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.
Name: Colleen Nelson
City: Houston
Going Solo
Focus on God’s word….too busy for words
Quirk: I hate feet and I don’t call the pizza guy
Sara
Jonesboro,AR
I am living in an apartment with my friend and we are doing the study together.
I need to deepen my relationship with the Lord and soak Him up during this summer! During the school year, college is rough to have time with Jesus. I am thirsty for Him!
My quirk: I can’t stand when people breath on me or when I have dirty feet!!
1. Melissa Shaffer
2. Temperance, MI
3. Solo
4. It’s been a while since I have done a Bible Study. I need to get in the habit of getting into the Word daily,
5. I am not a morning person, …… but I am not a night owl. I like my sleep! 😉
1. Donna
2. Moses Lake WA
3. Solo
4. I am a consultant and travel for work and I need to be plugged in!!
5. I am a planner, I mean a serious planner… But I can easily flex from my plan. But I have to have a plan. LOL!!
1. Garland
2. Somerville, TN
3. Solo
4. I’m a single mom of a 4 year old. I only leave my daughter with a babysitter while I’m at work because I like to soak up all the minutes I can with her. An online Bible Study is my only option for a Bible Study at the moment. (And I love your studies and haven’t done one in several years.)
1. Lauren Brodersen
2. Jacksonville, FL
3. Solo
4. I am having a baby in 3 weeks and cannot be a part of my church’s summer women’s studies, and this will fill the countless hours of nursing and rocking to come!
5. I hold my breath when passing people in public because I don’t like the mixture of random smells. There, I said it.
1. Shannon
2. Amissville, VA
3. Solo
4. I need and want to stay in The Word. Being a stay-at-home Mommy, it’s easy to fall out of the routine. I like to “take the summer off” from all scheduled activities so I will not be meeting with my normal ladies’ bible study group. I also LOVED “The Patriarchs” and “James” studies of Beth Moore’s, I’m excited to be starting my third Beth Moore study 🙂
5. When I work-out I count down the amount of time I have left in fractions (ex: 6/12, 2/4, 1/2) to amuse myself…
1. Alexis
2. Currently in Montgomery, AL for the summer
3. Solo
4. I am about to begin my last year of law school at Liberty U., but I am clerking in AL right now. The family I am staying with in AL is comprised self-proclaimed atheists (though they are very respectful of my beliefs), but I still need some accountability, wisdom and protection for sure!
5. “She sarcastically says, ‘Why, I have no quirks. Everything I do is normal!’ ” But one might possibly be the fact that I have to have a snack drawer in my desk at work . . . and it’s probably filled with goldfish.
Cassidy
Mobile, AL
Solo
I love Beth Moore Bible studies and need to find one to do right now!!
1. Susan
2. Loveland, CO
3. Solo
4. I have not been in a bible study for 2 years and am missing the Word.
5. I hate to have different foods touching on the same plate.
Dee
Ozark, MO
Solo
I love Beth’s teaching! I just started doing Bible studies in the last year and a half or so. Now I feel like I’m missing out if I’m not studying the Word in a structured way! I absolutely love it!
I have many quirks, but the one that I thought of first is this – when I am pumping gas, I have to end right on the dollar. If I go a penny over, I keep pumping until I get to the next dollar or I can’t put anymore gas in the tank which ever comes first! I have no idea where that comes from! 🙂
1. Lisa
2. Oak Hills, California
3. I am with a Facebook group of 12
4. I joined this study to continue growing in The Lord.
5. Just one of my many quirks: I play with my eyelashes to relax.
My name is Carol and I will be doing this study solo here in Norman, Ok. I have been wanting to do this bible study ever since I saw it on Lifeway!!
1- Lynn
2- Birmingham ,AL
3- solo
4- I’ve been caring for my mom since last August and have not been able to be in the Word-I’m dry and thirsty for Gods word.
5- I love onion and mayo sandwiches
Happy
Solo
I love connecting in the summer as I am a teacher–I am tired and overwhelmed. I am a mother of three–16, 12, 9
I love wearing lipstick. I feel like it gets me through difficult times. I always put my bangs up with a little banana clip–the minute I get home.
1. Kristina Haldi
2. Post Falls, ID
3. Solo
4. I’ve been wanting to do this study & I was ecstatic to see you were doing this summer! Also I have a tendency to create my own path during the summer so I need extra accountability 🙂
5. a quirk… I absolutely refuse to watch a movie I haven’t seen yet if it’s already started. Yes, even if I only missed it by seconds.
Holly
Longmont, CO
Solo
I’ve done these summer studies in the past years and couldn’t pass this one up!
My quirk is I’m a brand shopper even at the grocery store when buying food for our church food drive. It’s very hard to buy the cheaper generic item 🙂
Carlsbad, CA
Solo
I love Beth Moore Bible studies and I need the discipline of a scheduled bible study.
I talk to my dog like she’s a human
1. Nancy Rowlett
2. Palmer, TX
3. Solo
4. My first time participating in an online bible study. I’m excited!
5. Haha…I just asked my husband for help with this one…possible mistake, he’s still talking!
1. Sunny Rush
2. Cove, Oregon
3. Solo
4. New in faith – want to go deeper and stronger
5. Very introverted. Visual learner.
Fridley, MN
Small group meeting in my home
Our small group has been meeting since last fall doing another study. We enjoy each other so much that we decided to continue studying together.
1. Tami
2. Kirkland, wa
3. Solo
4. I have not been able to be in a bible study since having my second little baby and going back to work, and missing it! Opened my little email today and what a blessing to see this opportunity!
5. Quirk( one of many…) now that summer is upon us and my toes have made their debut in peep toe shoes, in my haste to rush off to work, i will just put a fresh coat of toe nail polish on the toes that are visible. Two in some shoes and three in others!:)
Michele
Montgomery, Al
Going solo
Love to stay in a bible study when I can. I have 6 kids and its hard to get away for bible study so this is perfect for me!
I really need to get things just right before starting on them and unfortunate that keeps me from starting some times.
1. Christine
2. Ithaca, NY
3. Solo
4. For the last 6 yrs in IL there was a small group of us girls who met every Tuesday and did all the Beth Moore studies we could get our hands on, this last year several of us all moved to different places, myself included. Since moving to ny I have had a hard time finding sisters here to study God’s word with, and this has been a difficult move and I need God and His word and some sisters right now! I saw this study and knew I needed to do this, my soul needs it!!
5. Since I was a little girl I have always been able to find 4 leaf clovers, they just “look” at me and want to be found 🙂 I just love being able to cheer someone up by giving them a 4 leaf clover 🙂
1- Diane
2- Mesa, AZ
3- Solo. First time participating in the Siesta community, and looking forward to it!
4- It has been a few years since I have done one of Beth’s studies. I am very excited about the emphasis on discipleship and introduction of the Bible to women who have had no/little exposure. Planning to introduce the study this fall at church to a similar group of women. Excited to do the study first with the Siestas!
5- Must unload the bottom rack of the dishwasher first. Don’t want the water that has collected on the top rack cups to get all over the dry flatware!
1 Emma Mathewson
2. Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
3. At this stage solo… Group will follow down the track.
4. Love my Beth Moore bible studies. Excited to do this one with an online group. Although it’s winter here not summer.
5. Upon wake up my coffee machine goes on, then once my kids get on the school bus, my coffee and bible study take place with my dog by my side
Sherron.
Oakdale
I need a bible study. I am craving some time with God!
1. Julie F
2. Dallas, TX
3. Solo
4. Need accountability to stay in the Word over the Summer
5. Quirk – I’m a die hard Aggie – some may consider that quirky 🙂 Class of ’96! Whoop! (Back in the day of Greg Matte doing Breakaway)
1.Ashley Marshall
2. Winter Haven, FL
3. Solo
4. I just finished the Beloved Disciple last week with a ladies’ group at church. I hung on every word from the Word’s mouth and heart was powerfully transformed and washed anew with His love for me! There are some HUGE life changes occurring this summer (leaving my family, church and “village” behind to move to Mississippi with my husband and two littlle ones) and I need a lifeline to keep me accountable and anchored in the word.
5. In complete OCD fashion, I always have to leave one bite of food on my plate. Unless, of course, it’s dessert. 😀
1. Tiffiney
2. McPherson, KS
3. Either solo or with one other friend; meeting in my home
4. My school year is so busy that the times of studies at church don’t fit my schedule. I am hungry to be in the Word consistently this summer, and seeking a guided study that will dive into the Scriptures!
5. I always eat things on my plate in groups, and I have to finish it before I can eat the other items on my plate!
1. Kristi
2. Maple Grove, MN
3. Solo
4. Accountability and consistency thru the busy summer schedule!
Amber thompson
Pearsall,TX
Doing it solo..but have friends via FB doing it also
Love bible studies anytime
A quirk….I sing and dance in the car when I’m solo. LOL
2.) Austin, TX
3.) with a friend
4.) keep in God’s word
1.Maggie
2.Alamosa, Colorado USA
3.Solo
4.New challenges in my ministry, need more of the word.
5.Have to have a bottle of water next to my bed. Yes I’ve tried
a glass, but I always spill it all over myself in the middle of
the might.
1. Alesa Lambert
2. Malvern, Ar
3. Solo
4. Haven’t done a Bible Study since my grandsons death. It is time.
5. Do not want cover to touch my feet
1. Gindy
2. Colleyville, TX
3. Solo
4. I have to stay in the Word. It gives nourishment to my bones. It’s my bread of life!!
5. Don’t touch me with your feet:-/
Deni
Roseville, CA
Solo
I miss women’s bible study in the summer.
I have to have a minimum of three pillows to sleep!
1. Lynette
2. Alton, IL
3. solo
4. To stay in the word over the summer until my local Bible study group starts up again
5. I absolutely LOVE sarcasism! So much so that I am starting a scarcasm sign collection.
1. Carrie
2. Loveland, CO
3. I am meeting with 2-3 other girls at my house on Thursday evenings.
4. I recently moved to CO from my home state of KS. My husband and I have been working hard to get involved in church. I think that this study will help to ground me (once again) spiritually after the upheaval of the last few months. It will also give me an opportunity to meet other ladies and hopefully make some friends.
5. I always want to use a blanket when watching TV. Even when its HOT outside… lol.
Sue
Shawnee ks
Solo
Recently lost my father
Bite my nails
Going solo. I need the discipline of a study to keep me focused.
1. Sarah
2. West Monroe, La
3. Solo
4. I’ve never done a Bible Study with such a diverse community! My college group is also going through a transition time (no minister). It would be nice t have a consistent group of people to meet with!
5. All of my movies are arranged by studio and in order of release. 🙂
1. Karen
2. Alaska
3. With my friend jolie
4. I love being in the word
5. I do not care for facebook
1. Sherry
2. Marshall, TX
3. Solo
4. My home church doesn’t have a summer Bible study, so I
am very excited to study these two books. Being connected
will help me to focus on God’s Word.
5. Severely fearful of a mouse no matter how small!
1. Laura
2. Florence, AL
3. Group of 10 women meeting in our homes
4. I am really needing some spiritual food this summer! I have wanted to do this for a long time and God really put this group together. I didn’t have to control every little detail 🙂 We all come from different denominational backgrounds and are looking forward to getting to know each other better.
5. I almost never finish my drink when I am eating a meal. I might drink a quarter of the glass when out to eat so I usually order water so I don’t waste money 🙂
1. Sandie
2.Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
3. Solo
4. Love, love, love to learn
5. I can not stand the feel of cotton balls! I always have to have my husband or children remove them from the tops of all pill containers for me!
1. Linda
2. Jasper, TN
3. Small group of around 6
4. I am doing this Bible Study for the increase of Bible knowledge and for the accountability of being in the Word that being in group study brings.
5. One of my quirks is that I will not eat the white of an egg. I will only eat the yolk.
1. Beth Schwandt
2. Riverside, CA
3. Solo
4. I am praying that through this study, The Lord will “restore to me the JOY of my salvation.”
5. One of my quirks is that five minutes before I have to leave the house, I teleport into overdrive and try to do 50 things before I go. I usually finish 30!
Lauralee Courtney
Austin, TX
Solo
I have a fabulous Tuesday Night Ladies Group and due to summer and so much going on, we are not doing a structured study together. We will do one in the fall. I need the structure so I will do the study with y’all.
Quirk – before I eat my M&M’s, I sort them by color in a row and then eat the ones I have more of until all the colors have the same number and then I eat one of each color at a time so they amounts stay even. Personally, I don’t think it is a quirk but the people in the office seem to stare a lot.
1. Sara
2. Pratt, KS
3. Solo
4. More time with God and Getting Deeper into Scripture.
5. Alarm Clock has to be set on odd #!