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Tip #3
Let’s review where we have been so far in our small group management skills. #1. Arrange the chairs in your room to correspond to the number of women showing up. #2. There has to be a group discussion leader and today is #3. The leader has to act like the leader! If [...]
We All Know One
If you have ever attended a Ladies Bible class you have probably met her – the woman that talks too much – the one that totally dominates the discussion. She can be really frustrating. It’s hard to get a word in edgewise and sometimes if you disagree with her – sparks will fly! How does [...]
It’s That Time Again!
All over America, it’s that time again. The weather is getting cooler, we are getting back on a schedule, closets are being cleaned out, new supplies are appearing in backpacks, children are heading off to school and Ladies Bible class is starting up. Yea! I love a good Ladies Bible class. There is just something [...]
Lessons from the Garden #2
This morning as I mailed some letters I stopped to look at the flower boxes on the side of my mailbox. Every year I plant moss rose in those boxes because they can withstand the summer’s oppressive heat and drought. From a distance those flower boxes looked pretty good. I was amazed that this late [...]
Lessons from the Garden #1
Spring has arrived in Texas! After a record breaking winter in the DFW area (12 inches of snow within 24 hours!) the perennials have awakened with vigorous growth. In my garden some of my favorite perennials, Mexican mint marigold and Texas Aster, have generously multiplied, outgrown their beds and are threatening not only their own [...]
Cultivate your Life Garden
Spring beckons the farm girl in me to come out so once again the gardener has emerged. Every April and May grasses and weeds attempt to take control of the flower beds provoking my perennials to struggle for recognition amid the horticultural mayhem. Ridding those beds of weeds and grasses is a tedious chore that [...]
More Bible Study
We all need to do more Bible study. One of the best ways to do that is to encourge daily Bible study in conjuntion with regular Bible classes. That is what our Ilumination series is all about. Each lesson has five sections to do during the week to help each one prepare for the next [...]