My Wednesday Night Group

Every Wednesday night a couple of ladies from my church meet together for bible study. It started out as a full-fledged bible study with a weekly video series, fill-in-the blank workbooks for daily homework, maintaining a prayer list, etc., but as time progressed the daily homework wasn't getting done and we weren't keeping up with the reading and we all felt just plain guilty about it. Some women even stopped coming! So, as a group, we decided that we would come together to watch the video and then, of course, what else but TALK! BKCML (before kids changed my life)I absolutely LOVED women's bible studies with workbooks and homework and memory verses because I had all the time in the world to do it! And do it well, mind you. Now? Phfff....I can barely look up one scripture to 'fill in the blank' before I hear someone yelling out my name (Mawwwwm!!) for a shirt, a bottle, a pen, food, keys, misplaced homework or something else that can't be found. It got frustrating. Last night, however, was wonderful. There's five or six of us who come to this group. It's nice to have a small group because it's so much more relational. And that IS what we women want, right? So, we all sat down to watch the video and then shared our thoughts about it and gave the 4-1-1 of our lives this past week. It's amazing the bond that can be created when people get together to just care for one another. I mean, how often does someone ask, "How are you?" and actually stop to hear your answer? I'm asked "How are you?" everyday by the grocery clerk, the guy at the gas station counter, the man that takes my order at lunch, the girl that works in the office next door to mine...but rarely do these people stop and wait for an answer. I ususally follow with a, "oh, I'm good, you?" and they reply, "Good" and life goes on like that conversation never existed. I am thankful for this time to meet with my sisters in the Lord and leave encouraged, like I have back-up if back-up is needed. It felt good that people remembered what I shared the week before and said they had prayed for me that week. We share our prayer requests and know that everything that is shared will be held in the strictest of confidence. God has placed some amazing women in my life - women of all ages, all backgrounds, married, single, divorced, widowed. As I finish up this post my heart is filled with more thankfulness than when I typed the first letter. Thank you God for the blessings of your daughters. I am forever grateful.