Welcome everybody! This is our first gathering for Children of the Day and we are incredibly blessed to have you along! If you’re just now hearing about it, we’d love for you to join us! You’ll find it most helpful to begin by reading this previous post that includes our approach, our summer Bible study schedule and many other specifics: (SSBS 2014 Info post) All you need to participate is the workbook entitled Children of the Day. We only officially “gather” here on the blog every two weeks because summers are so busy. On each of those 5 Tuesdays (starting today), you’ll find a video I’ve prepared for you with instructions for that day. I’ll also remind you to do the next 2 weeks of Bible study before our next gathering. View it personally if you are going solo or, if you’re joining in with others, with your small group. I’ll always put the bare bones of that gathering’s instructions in print in the post as well (as you’ll see below) in case you have any trouble viewing the video. Here’s your first one!
Basic written instructions in case you have trouble with the video:
Register for our summer Bible study by simply leaving a comment to this post per instructions below. Of course, you can take part without registering but you’ll get much more out of it if you fully participate. It not only increases accountability. It stirs up a sense of belonging and fellowship which is so important to us here in this blog community.
Here’s what we’d love for you to supply in your registration comment today: (Try to limit yourself to this information so it will be easy to read and count.)
1. Your NAME.
2. Your CITY.
3. Whether you’re going SOLO or in tandem with a small group. If you’re in a small group, share approximately how many are in your group and where you are planning to meet.
4. Share in a sentence or two why you could really stand to be in Bible study this summer. Maybe it’s that you’ve never been in one before. We would be elated! Or maybe it’s been a long time. If so, this is a great time and place to come back home to the heart of Jesus. Maybe you’re just hoping to get to know Christ a little better. Or, perhaps you’re interested in particular subject matter that appears on the pages of 1st or 2nd Thessalonians. On the other hand, maybe you especially need to be in the Scriptures because you have extenuating circumstances that could really challenge you this summer. What’s motivating you to get into the Scriptures with us this summer? There are no wrong answers!
5. BONUS question (optional): WHAT IS A QUIRK OF YOURS?? Come on, now! Tell us!
If you’re meeting with a small group, share your answers to questions 4 and 5.
I will pitch out a memory verse each week for anybody who wants to participate:
Week 1 Memory Verse:
1 Thessalonians 1:4 The NET Bible: We know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that He has chosen you.
Week 2 Memory Verse:
1 Thessalonians 2:8 The NET Bible: …with such affection for you we were happy to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
Do WEEKS ONE AND TWO of your homework before our next gathering in two weeks! If you’re watching the OPTIONAL video teaching sessions, you will want to watch Session 1 this week before you start your homework and Session 2 before you start your second week of homework. Here is the link: Children Of The Day Sessions
Don’t feel pressured to go to the added expense. All you need to participate in the summer study is the workbook.
I am so honored to serve you and study with you this summer! Can’t wait to see your names and locations! So much love to you, Sisters! We joyfully embrace each one of you.
Kristie Nanes
Clearfield, UT
Part solo..part in a group, when I’m able to join them (they will be meeting in another town).
I need to stay in the Word and being in a group like this with you will be a huge help. I get all ADD when I go completely solo. I don’t complete things I’ve started as well as I used to.
I have (FMS/CFS/MS). I get social anxiety and have panic attacks..and am awkward, even though I know better..that I am Loved and He’s with me 😉
Too funny..I watched the video after I registered and made my comments. Yep..ADD! That would be me. I just thought that was cool you brought that up. God is good and is at work. Also, I forgot to mention that it’s my daughter, Ashlie’s, small group that I’m joining in on. Praise the Lord! She’s so devoted to Jesus..the WORD and is an awesome example for me..and a bright light to others. I need to throw in there that I’m so grateful that both of my (adult) children are “chosen”..Ashlie and Matt. So are my son-in-law (Keaton) and daughter-in-law (Melissa). It’s coming up on our 10th born-again birthday. He saved us all pretty close together in ’04. I have 2 amazing grandkids, too. Avalynn (7) and Emmett (21 months). Thank You God! Just had to “add” this 😉
God bless you Miss Beth and Lindsee (and all that’s dear).
Grace and Peace. Love,
Kristie
1. Charmaine
2.groton,Ct
3.solo
4.Beth Moore studies I feel are inspirational for me to grow in my relationship with God.
5. My sarcastic mouth at times needs some serious prayer
1. Debra Lyn
2. Naples Florida
3. Solo
4. I pre bought this study hoping to start it right away, instead it’s sitting in my drawer…I need motivation, hoping this group gives that to me because I want to get closer to God again, been away from bible study for about three years!
5. I make grocery list and forget to take them with me EVERY TIME!!
1. Melanie
2. Georgetown, Tx
3. Solo
4. I need accountability to be in the Word in the summer.
5. I love the smell of old books and the sell of new yearbooks! I just open them and stick my nose in the middle and smell! 🙂
I am from Berwick Pennsylvania and am going solo this summer… I did a Beth Moore Bible study a few years ago… I am having a difficult time with my family and really need to hear the Voice of God and feel his love
1. Rebecca
2. Norfolk, VA
3. Solo
4. God has answered my prayers for a passion for His word. So I’m just excited to continue the work He’s begun in me!
5. I HAVE to put lotion on my arms, hands, and feet just as I’m getting in bed. But I won’t touch my own feet. So I drop the dollop of lotion on my right foot and then proceed to rub my feet together to rub in the lotion. 🙂
1-Cindy
2-Kernersville,NC
3-Solo
4-My first online bible study. Seeking a closer relationship with God.
5-I love all types of organizers…bins,baskets,dividers,etc.
1. Terri
2. Cadillac, MI
3. Solo
4. I seem to need focus and discipline lately so knew structured study would be good; I am a somewhat new Beth Moore student/fan and loved her James study (the only other one I’ve done); I long to grow closer to my Lord and have been feeling distant (probably because of the first part of my answer to this question!).
5. A quirk … I get squeamish at questions that make me tell about myself 🙂
1. Kristine
2. Lexington, SC
3. Solo
4. I am leading this study in the fall with about 8 other ladies. I saw this
and cannot wait to get started.
5. Too many quirks to count. One is that I talk to my dogs alot and I think they “get” me.
1. Holly Barrett
2. Spruce Pine NC
3. Small group – it’s actually an (in)courage Community Group that I’m leading with Ashley Jackson. We are using the workbook and asking out group members to respond to several prompts each week.
4. I always need to keep my nose in the Book! But don’t we all? Also I was part of the Launch Team for this study and am so excited about getting to study it!
5. I am a total office supply nerd! Leave me alone in an office supply store and I am happy for hours on end. I love ALL the pens, and ALL the notebooks, and ALL the highlighters, and well, ALL of it! 🙂
Lizanne
Bowling Green
Solo
Anna S
Sullivan, MO
Possibly solo, though it’s possible others may join me.
I am tired of this dry season and am ready to break out of it by digging in His Word! 🙂
Hmmm… My quirk… How do I choose just one?
I’m constantly listening to music to sing with my kiddos at church.
If I get excited about something I can’t stop talking about it and sharing it with everyone. (Obsessive perhaps? LOL)
1. Hollie R.
2. Granbury, TX
3. Solo (and over FaceTime with Becky Jo)
4. This momma is needing to be energized & refreshed from just everyday life of being a mom, a wife and a woman. Shamefully it’s been a few years since I’ve been involved in a bible study and I have been yearning for one for quite sometime now. I find it hard to study His Word without a bible study of some kind. I know, I know, it’s something I’m working on.
5. A Quirk? I have to name just ONE? Oh dear, Let’s see… I have hot pink hair, and I am addicted to colored pens!! I use a different colored ink pen daily. For church, a pen pouch with every color imaginable accompanies my bible so I can choose to take notes in the color that best suites my mood that day! 🙂 I know, I have a problem. LOL!! It gets worse with a new workbook! 😉
1. Lany
2. Grand Rapids, MI
3. solo
4. I haven’t done a Bible study in a while, and I’d really like to get back into studying God’s Word.
5. I write a new “to do” list for myself every day and always leave it in the same place on my kitchen counter.
1. Lisa
2. Laurens, SC
3. Solo
4. I love Beth Moore Bible studies and it’s always interesting to delve deeper into God’s word.
5. I count things and want things a certain way. Everyone tells me I have OCD. I believe they’re right.
I’m Danielle,
I’m from Hudsonville, Michigan
Flying solo, but sharing what I learn with anyone who will listen!
Chose to do this study this summer because I’m in the midst of making some pretty big life decisions. I could use a little reinforcements in my decision process, and I knew my sister Beth would be a great helper as we move through this study.
Quirk? Where to start? Probably my need to have glitter on EVERYTHING…
1. Peggy
2. Rochester Hills, MI
3. Solo
4. This past year has been a very difficult one for me grieving the loss of my Daddy & best friend!!
WAYNE,PA ~ SOLO ~LOVE BIBLE STUDIES & ANYTHING THAT MAKES ME STRETCH AND GROW ~ FOLKS SAY I AM JUST QUIRKY…i call it just being “special”
1. Erin
2. Lexington, KY
3. Solo
4. In short, without bible study, I cannot breathe. It is
life-giving air to me and Beth’s studies are like God’s
CPR.
5. Animals freak me out.
solo
I need this. Its been a long time since I have done a bible study.
I over think EVERYTHING !!
1. Laura
2. Englewood, Colorado
3. 11 employees at Cadence International; conference room
4. A good, slow summer ahead to give study the time it needs
5. I chew my milkshakes and pudding – not swirl around in my mouth, but chomp down and chew with my teeth!
Janet Crocitto
Douglasville, ga
Solo
Needed a Bible Studt for the summer
1. Edith
2. Elk Grove, CA
3. Solo
4. I want to learn more!
5. I love the texture of chia seeds soaked in juice!
1. Alyssa Bickerstaff
2. St. Joseph, MO
3. Small group setting, meeting in someone’s home. Our group has grown so big this summer that we are having to split into 2 groups!!
4. This is the study we decided on for our regular small group. We are very excited to be doing it!!
1. Robin
2. Edgewater, Florida
3. Going solo!
4. This will be my first time doing an in-depth study on Thessalonians and my first time doing a summer Bible study. I have facilitated many Bible studies in the Spring and Fall and am looking forward to a new experience. Our family has a crazy, busy summer schedule and I pray that I can stay committed and focused. I am eager to learn more about God through His Word!
5. I just ask my husband to name one of my quirks. I had to stop him from listing them! Here is one of my food quirks: I love chocolate and I love strawberries. However, I don’t like them together! No chocolate covered strawberries for me 🙂
1. Kathy
2. Tullahoma, TN
3. Solo
4. Need me some Beth Moore inspiration & I have no Bible study to participate in this summer. I so want to know Christ more by digging into the Bible.
5. Deciding to do a big project & jumping in without enough thought!
1) Angie
2) Waukesha, WI
3) I doing this study with two different people (Abby & Vicki) over Skype.
4) I am excited for this bible study because it has been awhile since I have gone through the Word with a community of believers. I really enjoy Beth Moore’s studies and seeing God work 🙂
5) I laugh easily. Some people bring the jokes, I bring the laughter
1. Sheryl P.
2. Bloomington, MN
3. Solo
4. God led me to you again!
5. I always have iced tea and water beside me while I quench my thirst for God’s Word.
Bowie, MD. Solo for this schedule but also monthly doing the same study at a slower pace with couples in Crofton, Maryland. Looking forward to being taught by God! Looking forward to seeing how God will use us all for our faithfulness this summer. I am Mom to 3, 2 in heaven, and starting again to be an influence on my young grandchildren ages 8, 5, 4, 3, and 1. May they see Jesus in me in word and in deed.
1. Kortney
2. Des Plaines, IL
3. Solo
4. Bible study keeps me accountable to be in the Word. And I always love a good word from the Lord!
5. I have Bible verses posted all around the house. I post them and think Im going to read them, and then I forget about them, and just keep adding to them. But Ilove it! I love having the words of God all around me!
1. Amy
2. Burlington, ON, Canada
3. Small Group through Facebook
4. I’m looking forward to the accountability and discipline of a formal study to keep me growing.
5. I am a Trypophobiac – the fear of objects with patterns of holes… i know, weird!
1. Anne Lampert
2. Howell, MI
3. Solo
4. Need this online study group this summer b/c my dear friend and Bible study partner of the last 5 years went home to be with the Lord 4/9/14. Our last study we did together was Sacred Secrets so this will be my first Beth Moore study without her here, but I know she is cheering me on as part of my ‘great cloud of witnesses’. Grateful for that, but I still miss her…
5. Not only do I not need ice in my “ice water”, I drink hot water as a beverage instead of tea or coffee. (I do love both tea & coffee, but I also enjoy just boiling hot water that is cooled down enough to sip on. Well, you asked for quirks, those are just 2 of the many!) 🙂
1. Rita Williams
2. Metter, Georgia
3. Small group
4. I walk in victory when I am in the Word
5. I love to take 3 hour naps!
1. Dawn Russell
2. Wausau, Wisconsin
3. Solo
4. Going through a lot of change in my life right now, need to be grounded in the Word!
5. I spiral bind every one of my bible study workbooks to make them easier to open and lay flat.
1. Trisha
2. San Jose, CA
3. Solo but hoping my 2 BFF’s will join me
4. I planned on doing this study this summer regardless because I will be facilitating it in the Fall. I’m excited I won’t be doing it “alone”!
5. A quirk of mine… Haha! Too many to name… Something fun I’m doing right now is trying to complete a Run Streak… 40 days of running a mile or more from Memorial Day to 4th of July! 🙂
1. Melissa. 2. College Station, TX. 3. Solo. 4. The more I study the Bible, the more I realize how much I don’t know, and I have a real desire to learn. Every study I have done has been a huge blessing. 5. I like clean floors. I am not compulsive or anything; I just like them clean.
1. Nancy
2. Locust Grove, GA
3. Small group (15 to 20)
4. I wanted to find a way to encourage and strengthen the ladies in our church. Saw Beth’s post on Twitter about the Siesta Summer Bible Study, followed the link…I believe it was God’s perfect timing. Waiting to see how many show up with their lawn chairs tonight at my house!
5. Quirks: My husband calls me the Word Police. I despise misspelled words, not using the correct tense, etc. Also, I like the folded over tortilla chips at the Mexican restaurant.
1. Mary Ellen
2. Independence, Mo
3. Solo w/Siesta, but I’m apart of a rather large group doing it at my church with is exciting!
4. I haven’t been in the Scriptures like I use to be. I miss it!
5. I read magazines back to front. If I order a cheeseburger at a fast food place I specifically ask for it to be melted. I dislike cold cheese on my burger.
I live in Orlando, FL. Another friend (from Ft. Pierce,FL) and I are planning to “meet” online each Tuesday to do the study together.
1. Carol Baum
2. Canton Michigan
3. Small group with Women’s Bible Cafe
1. Yami Melton
2. Winfield, PA
3. Solo
4. I have done several of Beth’s studies and have been greatly blessed by each one. I want to continue to be in the Word and draw close to God.
5. I need to have all the hangers in my closets facing the same direction.
1.Laura
2.Kissimmee, Fl.
3. Solo
4. I just finished a church ladies Bible study and another won’t be starting up until Sept. I learn better and am more disciplined with an organized Bible study/workbook.
5. I make my own whole wheat bread; including fresh ground wheat. If I go out to lunch I take my own in a baggy to replace the unpalatable 🙂
1. Michelle
2. Niverville, Manitoba, Canada
3. Solo
4. Summer always seems to be a time where I let Bible study slide, so I really want to commit to staying in the Word this Summer. Been a tough several months, so being in the Word is very important to me. And the few of Beth’s studies I have done have been amazing! Learned so much!!
Leanne
Sallis, MS
going solo
I am looking forward to just being in the scriptures. I find that I don’t slack in my studying as much when I have a Bible study format to follow.
1. Lisa
2. Houston, TX
3. Solo
4. I’ve started reading through the bible this year and have and will be in the Old Testament for a while. Looking forward to getting some New Testament.
5. Although I don’t like cheese, I like pizza. It has to be loaded with the works though.
1. Tammy Parker
2. Westland, MI
3. Solo
4. I have never participated in an online study and would love to dig deep and focus on God more during this summer.
5. I take a lot of selfies because I have to be in control of the camera when my picture is taken. 🙂
Wendy
Illinois
Solo
Summer is crazy busy and no time to attend in person a weekly
Study so this is a way to stay in the scriptures this summer and
Place God first over many other events
1. Meghan
2. Houston, TX
3. Solo
4. I was in the Tuesday study at HFBC for Children of the Day but wanting to let the Lord really work through a few things in me that I learned during the study again.
5. I have hundreds of lists lying everywhere. efficient? not so much. grin 🙂
Winter Haven FL
solo
I love Bible study and I don’t want to lose anything while my church group is on summer break.
I guess my quirk is that I talk to my doggies like they ar people to thr point that before I go out I explain to them where I am going and how long I expect to be gone!
1. AMI MILLER
2. LAKE STEVENS, WA
3. FLYING SOLO! 🙂
4. I WENT TO THE LPM CONFERENCE IN SPOKANE, WA AND WAS SO CHALLENGED TO CONTINUE GROWING IN MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORD – PROGRESSING, NOT REGRESSING – SO I’M DIVING IN HEAD FIRST. OBEDIENCE!
5. I THRIVE IN AN ORGANIZED ENVIRONMENT, BUT WITH 3 KIDS 4 YEARS OLD AND UNDER, MY HOUSE IS ALWAYS CHAOS. BUT GO TO MY VAN AND YOU’LL FIND ANYTHING YOU’RE LOOKING FOR! CLUTTERED HOUSE, ORGANIZED CAR. IT MAKES NO SENSE! 🙂