Less Than Pleased

So. Last time I expressed my excitement about being assigned the 10-12 year olds. And receiving a devotional book for "age appropriate" devotions to do with the girls. I began reading through the devotions with excitement but was quickly disappointed by their, for lack of a better word, corny-ness. Now, I have spent a decent amount of time with girls of this age group considering I practically raised my neighbors: five girls who range in age from 17 to 2. These devotions wouldn't even begin to challenge the minds of these little girls.

These girls aren't going to learn or grow in the Lord if they're not being challenged. If you have never spent time with children then you would honestly be surprised at how insightful and well connected they are. They really understand things.. and just like any other person if you don't challenge their minds they're not going to learn or grow. So I've pretty much decided that I'm going to do devotions how I want to do them. I'm not going to pray and seek Our Lord. Because I think that to make a difference in these girls life I have to get them thinking. Get them asking questions and seeking the Word for answers.

I am really looking forward to these girls. Meeting them and being a part of their lives. I can't wait to see what Jesus is going to teach me and these girls about Truth. What truth? I just don't know yet.

A few weeks ago, after finals ended, I invited a friend over. Her name is Holly and she was the one who prayed with me the night that God took many burdens and pain from me. That is a night I will never forget and since then she and I have had some good prayer time but we had not been able to get to know each other. So I invited her over to chat and for us to really get to know each other. As we were talking she asked me if the color yellow meant anything to me. And it really doesn't. She said that yellow usually symbolizes truth and that she felt that God was going to revel a lot of truth to me come fall. I have been feeling a lot that God is going to teach me so much this fall. It has made me what to skip over the summer. But I was walking down the beach Monday morning with a friend and he said "grow where your planted" I think he said it's somewhere in Psalms. So I'm really excited about this summer. And everything it will bring. If I know God (and I do.. just not well), then He's not going to wait til fall to start teaching me things.

Check out 1 Peter.. it's pretty cool.

K. I'm out.