Hi Siestas! I’m wondering…what are you up to this fall?
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I am starting to attend The Heart of Woman Bible study next week, working at my daughter’s school, and trying to pursue the publication of my children’s book.
Beckie
Here is the Todd’s plans:
-finishing up the potty training of Taylor!!!
-Believing God bible study on Wed. mornings
-getting ready for harvest in Iowa on family farm
-trying to survive first trimester of pregnancy
-LifeGroups start next Thursday at church
Precious Siesta Friends:
My birthday was Wednesday. Today, my husband and I are closing on a house…our new home!!! What a fabulous birthday present and it came with a ton of miracles from the Lord (long, long, long story!). We are so excited and so grateful. I just want to cry all day! I understand perfectly what the woman felt as she washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. If He were here with skin on, I’d do the same! But since He is invisible right now, I just praise Him and testify to His great mercy and goodness because I know He is here with me right now!
Thanks for letting me rejoice with my favorite Siestas!
Love, Tammy in Montana
Finishing “Take it to the Limit” Bible Study by Andy Stanley, starting “Organic God” by Margaret Feinberg. High school Junior playing baseball, 7th grader playing volleyball, volunteering at church!
Both my kids are in school now and I’m trying to figure out what to do and who to be. It’s kinda lonely.
The Butcher Family is:
**Juggling 3 soccer teams. (One for each kid!)
**Juggling 2 football teams. (Just the boys.)
**Mom working part time.
**Mom going to school full time.
**1 new community Bible study.
**Let’s not forget church life.
It is crazy busy but we are handling it! It has caused our family to be very disciplined, which is an amazing thing! Nobody complains about doing homework, everybody is eating dinner with thanksgiving! It is truly all good!
YAY!
The ladies of our church are in the middle of the “Breaking Free” series and the Lord is truly with all of us through the study.
Plan on enjoying my new grandson and 5 other beautiful grandchildren. Rejoicing with all of my family as I watch them grow in the Lord.
Waiting on the Lord to see where he takes me next. It should be a glorious ride!
Blessings to you and your family.
Geneva
Loyalton, CA
Here’s what we are doing:
Bible Study with some ladies for “The Bride of Christ” series
County Fair at our hometown
Timberfest (our annual festival in town)
Volunteer for Children’s Hospital during the holidays since I’m on the Auxiliary.
Umm..hope to get that Christmas shopping done.
What a fun post!
I am teaching a ladies bible study on Thursday nights on the power of transformed speech. Teaching children on Wednesday nights and following after my 15 year old son and working full time. Whew!! When you write it all down it seems like more than it is.
Love you,
Jules
My family and I were in FL when Fay was coming in, we prayed go away Fay, then we were in the Bahamas and somehow we missed her everywhere we went. Beth, I gotta tell you, you are a cup of cold water in a dry and weary land. I love you, girl!
I am doing Bible Study Living Beyond Yourself with our church.
-being a mom to our high functioning autism child.
-starting my christian life coaching practice. If anyone is interested in getting some coaching let me know and
DRIVING A SCHOOL BUS
by Darcie [email protected]
The Harper family is gearing up for our Fall kick-off for our college group that we lead at a church in Southern California.
-Trying for baby #2
-Regaining my sanity….hehehe
Have a wonderful weekend ladies!
Well my husband and I are in a Musical called "The Promise" in Glen Rose, TX – which tells the complete story of Jesus Christ's Life, Death & Resurrection. It is all live and is performed at the Texas Amphitheatre. We Open the show TONIGHT! (be in prayer for that)
All Siestas in Texas should come and see it. This is our 20th year. It's where my husband & I met! 😀
– husband a theatre teacher, so we have fall plays to attend, football games.. school stuff
– our church will be starting a Beth Moore bible study soon, which is TBA.
Exciting stuff & very busy!
My plans so far are:
* Going on vacation – Yes!!!
* Basking in the autumn weather that our brilliant God has made!
* Teaching my Young Adult S.S. class
* Doing the Bible study: “A Woman’s Heart”
We should rejoice and be glad in each day God gives us, but it sure is easier this time of year:)
Beth-
A group of women studied the Psalms of Ascent in a home bible study this summer in Fuquay-Varina, NC. (I know you are familiar with the town because of Debbie and the late Pastor Buddy Walters.) They were actually my neighbors and friends before the Lord called Buddy home. But you asked what we were doing this fall- I am so excited to say that because of the excitement of the summer study, we attended the Aug. Simulcast and are organizing a women’s Sunday night study using “Breaking Free”. Your studies have given focus to our desires to know God better through his Word and to love and share Jesus more and more. Thank you and may God continue to use you to fan the flames of the Holy Spirit. You are remembered often in my prayers. Leanne Walters in Fuquay-Varina, NC
I’m just finishing up a group bible study – the “Breaking Free” one – whew! Hopefully will be starting a new study.
* Ladies retreat on the coast with a group of ladies from our church, will be muy fantastic!
* Scrapbooking retreat – all weekend just scrapbooking and chatting!
* Must do some sewing and knitting, have lots of projects in my “to do” basket.
* Possibly start making Christmas cards or gifts???
Besides that, who knows??? I love Fall though so I’m looking forward to it 🙂
-Facilitating “Believing God” for a wonderful group of ladies! This is our 3rd Bible Study together.
-Younger Daughter playing 7th Grade Volleyball – so we’re going to games whenever possible
-Older Daughter starting a new job in 2 weeks while attending her junior year of high school – so we’ll be driving her back and forth a lot – plus she’s doing the Believing God Bible Study with us!
– Husband staying busy with the Church (He’s our pastor)
Our life is very full and extremely busy in this season.
Well – let’s see…
Walking around for a few more weeks in these stinkin!! boots!!
Trying to make it through tennis season and get a few more wins.
Hubby starting to travel more and kids doing all the fall sports!
Wanting to start a Moms In Touch ministry but can’t seem to find anyone to pray with…
Just a plethora of things!! Only He knows, truly!!!
Love, Leigh
Our bible study group is going to dive back into Daniel for a second time. We all enjoyed it so much the first time we want to take a second look! Also squeezing in a “sisters weekend” with my two sisters, soaking up a week of sun and fun on San Diego Beach and bracing myself for a very busy Christmas portrait season (which always begins in the fall!)! That’s what we are up to!
-My husband is starting back to school to pursue a degree towards christian counseling.
-I am participating in Can We Talk? by Priscilla Shirer.
-Our homeschooled son started his senior year.
-Our daughter started her sophomore year in college.
-Breaking Free taping in New Orleans!!
Our family is taking part in a new satalite church plant. We start this Sunday.
I’m teaching a “Community Bible Study” class – studying Genesis this year.
My husband is teaching our daughter to play the piano, our son is playing drums in the band, and our house is very noisy!
We’re loving life with two pre-teens, and trying to soak in every moment of it!
*behind, but determined to finish No Other Gods (on session 7)
*starting To Live is Christ with women’s group at church next week *hubby to do men’s study of James on same nights
*going away to the NC mountains in early October for some intense alone time with the Lord
*spending a long weekend at the Outer Banks in mid-October
My aunt (who should be my sister we are so close in age) and I are starting Stepping Up in the morning at a church that is not our own and we are so exited to get started and meet some ladies that we don’t know. We did the same thing with Breaking Free and we have formed some lasting friendships with the ladies at that church. Our church doesn’t do bible studies right now so we go wherever we can get them within a 20 minute drive. I am just sure that God has us travelling for a reason, it is an adventure.
I can’t wait for the leaves to turn and the cool air of fall. The leaves are so pretty here in WV. I’m looking forward to a fall country road drive with the moon roof open.
We are taking vacation in October! Yay! Going to a place in Orlando, FL called the Holyland Experience. I can’t wait!
I am
-awaiting the birth of my son and his wife’s first baby due Sept. 25 – a girl!
– Then in October I will be seeing my oldest daughter and her husband off to NYC where they will be self-supporting missionaries – doing church plants in the city. I am very proud of them but so sad to see them go because they will be taking my 20 month old grandson and she is expecting twins in December.
– In the meantime my 15 year old daughter is keeping me busy with her activities. Shes on the go constantly!
Kathy in TN
– Our family is completely entrenched in Friday night football, Saturday afternoon football, and practice on most every night other than that.
– I’m working on book edits and material for retreats I’m teaching.
– Especially looking forward to one of those retreats taking place next weekend in the mountains. My daughter is turning 6 and I’m taking her with me to enjoy the scenery and shopping during our down times. Our first mommy/daughter trip – and it’s for Bible Study! Praise Him!
I am taking four classes – hope to graduate in May. Participating in Psalms of Ascent, babysitting my 13 month old grandson, and working hard at complaining less. I can’t wait till fall actually comes to Atlanta – my favorite season.
Of course, the most important thing 🙂 – UGA football – GO DAWGS!
Bonnie
Already decorated the house for fall so that has already set the mood for…
-more homemade baking/cooking.
-reading bible blogs to get me through before the next bible study begins in January.
-getting a second education again through my childrens homework.. UGH! I hate fractions!
I love fall and am so anxious for the cooler weather. I have getting organized as a goal this fall. Summertime was very relaxing, but now it’s time to get on track. I’m sorry to say that even my quiet-times fell to the side….. So, looking forward to organization, cooking, and a new bible study group ~~~ the girls from our NOG study decided to continue meeting.
Thanks for asking!
Here is what the Davis family (in Guatemala) is doing: [Subject to Change, by God!]
– Lydia: we’re homeschooling Pre-K, we hope to raise funds to buy her a bike, she turns 4 years old Sept 23!
– Levi II: we hope to start potty training, we need raise funds to buy him his own ‘throne’
– My Hubby: preparing materials to present what we're doing for the Bible Studies & Construction ministry, also construction on the first home for the Hernandez family, God sent to us.
– Me… where do I start?
— Quilting, my new passion to make quilts for people. Like the church Body, a quilt is a whole bunch of pieces that get washed, ironed, trimmed, designed to be together, and sewn to make something beautiful! (that's my sermon)
— Bible Study: we're thinking of doing "Dinner & a Movie: Chick Flicks" because women in our group cannot read (we’re open for any ideas?!?!!? a Bible study with/for illiterate women). I have the Stepping Up book, but no one to do it with and no videos.
Finally, we’re going on a four state tour (FL, GA, TN, IN) to solicit HUGS and Fellowship (in English!) from October 17 – Nov 7. Email me for info – would love to meet LMP Blog readers!
Amanda, yes enjoy your time before next baby!!! Thanks again.
Love and Blessings,
Jackie Davis – http://www.jackiesue.com
I will be:
– starting our next bible study: Stepping Up: Psalms
– Rooting for my 14 year old- FOOTBALL Session.
– Rodeoing with sons- they team Rope and the series start this month thru March.
– & working on my marriage..it's not terrible or anything, but the Lord has told me it needs some attention.
i am participating in my church’s womens bible study this fall! breaking free!! i am a little nervous but very excited to see what the Lord has in store for me!
also, my 4 1/2 yr old starts preschool this coming monday! very excited for her. she will be going 2 days a week so her little brother and i will get quality time together!
blessings ~
-started Living Beyond Yourself on Wed. with 2 different groups–small group of 9 in the morning and a gigantic group of 32 at chuch that night!!! Whew. For a new facilitator, it is a little overwhelming!!!
-2 boys playing football (8&10 yr olds), 1 boy playing soccer(6yr old), and a precious 3 year
old baby girl starting her first ballet/tap class!!! Cute, cute.
-family trip to the Big Apple to see a friend on Broadway. Mary Poppins!! We are also going to see Lion King and the Little Mermaid! So excited!
I am starting BSF, the life of Moses.
Going to enjoy seeing the leaves change color.
Going to the mountains to see the elk bugle.
Watch my nephews play football.
Getting my house ready for all the fall fun (my favorite time of year).
Womens fall retreat.
Harvesting whats left in the garden.
I have been writing and publishing DVD driven Bible study cirriculum for Moms. I have just finished one on Esther and am currently writing one of Philippians. I will start teaching my Moms group next Thurday.
My husband and I have just returned from 17 days in Tanzania where we got to teach in the villages in the bush to pastors and church leaders. We taught a program called Pioneer Evangelism on discipleship, evangelism and church planting. Check out jeanstockdale.typepad.com for pictures and stories. God is doing amazing things in the uttermost parts of the world! Thanks for asking!
We had an exchange student from Korea stay with us over the summer, and because of that we’re taking our break from school this fall. (I’m homeschooled.) I’m doing a mother/daughter Bible study with some of my friends, doing childcare for MOPS, and starting the year for the Christian theatre group I’m in. Then we’ll be traveling from NC to SD for Thanksgiving!
“What about that Sarah Palin?” Wow!–Hello, Girlfriend/Sister–even making her providential entrance on the national stage right when Beth starts the “Esther Show”!!!!!! And McCain’s speech last night!!! He may be the most authentic public servant (as opposed to ambitious politician) since George Washington! Seriously, all he really wanted to do was be on his beloved Mt. Vernon with Martha and the kids; but, as it turned out he answered the call–indeed, the plea–of duty from the American people for almost his entire life. “Who woulda thunk”…that this is turning out to be such an amazing, exciting AND historic election afterall? God does Bless America! AMEN?
“And all His little children said, ‘AMEN!'”
– I will be leading breaking free with my Bible Study group.
– My four year old starts dance class in two weeks, and is supper excited
-teaching sunday school
-helping my husband train for his triathlon-Yuck!
-remodling our bathroom- double yuck!
-finishing my first full sized quilt YEAH!
Loving life & being thankful for blessings =)
– Obsessing on politics, looking forward to voting on 11/4
– College football–War Eagle
– High School football–go Jags!
– Being a mom taxi
– Cooking (some for fun)!
– Scrapbooking
Attractions coming soon for the Saul Family…
* Tennis for my 7 year old starts Monday
* Bible Study Fellowship starts next week (Studying Life of Moses)
* Teaching the book of Revelation to the Sunday school class my husband and I teach together
* Loving life and enjoying the moments we have together
-Doing Believing God for the second time! Don’t worry Beth, I believed Him the first time I just want more of HIM!
-Christmas shopping
-Moving into a new house and decorating as fundage is available
-Listening to my husband broadcast college football games on Saturday afternoons.
I would like to ask Melissa a long old question! When you made your “Apple Crostata” what kind of apples did you use? I am wanting to make this recipe so badly, but can’t seem to find the right apples the recipe calls for. Thank you for any and all help!
Sincerely,
Okie Girl!
Figuring out which activities to get involved in with my baby, doing a Mom-to-Mom Bible study/fellowship at a local church.
Here’s what we’re doing:
– girls have started 2nd grade, kindergarten and pre-school
– two are playing soccer
– three are taking ballet
– moving 3.5 year old into a bedroom with her big sisters; painting, decorating and ordering some bunk beds. All in anticipation of
– the arrival of baby #4 end of fall! After having had three girls, we’re having a little boy. Praying for God’s help with my mixed up emotions regarding our new addition!
– participating in Jesus the One and Only bible study at a church close to my house.
– working through Breaking Free (doing it again after about 5 years)
– co-leading/hosting a small group from our church with my hubby
– nannying 2 of the most amazing kiddos ever
– making a commitment to dig deeper into God’s word than ever before! (Week 2 of BF is really hitting home!!)
– reading a variety of fiction and non-fiction books
– talking with hubby about possibly starting our own little family…
I am currently taking Stepping Up at my church and Loving It!
I’m going to be reading this post most of the fall! WOW! Did you have any idea it would get this long? Now I’m feeling all guilty cause I don’t even know what I’m gonna be doing. Guess I better figure something out! I am doing a study (When Godly People..) with a friend. You siestas are an impressive bunch.
Love you all
Judy
I am looking forward to fall this year more than I have in a long, long time. And I am so looking forward to fall – the smells, the colors, the weather, the fun! Here's what my clan of four is doing this fall:
-me –> work
-husband –> in his junior year of college, biomedical engineering – Lord help us, and I am not just saying that, really Lord, please help us!!
– son –> Kindegarten, and I am still emotional, but he is having a blast, though I am going to have to talk to his teacher because according to him, they don't learn anything, ever, nothing
– daughter –> 3 yrs old and the princess of the house. She is just having fun being a kid – no activities!!
– the 'Breaking Free' study at church
-planning my dad's 60th bday party
rebecca
We are “Stepping Up” until “Esther” arrives!!
I am in the throws of 2 football teams. One for my 7 year old and one for my 11 year old!
I was also truly convicted by the simulcast to give my first fruits of time each morning to God.
Hopefully in October we will start “When Godly People Do UnGodly things”
Not to mention just being back to school!
Pam