Busy–The good kind.

We attended our first "Small Community Group" recently.  Picture it like a group Bible study that delves further into the pastor’s previous Sunday’s sermon, and answering in-depth questions.  We pray, have fellowship, share, and our kids have playtime with other kids.  it was decent.  I don’t know everyone on a first-name basis yet, but that will come in due time.  The woman of the couple leading the group earns her living as a person who creates/sells patterns.  She has a blog.  If anyone is interested, her patterns are adorable and I can PM you the info.  My eldest is actually creating something using one of her patterns in a sewing group she is a part of (taught by another woman from our Church).  The woman who leads our Community group also homeschools and has children around my girls’ ages.  I am praying for that situation to flourish.  Taking part in this small group/community group, requires me to a. step out of my comfort zone, and b. crack open a Bible, which are 2 things I actually avoid.  God’s been pushing, and I am not tuning him out.  Stay with me here…I tuned him out for a bit…ok, rather, a long time, because I was being stubborn.  The way my non-denominational Church works, everything is taught as being God’s word.  That is the focus, the Bible itself…and for the first time ever in my 10 years of regular Church attendance, I find myself in a place that is not looking for my money, is not glorifying the Pastor, and does not focus more on the praise than the lessons God tried to teach us.  More importantly?  I get it.  I like it.  I want to know more about what Pastor is teaching.   I read 1st John this week for pleasure, and because of what I am learning, it made sense to me.  It’s awesome.  I’m more in tune with everything around me, because for the first time in my life I hold myself accountable for the words coming out of my mouth, toward and about others.  This has continued into other parts of my life, like my exercising.  Beyond the necessity of health, and wanting to get into good physical shape, I am leading my Children by example.  I am so much more content when my life is in tune, and so are my children.  If my life is good, and i am happy, then they are good too.  They had such a good time at our Community group that first meeting, they cannot wait to go back.  <3

Other things:

Lisa was taking a sewing class, led by another friend’s Mom.  This was too big of an undertaking by this woman, and she realized it too far into projects to "drop everything."  It’s an awkward situation.  When project 1 was midway through, the woman (H) completely finished Lisa’s project.  She tried to do it again with project 2, but i asked her to allow Lisa to finish it.  My issue is, is she’s keeping Lisa for 2 hrs each Monday and not utilizing those full 2 hrs.  One of those hours is spent playing.  This wouldn’t be as much of an issue if Lisa hadn’t picked up another sewing class on Thursdays with "H2".  H2’s class is so much more organized, relaxed, and Lisa is having a really good time.  I’d like to see her focus on this class, and once she is done with Project 2 with (H), I’m going to see to it that is what happens.  Did i mention that we go to Church with (H) too?  Have i confused anyone yet?

I am taking a course beginning next week.  I’m quite excited about it: Beginner Sign Language.  It’s a 6-week course at a local education store. 

Pete is 35 lbs down now, and I am officially 34.4 down as of today.  WoOt!

Duty Calls.