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.
I am very silly!
1. Amy
2. Garner, NC
3. Doing study with my daughter
4. Need to consistent accountability of staying in Gods Word; I truly need a refreshed spirit in this season of life.
5. Quirk—I’m pretty OCD but because I’m so ADD I’m terribly disorganized and unable to focus on my OCD perfectionisist wants!! 😉
1.Gina
2.San Diego
3.Solo….still working on a group! 🙂
4. Grow closer to the Lord! I need the structure…Love Beth Moore studies…am blessed by Siesta Sisters summer studies!
5.I can’t delete pictures that i have taken of family or friends…even bad ones….I just print tham all…not very cost effective! 🙂
Lubbock, TX
Solo
I want to grow in my education be led by The Lord.
I am very silly!
Indianapolis
Solo
My quirk….laughing too loud.
I will be doing this Bible study solo. It has been 6-7 yrs. since I did a “Beth Moore” study. I’m hungry for a study to get me digging into God’s word. I am struggling with a relationship.
One of my quirks is I’m really o.c.d. regarding my home. I like things clean and tidy!
1. Marcy
2. Euless, TX
3. Solo
4. Want to keep learning — my first study was last year’s with Pricilla and Beth
5. Refuse to turn the AC in my car on when I drive home from work during the summer months. Yes, I live Texas and no I don’t roll down the windows while on the express way. It’s only a 20 min drive. Hoping my truck will last if I don’t force it. 😉
1. Karen
2. Dover, NH
3. Solo
4. My church doesn’t offer anything over the summer so this will keep me in the Word.
1)Elisabeth
2)Houston, TX
3)Solo
4)I’m doing this study to soak in Jesus.
5)My biggest quirk is my Disney-ness. I listen to the background music from the different “lands” of Disneyland every morning & I have to watch the Fireworks in Disneyland on a live camera feed before bed every night.
Belinda
Midland, tx
Enjoy doing a bible study, but the school year is so hectic that summer is a great time.
Michelle Taylor
Madison, NC
Solo
Trying to renew and strengthen my relationship with God.
My biggest quirk…I like to be right. I am working on it and trying to learn that being right all the time is not always the “right” thing to do. It is a struggle, but I see the light at the end of the tunnel. 🙂
I’m from Houston, TX (Atascocita/Kingwood area). I’m doing the bible study solo. I strive to constantly be in God’s word so that I can continue learning more and more & drawing nearer to Him. One quirky thing about me is that I’m 35 & LOVE to crochet, knit, quilt, sew, etc… :-). My current goal is to learn lots of different granny square patterns. Wish me luck.
I pray this study blessed each and every woman who has committed to this session !
1. Bethany Webb
2. Pickerington, Ohio
3. Solo
4. I crave drawing closer to Jesus. I will do anything and everything I can to grow in Triuth and the Word.
5. I am the pickiest eater any of you have ever met!
1. Holli Mast
2. Cypress, TX
3. Kind of solo,kind of in a group with women in my church.
4. The class I was supposed to teach got canceled, so lots of unexpected free time for the summer.
5. I do things in threes, like rinse my mouth out after brushing my teeth three times, etc.
1. Sandy
2. Holiday, FL
3. Solo
4. It’s just time.
5. I had to ask “Siri” what was a quirk…I’ll have to ask someone who knows me what habit I do that is strange. One that drives my husband crazy is I have to empty the dishwasher before I do anything else in the kitchen. like cook.
1. Heather Gilbertson
2. Elburn, IL
3. Solo
4. I have recently been put on bed rest …..I’m already bored out of my mind… Need to stay calm and keep this baby in for a few more weeks, what better way than spending time in the word and redirecting my focus?
1. Barbara Robertson
2. Rocky Mount, VA
3. Solo
4. I like the structure so that I stay focused during the summer months. Looking forward to the on-line option.
5. I enjoy structure – so much so that I can literally suck the life out of a moment-LOL!!!
1. Naomi Fulp
2. Placerville, CA
3. Small Group (will meet once or twice!)
4. Summer gets SO busy with our 4 kids and SO want to stay in the word on a more consistent basis!
5. My quirks: I can’t seem to keep my house clean, but love keeping my car clean!! 🙂
1. Anita Dickson
2. Brenham, TX
3. Solo
4. This online study is a great way for me to stay in a Bible study this summer with my schedule.
5. I love love love shaved ice!
1.Jann
2. Baton Rouge, LA
3. Solo
4. I have attended 2 Beth Moore Bible
Studies and loved them. It is always
Wonderful to study the Word!
5. My quirk is I do every thing fast… Talk,
Walk,read, eat !
1. Tanya Rathmann
2. Sierra Vista, AZ
3. Solo
4. Being a teacher, summertime is when I can really concentrate and spend quality time on a Bible Study
5. Quirk- I have a difficult time finishing things…ie. books, tv series, bible study…I think I hate to see things end
1. Paula Hale
2. Brownwood, Tx
3. Solo for now-hoping for a group
4. I have found that regular time with God and reading and studying His Word have had such a wonderful impact on my heart and life. I want to keep it up.
5. We live on a ranch and have well water. I carry my water with me almost always. I use big Mason jars with lids. No plastics and it is so yummy when it’s cold out of glass. I didn’t understand why people would make comments about moonshine until i saw some episodes of The Waltons recently! Lol!
1. Hollie Hunter
2. Alexandria, PA
3. Doing via phone w/BFF in SC, trying to get my sister who is local to come onboard. Never done a study.
4. Haven’t done a study since 2008 when I moved to another state leaving what I consider to be my home church and haven’t been able to find a home church since. I feel lost.
5. I’ll have to ask someone.
My name is Erica and I live in Saint Petersburg, Florida. I am doing this study solo. I really need bible study this summer, as I love the daily discipline of studying scripture and am currently missing the community that offers. As far as a quirk goes, I really like things to be symmetrical and orderly. Not easy to accomplish with three little children, so every day I’m learning to be more flexible!
Pam
Dallas, TX
SOLO
I’ve done 3 Beth bible studies as part of a small group, the last one finished up last fall. I’ve loved all of them (James, Fruit of the Spirit, Esther) so I’m overdue for another.
I’m quite OCD about keeping my home neat and shipshape (“show-ready”), however my 9 x 9′ cubicle at work is a total disaster area, covered in stacks of papers and pens laying everywhere!
1. Mary
2. Cleveland, TN
3. Solo
4. I’m doing this study to grow spiritually and learn more about Thess. 1 and 2. The summer gives me the extra time to be able to do a study like this!
5. Quirk- I tend talk with my hands a lot–something I didn’t realize until some friends recently pointed it out.
1. Heather
2. New Prague, MN
3. Small group, 15 women meeting in my home
4. I’m looking forward to the structure of this study to help keep me focused.
1. Gaylin
2. Lancaster, CA
3. Small group (Myself and my sister)
4. I missed most of my winter study due to family illness. I just love Beth’s studies and will gladly do one anytime. I was a part of the #childrenoftheday Launch Team and have been so excitedly waiting to dig in!!
5. I procrastinate, really, really badly.
1. Sarah Pradhan
2. Boston, MA
3. I’m going solo!
4. I’m 23 and I just moved (a few months ago) across the country away from all my family in Oklahoma to be a nanny, while I decide what God is calling me to do next! My time here has been richly blessed but also full of challenges. I’m praying to draw nearer to God through Bible study this summer and truly experience His presence and peace.
5. Quirk…I’m obsessed with how much volume my hair has. True Southern girl in Boston right here!
1. Deborah and Renae Flora
2. Sawyer, KS
3. Mother and daughter
4. I’ve enjoyed doing other Siesta Summer Studies. I have been facing several challenges and question marks in my life right now and am clinging to Christ as my Rock and Guide, even when the path is unclear.
5. I prefer drinking out of a glass cup over a plastic cup!!
1)Amanda
2)Murfreesboro, Tn
3)Solo
4)To keep me sane this summer while my children are home 🙂
5) I am logistically gifted (I have yet to find why this is important).
1. Katelyn O’Quin
2. Garland, TX
3.Solo (Unless some friends join! :))
4. After a crazy first year of teaching I really need to anchor myself in the Word and really take time to dig deep with the Lord.
5. I am a formatting freak. I cannot stand when things are misaligned in a document or publication.
1. Michelle LeBlanc
2. Mountain Home, Ar
3.With a small group of up to 15 women.
4. Summer studies are great to keep one focused on life, God’s opportunities, His blessings and treasures and not focusing on myself.
4. If you ask my husband he would respond everything about me is quirky.
1. Krislyn
2. Belton, MO
3. Going solo this summer
4. Going through a season of change this summer as my youngest leaves homeschooling and enrolls in private school. Desire to grow closer to my Lord and Savior as I search for the next great adventure He has in store for me and our family.
5. My entire home can be a disaster, but the kitchen must be cleaned and organized at all times! Drives my family crazy!
1. Pastor Jen Weinmeister
2. Boulder Montana
3. With one of my friends
4. At my home
5. I learn so much in your studies and didn’t want to take a break during the summer.
6. I can’t stand the sound of people pulling up their socks so tight it makes a ripping sound.
1. Charmaine Cave
2. Miami, FL
3. Small Group with 6 women – meeting at someone’s home
4. We all felt a great need to be DEEP in God’s Word this summer. I sent your blog to some friends and God confirmed it twice by a brochure sent to one friend and an email from Lifeway to another.
1. Sherry
2. Rowlett, TX
3. Small group
4. With work and kids I tend to get out of the habit of studying the word. Summers are my time to rejuvenate and renew my relationship with Him.
5. I’m very particular about pens. I like certain ones and I tend to get very possessive of them. I’m learning to share. 🙂
1.Christy Allen
2.Weatherford,TX
3.Solo
4.I love Beth Moore studies and have been wandering lately.Would love to have structured God time again.
5.I am scared to open canned biscuits you know like the pilsbury kind.Those things can be really scary when they pop!hehe Im a dork.
1. Kelba Becker
2. Kenosha, WI
3. Solo
4. I thirst for God’s word. I feel drawn to your summer study. I have never done this before.
5. I suppose one of my quirks would be collecting prayer journals. I buy them with intent to use them, but not always finding/making the time to use them. Therefore, I have a lot that I begin, and then buy a new one to “begin again” once it has not been written in for some time.
1. N Ziegler
2. Bozeman, MT
3. Group of 2/Home
4. Know we need to be in the Word and haven’t studied Thessalonians before.
5. Have to make my bed when I get out…even sometimes if my hubby is still in it! He loves me – quirks and all – for over 25 years. I am blessed!
Kim
Omaha, NE
Small group meeting at my house or a coffee house – wherever we can make it work
Why? Because otherwise I fall out of the word
I always seem to be running late….I call it a cute little quirk and my husband calls it super annoying 🙂 P.S. He loves to be early or at least on time…..
2. Cary, NC
3. With my daughter
4. It has been a while since I have done one of your studies and I saw this one at Lifeway and my daughter and I decided to do it together. I love the books of Thessalonians. Love the Word!
5. I always have to go back into my house before I leave to make sure I have turned off my hair appliances. My kids always tell me I have but I don’t believe them and they are always right!
1. Patricia
2. Plano, TX
3. Solo
4. I participate in a Bible study throughout the school year, but struggle to keep up with one during the summertime. I’m excited to be a part of this one!!!
5
Melanie
New London, PA
Solo
I am always looking for ways to stay in God’s word and love the idea of reading through the Bible with others. Plus I love Beth Moore!
When I put gas in my car the cents have to end in 5 or 0! I’ll keep going until I land on one or the other!!
1. Mary Ann
2. Virginia Beach
3. Solo
4. Small group is on hiatus, and I want to stay accountable to be in the word
5. I have read a paper newspaper every day since I was 15 years old
1) Mary Ann Kuehn
2) Elyria, Ohio
3) w/a friend
4) To stay in God’s Word and be blessed
5) The song Mumbo #5 makes me smile when I hear it. It’s the song we use to do butt lifts to (a cool down after a workout). Butt lifts are when you are lying on the floor, knees bent and you squeeze your butt cheeks and lift and lower your butt without touching the floor until the song is finished (almost 3 minutes). You will fill the soreness, but who doesn’t want a nice butt? Right?
1. Karen Graham
2. Graham, NC
3. Small group
4. In a season of dryness. In need of a reawakening.
1.Dana Qualls
2.Avon, Indiana
3.in a group of two.
I have felt dry as a bone this cold last winter and I need to soak myself in the warmth of his word, getting it deep into my soul.
I can’t read anything without correcting spelling and English as I go. Drives me bananas.
1- Angie Sarich
2-deland FL
3-Solo
4-it started w/Old Testament Priciples and then Spring was “The Workings of the Holy Spirit” both studies created by my pastors wife….and it will be interesting to now put both of those studies into this study as I learn from mama beth 🙂
I was so changed by these last two studies, ready to change and grow from this one 🙂
1. Traci
2. Houston, Texas
3. with my prayer partner
4. As a school leader, I want to stay in the word ALL summer in preparation for the upcoming battle, uh uh I mean school year:)
5. I won’t slide across to the inside spot in a booth at a restaurant . . . it creeps me out! Of course, at the this moment I am having a Beth Moore quirk, and heading off to Coney Island because since I watched the video yesterday I can’t stop thinking about hot dogs! ( minus the onions)