Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

A lot has changed in our little group since I last posted, but I remain encouraged by our weekly meetings. As in any family, change can sometimes present its little challenges, but when God's at the center, everything turns out just fine.

Today I'm thankful for so many sincere truth-seekers in my life -- you are all a great example to me!

Til next year... (just kidding...maybe).

Long time no post

Just thinking...the last time I posted I never would have dreamed we would endure such a long, hot summer. :-) I'm reminded however, that I should always be thankful for the abundance of blessings we all enjoy.

Today I'm thankful for FALL, the cool night breeze, my children, and our health. What are YOU thankful for today?

May- June calendar

You should be able to view the updates to the calendar below; I have uploaded meeting places, who's leading the assembly and who's teaching the kids' class through the middle of June. Please email the group if you would like to volunteer to host, lead the assembly, or teach the kids' class and I'll make the necessary updates.

Goodbye 2010!

Looks like 2011 might be just as good, if not better than this year has been! We'll be wrapping up our "Bible Wars" study on Thursdays with the hopes of starting a new study in January (perhaps a daily Bible program?). Some will continue studying marriage, divorce and remarriage on the weekends together, and we still have plenty of other topics on the list we made together of things to study. It's pretty amazing that God's word offers an endless supply of knowledge on just about any topic that comes to mind. I'm looking forward to growing closer with everyone in the group as we strive for closeness with God together.

Thanks!

I am thankful for our recent studies on thankfulness and contentment. I am thankful for our group for so many reasons, but mostly for the edification I look forward to each time we're together.

What are you thankful for?

You might be thankful that I've updated the calendar through the end of January to reflect Sunday assembly locations. :-) Just kidding - just needed a way to throw that announcement into this post...really, what are you thankful for?

October happenings

I just updated our October calendar since we had to make a few changes to meeting places, etc. We need a volunteer to lead the assembly on October 10 and 17, so if you'd like to volunteer just send me an email and I'll add it to the calendar, or you can add it to the calendar yourself if you're able to access it.

This Thursday is Bible study at our house (7PM), and Saturday is the ladies' class at Peggy's (5:30PM). Sunday we'll be meeting at Peggy and Lonnie's house at 10AM.

Hope everyone's enjoying the BEEEautiful weather we're having!!

Love,
Heather

Lost opportunities

I just found out tonight that one of the students from my summer term class died in a motorcycle accident over the weekend. I am heartbroken by this news, mostly because I can recall so many opportunities I passed up to tell him about God and His love. I spent a lot of time with this particular student before or after classes and he confided in me about some personal struggles. But because of my belief that A) it was "unprofessional" to discuss God with students and B) he wouldn't have been interested in what I had to say anyway or might have even filed a lawsuit against me (he had on one occasion spoken of God in an extremely blasphemous way), I never told him about the peace that passes understanding. I was curious if anyone else had dealt with these issues in the workplace -- how do you decide how much or even if to say anything about God? You don't have to reply here, just something to think about.

Love,
Heather