Tuesday Nights

I could tell you about the regular crazy stuff around here like Little Miss stripping down yesterday and running all over the house. Or her dumping out my jewlery box all over the room.

I could tell you about The Little Mr. being out standing this morning. He shared the last strawberry bagel with his brother, without being asked. He shoveled the drive and walk when I asked him. Without complaint. He shared his new DS game with his brother, again without being asked. He helped get things ready so we could be on time to Little Miss' appointment. He was amazing.

Then around lunch, something snapped and he again became a 10 year old boy. I'm going to blame it on early hormones or a full moon or planet alignment or something. It took hours to finish 2 pages of math. Simple math. What is that about? Then there was all the tantrums to go with it. Again. What gives?

Snow on the brain I guess.

Oh well.

What I was really going to tell you about was my high school kids. They just rock.

We've taken a different path this year. We're not doing the typical Bible study with them. There is no little booklet with questions and group activities. Not that those are bad, they really aren't, most of the time. We just went another route.

We're using a Bible study method guide. That means we're learning new methods to study the Bible. These are methods that once they've really gotten the hang of using them, they'll be able to use for the rest of their lives. The only thing they need to have is a Bible. Actually, if they have memory verses, they could do these studies with nothing but their own minds.

How cool is that?

The best part has been seeing the kids change how they look at their Bibles. It no longer is this big scary book that they don't believe they could ever really understand. It's fast becoming a book that they can really use. A book they can really understand. They are becoming empowered that they really are capable. They are learning that the Bible was in fact written for them and to them. It is not beyond them because of their age or being new Christians. They are learning that it is possible for them to find God in those pages really speaking to them, guiding them. It isn't all mysterious and difficult.

Makes me love my Tuesday nights, even on Wednesday afternoon when I'm dead tired!