Bible Study

I've been attending and actively participating in my first ever bible study. We are reading the book "The Bad Girls of the Bible". I have no idea why I haven't joined in a bible study before....it's making great changes in my life and the life of my family. Recently the subject of being content has been discussed at church. What would you grab from your home if you only had 10 minutes? I was having a hard time of thinking of what would be impossible to replace. We all agreed we'd grab our cat, Mr. Whiskers...and of course the kids would have their 10 minutes to grab things. They were so smart and said clothes, underwear, their pillow and special blanket. Jeff said clothes, wallet.....I looked around and all I wanted was my family.

This has been eye opening - as I tend to be a bit of a pack rat. I've been under the thought that "I just might need it for school"...but things stay in boxes and clutter our lives and our home. I've cleaned out two junk drawers and have one drawer for our misc. things. Jeff now has a drawer for just his stuff - so it stays off our counter top.

I have a plan to really go over the boxes in the basement and clean it out. I would be so embarrassed if I died tomorrow and someone had to deal with that terrible mess.

The other change has been to do our daily devotionals at supper. Jenna loves finding the verse from her new bible and reading it for us before I read the story that goes along with it. It has lead to some great family discussions - and a little bit of sibling happiness.

The best part is Jeff is supporting this change. I've had some rather long and hard days at school and he now takes time to email me at work to see how I'm doing - feeling. He is such an amazing person. I truly believe God brought us together 20 years ago at the UWRF Student Center. I love him more deeply each day.

So, what would you grab if you had 10 minutes before a tornado destroyed your home????? What do you thank God for???? Can you see the blessings he has brought you?