February 6, 2005

• Before I get busy and forget, here are the chapters for the Bible in a Year for this week. I must admit that I have gotten behind in it. Not only with the Bible reading, but I've been very lax in my quiet times this week and I'm behind in The Purpose Driven Life, too. I am ashamed of this, but cannot undo it now, only pick up and carry on. This has been a crazy week between getting prepared for our annual stockholders meeting and being sick.

  
  

  Mon, Feb 6 - Exodus 35-37
  Tues, Feb 7 - Exodus 38-40
  Wed, Feb 8 - Leviticus 1-4
  Thur, Feb 9 - Leviticus 5-7
  Fri, Feb 10 - Leviticus 8-10
  Sat, Feb 11 - Leviticus 11-13
  Sun, Feb 12 - Leviticus 14-16

  
  

  Today is my first day teaching Sunday School in more than 9 years, and my first day teaching children's Sunday School in more than 20 years. I am nervous. I have prayed for God to help me, to just use me as a vessel to talk to this little girl who is attending our church today. Satan keeps telling me I am not a good enough Christian to be teaching Sunday School. This is harder then when I did it before, because before I had prepared lessons. Since we don't have a children's Sunday School program established at our church, as there have been no children for at least a couple of years, I am having to prepare the lessons myself. I found a couple of online sources for some ideas for lessons. Today we are studying on 1 Timothy 1: 12-14, witnessing through our actions.

  
  

  This past week, a customer whom I would say we were on a friendly basis with, passed away, leaving behind her husband and two minor children. Please pray for this family. I haven't been able to see the family yet as I was unable to make it to the visitation nor the funeral, but I know the dad is distraught. My heart is breaking for them. I remember the turmoil my family went through when we lost my dad; how lost my mom was for the longest time, and how I didn't cry for a long time because I felt I had to be strong for my mom. I know if I lost my husband, especially unexpectedly at our age, I would be beside myself with grief. I would feel so empty inside I'd want to just wither up and die myself. So I empathize with this family deeply, and I ask that you pray for their comfort. The funeral was yesterday. I plan on taking over a casserole sometime later this week. I'm sure lots of people have already done so. That is one thing I definitely remember helping when my dad died. Mom certainly wasn't feeling up to cooking and it was just so easy for us kids to pick from among the dishes of food that were brought over and microwave it, relieving her of having to fool with that.

  
  

  I'm off to get dressed for Sunday School.

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