative way of displaying our memory verse. Great job ladies.
BTW – I’m loving this bible study by Kelly. It’s so convicting about the things in my life that are false gods/idols that I never stopped to think about. Great pick for the summer Mrs. Beth!
This is so great–thank you Beth for inspiring us to study and memorize God’s Word. We are gonna have a blast when we all get together in Glory!!
Way Cool…California Girls WAS a favorite of mine…lol…honestly, very creative…way to go Cool Siestas!
I am SO GLAD that we get to see more videos! I am really digging NOG’s and digging out my high places!
Wow I love these video’s… I have all the Siestas in my prayres…
Connie
GBU
To the runners up, I heard that song the other day and SO thought of this Bible study and our homework. I love how people all over the world can be on the same wavelength!
[And congrats Cool siestas! Great job! Love the footwear. :D]
They were both so good, The margin had to be super small for a winner, because they were both awesome
Wow! I didn’t know we had so many 1) smart; 2) creative; 3) fun-loving’ 4) toe-tapping Siestas in Siestaville!
Now I have “The Beach Boys do the Book of Jude” song in my head,
Warm in Alaska.
Awesome Job Siestas!!!
Cool, CA that was way cool!! I love your great synchrination.
Cool Siestas, from Cool, CA.
Loved both videos.
Thank you for your hard work.
Love,
Mary
Congratulations, ladies! Your video rocked!
Those really are too cute. I can’t wait to see more!
Happy 4th of July, LPM Siestas!
Lindsee
This was so cool!! Cool California you rock! I love the flip flop tapping, but my favorite was the middle Siesta who just couldn’t get it together — she’s my very, very favorite. I love any sister who’s just a bit different.
Y’all did great and Wyoming (which is the state i’ve always wanted to live in, don’t ask why, I’ve never even been there) — loved the flip book. So cute and creative.
OH MY!!!! It’s 11:15, just got back from shooting off fireworks and I smell like smoke (reminds me of DANIEL, but I digress) and I don’t dare try to call my siestas!!!! My BFF Veronica (zioncalling) who will be coming with me to SA, gets all the credit for the flipbook. I am soooo excited that we got runner up. (Does that come with a prize too?) 🙂
I don’t know what you mean, outside of the Bible belt. Here in our little neck of the woods, in Sheridan, we have the full armor of God on, not just the belt!! We love, loving Jesus!!
Melana in (mighty happy) WYOMING!
Well, I was so self-absorbed with being runner-up, I forgot to say, Congratulations Cool Siestas!!!! It WAS pretty cool!
Melana in (still happy) Wyoming
Congratulations to the Siesta’s in Cool, California and our Wyoming Siesta’s. Awesome videos, loved the cute dancing flip flops and thought the book was so creative! What I truly love was the fun we all had participating in our videos and the joy we have in sharing them. Thanks for a great beginning to an incredible Bible Study. Study on Siesta’s!!!
Love, Lori and Siesta’s from RI
Oh my gosh, Cool California you ROCK! That was too funny and now i have that song in my head with new words to sing with! Awesome job!
a triple-cool hooray to the Cool California Girls! excellent video from Wyoming, too! Siestas, y’all are amazing!
mariacristina
Congrast Cool Sieistas! Love the flip flops!
Oh my goodness!!! What creativity!! What fun!!! I am so excited and blessed!!!
You siestas are the best!! I am doing “flips” because you are so “cool”!!!!
God bless all of my precious siestas in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
To HIM be all glory, praise, and majesty now and forever more!!!
AMEN (In a deep voice!)
Love you all!
Roxanne
PS When we all get together, what a day of rejoicing that will be! When we all see JESUS, we’ll sing and shout for victory!
Oh my goodness you Cool siesta’s out there…THAT was hysterical. Totally entertaining. How awesome!
I am so impressed with the creativity of these women! Congratulations ladies!
THOSE ARE GREAT!!!!!
I can’t wait to see some more!
blessings!
steph.
Hello
I really want to see the video but it is not showing up. Can you post a link to the video so I can see it!!
Congrats Ladies!
Aren’t they so much fun! I love both of them! In answer to the question, YES, I do want to send a runner up prize to the Wyoming Siestas because I loved their idea so much. Here’s what I need from both the Cool Group and the Sheridan, Wyoming Group: please send one email to our blog email address with the names of each of the participants in the group then just ONE mailing address. That’s where I’ll send the prizes. You guys are such a blast. I love you so much. Stay in the Word everybody!!
Congratulations! That was fantastic and fun. It was one of those things that makes us laugh out loud! Praise God for this fellowship!
Those were hilarious!!
I loved that the middle flip flop in the first video got a lttle off rhythm – that is so much like me she really is my siesta – hehe
I also loved the flip cartoon – so creative
CONGRATS ladies 🙂
Kim
Beth, just so you know… I love your expression “There ain’t no high like the Most High”. Down to earth expressions — keep ’em comin’, girl! 🙂
Congrats all you Cool Siestas! Totally inspired and marvelous fun! Can not wait to see the weekly videos . . .
Bible study is a blast for sure.
Peace.
Hard work does pay off! The flipbook was actually really fun for me to do though. It’s been too long since I have had a creative outlet, I might just have to keep making verse flipbooks. ;o)
How awesome!! A great way to memorize God’s Word!!
Congrats, Cool, CA!!
Hey, hats off to the middle Siesta from me, too!
I’m always the one clapping out of rhythm when I get into a group.
I wonder if she is left-handed? I am and I have a theory….
Anyway. Congrats, cool ones!
And I loved the Wyoming cartoon as well!
Thanks so much for posting these…what a FUN encouragement. I’m not in the Bible study, but I’m loving reading on line and watching what’s going on. My dad is dieing from liver cancer, so I work all week, and go home every week-end to help my mom and he out (about an hour and 1/2 drive). SO, this is a “different” sort of season in life.
In so many ways (and you really have no idea!) this is such a great tool right now, when connecting with folks is hard because of the travel and time commitments…so GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
(and you crack me up!)
🙂
I, too, enjoyed the videos. You Siesta Sisters in Cali & Wyoming rock–glory to God!!!
I’m also enjoying digging deep in Kelly Minter’s NOG! Not to mention Alli Rogers musical gifts!
Love in Christ,
Amy K from Waukegan, IL
Way to go, California and Wyoming! Those were so creative and fun! I loved the flipflops and felt like tapping my foot right alongside you! And the flip book- Amazing! I can’t wait to see a new one each week! You all are going to help me memorize this Scripture! Praise Jesus!
And Beth, thank you for being a teacher that always strives to get us to the next level! Who would’ve thought that Bible Study homework would turn into video making?!? Keep stretching us higher and higher:)
Very nice! It’s so simple yet so funny! It’s simply funny… It makes me proud to be a California girl! lol! What’s really “cool” is that this study has made me even prouder to be included in His group of girls! I love my siestas so much more since we started this!
Judy
Great Job Ladies! I am SO impressed! Can’t wait to see more.
Love,
allyson
Congrats!!!
I can’t view the videos. Not sure why..tried every computer in the house. ha ha
Is there a link we can click to view on an external site?
Love ya!
I’m sorry that this comment is not related to the cute videos- but I was reading Dallas Morning News online and it talks about big hair- kind of like the Houston paper did a few weeks ago…and this quote made me think of you Beth-
“Don’t be afraid to make your hair big. Texas weather will flatten it.”
I love it!
Congrats Cool Siesta’s! I was tappin’ my foot the whole time. And, Wyoming, WOW! Creative. Really Impressive!
Love & Blessings,
Sam*