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Today was relaxing, I didn’t have any responsibilities with the kids. I treated myself and went to SS and worship service.
I made my rounds first and made a point to say hi to a 3rd grade boy.
Boy: I wish Maks is here. We can sit together and we can handle it.
I spent the better part of the day just reading. But I’m a slow reader and get distracted.
So I set a timer for 10 minutes to see how many pages I read. Guess how many pages I read? 5
At this pace, I can only read 30 pages in an hour. But that’s not…
Yesterday I made yogurt in my instantpot.
Today I made kumquat marmalade and granola.
I’ve succeeded in passing on the love of homemaking to my daughters. They are both successful engineers, but ready to give up their careers to put home as a priority. They don’t think of it as a sacrifice because it’s fun and challenging. It takes great skill to be a homemaker.
I have so much to learn, so little time.
I am learning what family ministry looks like for our church.
I am learning what a Christ-exalting children ministry would look like.
I am learning the centrality of Jesus in my walk with God.
Yes, I knew these things before. But lately I feel like I am learning all over again, perhaps at a different level.
I told my son-in-law today that I wish I was younger so I can stay in my job longer. I think I’ve been saying this recently.
At the interview for this job 7 years ago, I told the search committee that I don’t see myself working beyond 5 years. I never wanted the pressure of working in ministry. I thought ministry as a job would take all the fun out of ministry.
I’ve been wanting to read through this book for a long time. I’ve read bits and pieces of it, now I’ve read it cover to cover.
There are many excellent points on how to teach more effectively. The best part though is the Appendix on how to teach this material to other teachers. It includes activities for each lesson plan which are good ideas to use in any lesson. Ex: draw a picture of how you think a person learns.
Read more of “Teaching To Change Lives by Dr. Howard Hendricks”
More 36 questions with hubby:
#13 If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know?
Me: I don’t want to know when I die, that would be scary.
Hubs: But you can prepare. If I knew I only had one year to live, we can spend money and go on a cruise.
The idea of quality of life is overrated.
We wouldn’t consider Paul or Jesus to have had “quality of life”.
Timothy had physically ailments 1 Tim 5:23.
Yet they lived out God’s calling with impactful lives.
My fear of aging is suffering and “quality of life” for myself and/or my husband. If my husband is…
I wish I had the opportunity to meet Howard Hendricks.
“If I scheduled a seminar at your church and then walked in drunk, you’d dismiss me immediately. But if I walked in fifty pounds overweight, you’d feed me more, right? Sure – after all, you can’t have a Christian gathering without food. Did you ever wonder how the early church made it without coffee and doughnuts? I’ll tell you: They had something better to provide togetherness – persecution. That’ll weld you together in a hurry.” p31 Teaching to Change Lives, Howard Hendricks.
02.02.2020
At church yesterday:
Friend: Are you guys free today? Want to invite you and your husband over.
Me: Aren’t you watching the Superbowl?
Friend: I just found out who is playing.
Me: I don’t even know who’s playing. Sure, we’re free.
We had talked about going to his house to look at his landscape.…