Why Leave a Legacy?
Welcome to our new small group blog! You might be wondering why I named it Leaving a Legacy? Well, just look at all those faces in the blog banner! Part of our responsibility as parents is to pass the faith onto the next generation (you probably get tired of me saying that). To pass something down to the next generation…you have to have it in the first place. The purpose of our small group is to help each of us deepen in our faith so we will have something to pass on to the next generation.
We do this by sharing our life together with God and with each other. The purpose of this blog is to enable us to communicate and share. Please sign up as a user which will allow you to comment. Let’s use this blog to build one another up and keep up with each other! If one of those pretty faces does something great in school…let us know about it! If you are sick and struggling…let us know about it!
Do you have to have children to be a part of this group? Certainly not! You just have to be able to be in the same room with others who do! Our small group topics will center around deepening our faith…. not just parent-children issues. Check back soon for a post on our new small group series.
NEXT SMALL GROUP MEETING: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008 6:30 PM
This meeting will be a fellowship cookout at the Hughes home on 806 Audubon Point Drive. If you need directions and a map e-mail me at guy@churchatnorthshore.com
August 21st, 2008 at 3:41 pm
This is exciting. I may not be attending the small group any more. I’ll find out Monday. There’s a course I have to take this semester or I won’t be able to take any more courses until I do. Hopefully, Chase will still bring himself and the kids. The course is on Wednesday night. I should be able to get the rest of my classes on Mon, Wed, and Fri mornings with childcare assistance from a God-sent friend. Thanks =). That class is also offered on Tues and Thurs from like 1130-130 or something like that, but I can’t see any point in trying to get that one. Clinton is a long drive from the reservoir for just a 2 hour class.
I’ll miss you guys this semester. I’ll miss all those smiling faces and the hugs and the prayer…yes, and the food. We’ll see how it goes!! Wish me luck. And I love you all, and plan on keeping up through this blog. I’m very thankful for each of you and all the support in various ways that you’ve all given us. I’m also thankful for this blog because its a way for me to still keep in touch with you individually. I’m usually chasing my kids on Sundays!
August 21st, 2008 at 4:15 pm
We will miss you…maybe it will work out. Who knows we maybe able to change the small group night! Keep us posted.
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:32 am
i actually almost got all teary-eyed when Chase told me you wrote that. That anyone would change something like that just for me, or even think of it for that matter even if its not done, made Chase and I realize just how much this small group cares about everyone involved. We had a little chat about it. We really like this church.
however, i couldn’t imagine letting you guys do that. I’m just one person. I can keep up hopefully through chase and definitely through this blog. i wouldn’t want to disrupt what you guys have. But definitely thanks of bunch for thinking of me.
August 22nd, 2008 at 10:50 am
Well, when you are a small group it is easier to work together for the benefit of all. I am not sure if we will be able to change but we could try. Just let me know which day would be best for you guys. Of course, if you are in school, you may not have the time. We pray you can make it when you can. You can keep up with things on the blog and we will get you a book so you can work along with us at least…not that I am trying to add to your study load!
August 26th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Looks like as of now, i’ll be there on wednesdays. more mixed feelings. y’all please pray that i will make some right decisions.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
So, my classes started…yay. fun. feel the sarcasm? Look forward to discussing tonights meeting with chase when i get home, and reading about it, hopefully, tomorrow.
Hope you like my taco cassarole!! if not, be honest. I know Michael will!! haha
September 5th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Chase and I have read through question 4 in the talk it up section. we’ll read the rest of it tonight. we talked about it. We discussed how almost nothing is as it seems. i’m learning that at school right now. i quickly learned that with adult-hood. I always thought that when i grew up, i’d get to do what i wanted, when i wanted. no one ever told me different. actually, i was often told “You live in my house, when you have your own house, you can do whatever you want.” so, what happened when i turned 18? i moved out. i’ve never been quite the same.
I’m not saying I’m perfect, but I was raised with the phil. 2:3 philosophy. It goes back to “treat others the way you want to be treated.” whether we admit it or not, we’d all like to be treated better. Part of me “coming out of my shell” has a lot to do with this. I used to never offer to help people because I was always anxious around new people or strangers. I still don’t like to be a conversation starter, although I find myself doing that more and more often. i’ve thought a lot about selflessness recently thanks to some of Guy’s Sunday Morning services. I never really thought of myself as completely selfless, but not selfish either. Here of late, I’ve been trying to be more selfless.
Having 2 small children, I know all about putting others needs above my own. but, that’s for people who i know, love and deeply care about. Who else besides me struggles a lot more with putting strangers’ needs above our own needs? I have this issue with money. I’m scared to give too much to any charity because I fear that maybe that might take food out of my own childrens’ mouths. But at the same time, I know that God takes care of his people. The issue goes back and forth in my head. To avoid this problem, i try to dedicate time instead of money…VBS for example, and the Walk for Babies. I’d like to hear about some of y’all’s struggles with putting others before you, and some things you find easy to do also.
September 5th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
oh, and does anybody notice that i communicate better here than sharing my ideas with everyone staring at me? i’m working on that…