Just checking in with everyone…we are almost finished with our first full week of our Cadence Discipleship Training School…it’s been so great, full and we are blessed with the greatest group of people here…every time I interact with any of these students, I am blessed, encouraged and well…humored…there’s never not a funny and/or meaningful moment. How wonderful is that? 🙂
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning from 8:45-10:00, all of us meet at our house and go through a book/Bible Study called Gospel Transformation. Buddy and I have found this to be the best, Gospel-centered teaching tool we’ve come across…it is put out by World Harvest Mission…we can’t recommend it enough, but it’s hard work…and revealing work, so watch out.
While I’m pimping books out, thought I would let you in on my favorite book right now…especially as I’ve been experiencing this “prolonged teaching time” from the Lord…I asked my dear friend Jessica to send it with one of our DTS Students and have been reading it and re-reading it (for me personally) but have begun reading it to my kids again as well. This great children’s book has truths in it that have ministered to me greatly in the last 10 days. The kids and I are writing poignant things down from each chapter (which translates into each verse in Psalm 23). The first four are:
1. I can be content (Because the Shepherd is taking care of me!)
2. I can’t rest if I’m: 1) hungry 2) irritated 3) fighting with other or 4) afraid
3. God knows that I need most
4. God can lift my soul out of discouragement.
We got to verse five but then everyone of us started fighting (see point 2) and I thought we should stop for the day…complete meltdowns often occur when I’m teaching my kids the Bible…go figure…grrr…
Anyhow…this is the book and if you buy it from this link, I think we make 5 cents. 🙂
Lastly, the funny stuff for the day. Now that I’ve started working out again, I have discovered another reason why dryers are the best appliance ever…10 minutes on the elliptical made me realize that the sun does some serious damage to elastic around your “drawers”…I had a moment of great dismay while I was nigh unto running…I think I need to go shopping and SOON.
And there you go…more from the peanut gallery. Love you all!