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.
1. Laura & Joan
2. Portage, MI
3. Tandem
4. We like the discipline of being in the Word over the summer.
5. We both have to go around the house & make sure all the doors are locked before we can go to bed.(Even if someone else has already done it!)
1. Lori
2. Atlanta, GA
3. Solo
4. I want be drenched in God’s word this summer!
5. I have a severe aversion to the scent of hazelnut; any form of it: hazelnut coffee (although I love coffee), candles, creamer, etc. I’ve been that way since I was pregnant with my now 11 year old son! And I can smell it a mile away so I steer clear of anyone using hazelnut creamer or a room or store with a hazelnut candle burning…yuk! I’d say that’s quirky…;-)
1. Cathy
2. Clovis, NM
3. Solo
4. I love to study God’s word
5. I ask a lot of questions usually referred to by family as “girl questions”
1. Annette
2. Charleston, SC
3. Solo
4. Love to stay in God’s word during the summer months!
1. Danielle Sitton
2. Oklahoma City, OK
3. Small group (about 8 women)
4. I am a fairly new stay-at-home-mom and want to dig into the Word so I can keep my focus on Him as I go through each day as a wife and mom. 🙂
Stephanie, Canton, GA. I am hungry for more of God, and I need physical, spiritual, and emotional healing. Solo. I love frozen yogurt (sugar free).
1. Di
2. Fairport Harbor, OH
3. Solo
4. Why not?! This will keep me in the Word. I need that!
5. When eating fries, the ketchup has to be on the side, not drizzled all over the fries!
1. Katy M
2. Fort Worth, TX
3. Small group
4. I have never done a women’s bible study and am very excited!!!
5. I really don’t like black ink. I will avoid using if possible! I love blue pens.
1. Stefany (New Horizon Ladies Bible study)
2. Slidell, LA
3. Small group (5-7)
4. To stay in the Word during the bust summer.
5. I love mayo with my french fries.
1. Bethany
2. Lancaster, SC
3. Solo
4. Being part of a Bible study makes me more productive and effective in my quiet times.
5. I am OCD about many things!
1. Remixing Rebecca
2. Blacksburg, VA
3. 13 members at my house
4. Because it gives me the discipline I SO need to be daily in God’s word and put HIM and HIS plans first.
5. I need to check and double check that I unplugged things far too many times.
I love Beth Moore studies and need the accountability of meeting with a group. . I am from Blacksburg ,va. My quirk is the need to dance all the time
1. Steph
2. Joppa, Maryland
3. Solo
4. I need more of Jesus, each and everyday. I am so excited to dig deeper in His Word. Looking forward to learning more about Thessalonians, I honestly haven’t ever studied it, read it, but never studied it, so I am really excited about the opportunity.
5. I LOVE THE SMELL OF NEW BOOKS AND PUPPY BREATH 🙂
Kelly
Blacksburg, va
Group
Need accountability
I dance. Al the time
1. Michelle
2. Alberta, Canada
3. With my mom!
4. Summer is a great time to shake things up in my quiet time.. kids are out of school, routine is broken, so it’s good to do something different in the Word as well.
5. I brush my teeth on alternate sides each time to be sure they are all equally well taken care of… and about a billion other very finicky behaviors 😉
1. Sandy
2. Dodge City
3. Solo
4. Need to be in the word more.
1. Christie
2. Ashland, ky
3. Solo
4. I need it this summer!!!
5. Have to eat everything in twos
1.Julie
2.Tierra Verde FL
3.Solo
4. anticipating a fresh word
1. Kristen
2. Liberty, MO
3. Small group with my adult daughters
4. Doing the study while I’m on summer break with my 2 daughters. It’s good to have a direction when studying the Word.
1. Donna
2. Marquette, MI
3. Solo
4. Hungry to be back in the Word
Ginger Hawthorne ~ Houston, Texas ~ Invited Friends to join online and when my Neurologist saw the cover of the Workbook, he was enthused since he has been to Thessaloniki so when he asked his nurse to make a copy of the cover so he could buy it, I gave him mine! ~ I’m in this study for a summer refresher and the homework since I participated in the LIVE study! Besides, I miss our semi-annual sessions and this is a great way to get back to them! I’m here for Level 4. ~ My Quirk: I can’t get enough of Bible Study!
1. Magie family
2. Morrilton, ar
3. Small group 5-10
4. Just need to be in word this summer.
5. The toilet paper must be put on roll where paper comes off the top.
1. Brenda
2. La Palma, Ca.
3. solo
4. To keep in His word during the summer. I love the Siesta summer studies!
5. I hate shoes. I mean, I love shoes and own more than I need but barefoot is the way to go! I’ll slip them off everywhere I go; at church, in lines, movies, home friends. I’ve taken them off in public and lost them before.
1. Steph
2. Scottsdale az
3. Solo
4. I did Gideon last summer and enjoyed it, I have never done a biblestudy on 1st and 2nd thessalonians
5. I only eat vanellia ice cream and don’t like any dessert item that has chocolate in it! :O
1. Cathy Wiseman
2. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
3. We have a small group of 13 joining together for this study.
4. I never miss a chance to be in the Word. Truly I thought this would just be me and my dear friend Angie. How fun! Well, then I thought surely my BFF Sherry would want to do this, we’ve been studying the Word together for years. Sweet! Then I mentioned it to our ladies small group, yep, they are in. So I thought, “Well, I better get this out on the church e-mail and in the bulletin.” Whee Doggies! Heard from ladies I haven’t even met yet. This is gonna be some kind of FUN! So, I have dubbed this study “Summer Siesta Sistas”. On the night of our last gathering at the end of July we will hold a “Summer Siesta Fiesta”. I am so excited I can’t stand it.
5. A quirk – when my children are home, which rarely happens – once or maybe twice a year, I want everyone to sit in their places at the table when we have meals. My children are 30 and 32! But when they are here, I love it when we are at the table and they are in their places. It is dear to my heart. We have a daughter-in-law and grandbaby to fit in now too, but still, I want them right where they belong at my table. They think I’m nuts. But those are the moments I long for, and love the whole rest of the year.
1. Valorie
2. Center Hill, FL
3. Combo, some solo however there are groups gathering at our church for the bible study as well. Hoping to make it to a few of those meetings.
4. I need to be in His Word!
5. When I turn my alarm clock on, I switch between the time of the alarm and actual time, checking AM & PM, and I say AM, PM, AM, PM as I do it. My husband thinks I am a nut but now he does it too!
1. Wendy Schnitz
2. Blacksburg, VA
3. Group of 13 ladies doing this study from someone’s house.
4. I have always wanted to do a Beth Moore study and never had the opportunity to do one till now. Also it has been a while since I have been to a bible study and just want to get involved again.
5. I DO NOT like my food to touch on my plate!! YUCK! I don’t need my coleslaw juice mixing with my corn or making my hamburger bun soggy!!
1. Sarah Auer
2. Lenexa, KS
3. Small group in a church member’s home
4. New to Bible studies within the past year but becoming addicted! Excited to add this forum.
5. I start my day with coffee 7 months out of the year but in the spring and summer it has to be iced tea.
1. Emma
2. Merriam, KS
3. Solo
4. My desire for this year is to grow deeper roots and grow stronger in the Lord and I wanted to be in an in depth study this summer.
5. My quirk… When I go to a new restaurant, I almost always order chicken tenders with ranch if they are on the menu. I have also been known to judge how much I like a restaurant by how good their ranch is. Ranch dressing clearly holds a dear place in my heart.
1. Christal Ready
2. Plainfield, IL
3. With my Daughter
4. We did the Esther study last summer and have been blessed by it and we just need to get in to the Word and keep it fresh and alive in us.
5. I introduced my kids to “Hot Dog Coins” – frozen Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs, cut into “coins”. Very yummy and refreshing on a hot day!
1. Sue
2. Santa Cruz, CA
3. Solo
4. I need His Word daily. I also need to make the effort to be in His Word daily!!
5. My couch pillows have to be lined up a certain way.
Lisa Moore
Rathdrum, Idaho
Small group of 4 gorgeous ladies meeting in each others homes
Itching for a summer bible study that isn’t too overwhelming
I write down things on my “to do list” even if I have already done them…just so I can cross them out and feel that satisfaction!
1.Rachel
2. Murfreesboro, TN
3. Solo
4. I’m deeply struggling through some things.
5. I hate watermelon but wish I didn’t.
1. Janice Barber
2. Virginia Beach
3. Another Friend
4. It has been a very difficult year with the recent death of a dear friend to ovarian cancer
at the age of 40.
5.
Terri, Aspermont, Texas, solo, I’ve been looking for a bible study for awhile and somehow stumbled on to yours (have done your bible studies before with groups),
1. Monica
2. DFW, TX
3. Solo
4. Haven’t done a Bible study in many years. Trying to get back on path
5. When I go to a restaurant, after we eat, I stack the table dishes
Becky
Aurora, CO
Group study via facebook group
I want to do this summer bible study b/c I would like to get more into God’s word and never know what to study or what to read. My friend suggested we do this and thought no better time than the present. I have a longing to know and understand God’s word better I just never know what to study. I love small devotionals but never feel completely full. I have never done a “Beth Moore” bible study so I am looking forward to the challenge and the blessings that will come out of this.
My quirk – food – desserts in particular – why would someone put carrots in cake??? or nuts in a soft chewy brownie??? why why why. I won’t eat anyone’s baked good ok ok I won’t even eat my own. Baked goods “scare” me. Not sure what might be in it like carrots, nuts, raisins (raisins are for trail mix only), or even a piece of hair.
Alicia
Brentwood, TN
Solo
I love the structure of bible studies and having my “quiet time” planned out for me each day. Helps me to focus.
I have no quirks. I’m perfect. LOL
Lakeville, MN
Participating as a virtual small group
I want to keep getting into the Word and the accountability helps.
One quirk would be that I won’t eat fast food hamburgers. Has to be off the grill or on a plate with lettuce and mayo (no ketchup or mustard).
1. Krystal
2. Taylors, SC
3. Solo
4. To draw closer to God, and am going through what feels like some heavy transition and need Him to guide me through this time
5. One of my quirks is that when I come home from work, I always change my clothes, for some reason I don’t feel like I’m ‘officially’ done with work for the day until I’ve changed
!. Rachel
2. Nashville, TN
3. Me and my mom are doing the study together
4. I’ve been going through a tough season with some health problems. This study came at just the right time. I could certainly use a fresh word!
5. A quirk of mine is I have to put chap stick on every night before I go to bed and I must have a bottle of water on my nightstand during the night!
1. Alice
2. Houston, Tx
3. Solo
4. Going through a dry spell and my dear friend recommended I do your study.
5. I can’t stand to see my lipstick on my coffee cup – so I constantly wiping it with a tissue after each sip.
Independence, LA
I am going solo.
Long time since last Bible study. I received a great deal of knowledge from your Breaking Free CD-set and want to learn more.
Barb
Warman, SK Canada
Solo, but have friends on Facebook talking about the study.
This,will be my third Beth Moore study and I love doing them in the summer so I can relax in my gazebo.
I like my life to be organized, I love to plan I things.
1. Annette
2. Houston , Texas
3. Solo
4. To be more disciplined during the summer of the study of His Word. I want to bask in His presence!
1. Lisa
2. Tupelo, Mississippi
3. Solo
4. My daughter (first child) just graduated from high school and will be attending Baylor University in the fall…ten hours away from home, my church is about to go through a major transformation, and I’m in the middle of one of those phases where I just need to know what God wants me to do now, and I long for some special, deep, abiding time in His Word this summer!
5. I have this crazy LOVE for Glad Press and Seal. (Well, you said share a quirk…hope that’s not too quirky
1. Cheryl
2. Austin, Texas
3. Solo
4. It’s been too long since I’ve been in the Word regularly.
5. I like for my reading glasses and my coffee cup to coordinate with my outfit.
1. Britiney
2. Boise, ID
3. Solo
4. I’m terribly desperate for some of Jesus.
5. I name my cars. My van’s name is Earnest because that way I can go everywhere in Earnest. ;O)
LOL! “I can go everywhere in Earnest” Now that was good!
Blessings,
Adrienne
1. Karla Hayes
2. Lumberton, Tx
3. Solo
4. I’m a newbie at this and I am excited to learn His word. I feel it’s time for me to get serious and to pass this onto my children. When they see me studying the bible and reading his word, I pray they will also want to do the same. Excited about this opportunity!!
5. Quirk- I could live on popcorn from the movies. But I have to eat it with layered butter and tons of the orange popcorn salt. I am drooling thinking about it right now and I actually had it today already! Ha!
1. Melle Simms
2. Wentzville, MO
3. Duo (My husband wants to join me this summer!)
4. It’s been years since I’ve been able to devote time to in-depth Bible Study. I have SO missed digging into God’s Word! Within recent weeks, God has guided me into a new season of life which not only affords me more time with my family but also more time with my church & in the Word. I am thrilled to be committing to sharing some of my new found precious “free time” in the Word – starting with this summer study!
5. A quirk… Geez, I feel like I have many. One that immediately comes to mind is my morning routine. I do everything in the same order every day. Even the assembly line manner in which I make my sons’ lunches is exactly the same each day. And I get completely flustered when things get interrupted or someone starts doing it another way.