No news on the job for me yet.
Yesterday I started a new women's Bible study with our church. It's a Beth Moore study on James. I'm really excited about it. Two years ago I started a Bible study but was unable to finish it because I was so busy with college. Now I'm done with college. Which should mean that I'll have more time. Of course I've also learned that you have to be able to make time. Which I feel like I'm getting better at. But maybe I'm not. I just have less on my plate, which seems to be changing.
I went to a yoga class last night. I hadn't done yoga in a looong time. Not since that disastrous time at our old apartments with the odd chanting. Last night's class was taught by the teacher that I first had at Bally's, but she hosts it down at the harbor. I was pleased with how much my body remembered. I hope I'll be able to continue to go as long as I don't work Monday nights.
Doug and I are also starting a discipleship group with our high school students. We'll be reading through some classic Christian books starting with The Great Divorce. I've been doing some background research on C.S. Lewis to get some perspective on where he might have been coming from when he wrote it. I'm also looking into other commentaries so that I can have the most information available about it. I haven't read it since I was in Joshua so I don't remember that much of it.
I've also been going through my "week-in reviews" from Joshua. Every week while we were there we had to write about the past week, and at the end we were given a compilation of all of our reviews. I remember a lot of that year, but it's interesting to read over the shoulder of the person who I used to be.
A lot of this has been weighing on my heart as I think about this job opportunity that has come up. It wouldn't be imminent, my district manager just wanted to put the idea out there. But if I did something like that, I'd have a hard time being a part of ministry to our high schoolers. I started getting involved almost a year ago. At first I was a little resistent because I didn't know what to do and it was uncomfortable. I can be an awkward person socially, so I didn't feel like it was really my thing. But God's really grown me and warmed my heart to ministry and to these students. I don't want to give that up so easily, unless God is directing me to that job. Just a lot to pray and think about.
That's all for now. I have a lot of reading to do. And taxes to file.
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We'll continue to pray with you for God's provision and guidance for you and Doug. God bless you and empower you as you minister in His name.
Love, Nana and Papa
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