What's Important?

So yesterday we had a simple lesson, and I really think it clicked with all of the students. We learned about the man who asked Jesus what the most important law was, and how Jesus answered him in two parts: The first is to Love the Lord thy God, and the second was to love thy neighbor. They came up with ways to show love for God, (and what it means to love him with our minds, strength, heart and soul) as well as ways to show others love. We did a verse study on Psalm 1:2 "His delight is in the law of the Lord" and the best definition they came up with was "you will live a better, and happier life when you obey God" (I couldn't have said it better myself)

Sometimes I think that as adults, we over analyze some of Gods simple truths, and it takes the understanding of a child to really bring it to the the surface.I studied this week and I pondered that verse, over and over, trying to come up with a way to explain it...within seconds of asking who thought they knew what that meant, I felt like I should turn the class over and let them teach the lesson! ha ha! What an amazing class to work with!

Shianne brought a friend with her, Saylor, and we sure did enjoy having her! Shianne also was our quite seat winner for the week, (Way to Go Shianne!)

We got a few permission slips back for our field trip, but I'm still missing some, I REALLY need to have them all by Thursday and at the very latest Sunday. Please try to remember to bring those back for me :) On that note, we will be leaving the church at 10 am, and wont be returning until about 6pm, if anything should change, I will let you know.

Next week, we will have a Role Change, and Miss Kathryn will be teaching the lesson, and I will be doing the crafts (gulp...Miss Kathryn sets the bar really high with crafts, so lets hope I can get crafty at some point during the week!)

Thanks for the opportunity to work with your children, they are the highlight of my week!

That was SO much FUN!

I don't know why, but this Sunday FLEW by, and I couldn't help but notice the huge smile permanently stuck to my face the whole time! It was just one of those days (maybe every one woke up on the 'right' side of the bed) haha, but everything ran so smoothly, and everyone was upbeat and excited! Wahoo!


Emilee brought a visitor, her cousin Marcus, which gave us a total of 10 in attendance. We sang our usual songs, "Twelve Men went to Spy on Canaan" and "Father Abraham" but instead of a craft, Miss Kathryn mixed it up for us, and we had a game after the lesson. We learned about Cleopas and his friend as they were on their way to Emmaus, (I'm sure the Whole Church heard them shouting the answers to my relentless review questions!) They heard about Jesus joining the men, though they didn't know it was him, until he prayed over the meal with them (at which point, he vanished) We talked about how Jesus left, and how he will be returning...what a sobering thought huh? They played an awesome review game that was a mix between musical chairs and unscramble the sentences. Anna was our quite seat winner, and was answering questions like crazy! Its so neat to see them grasping the Bible. Hollis read Matthew 28:19-20 for the class, and read it like a true preacher! Sad story though, as part of an illustration to show how Jesus went back to be with his father, I told them I was moving to New Hampshire to live with my dad...the majority of them were HAPPY!!! (NOT the response I was expecting!) Anna even said "I'll be happy to git rid of you" haha!! She says she was joking....but I've heard a saying "joke by joke, the truth is told..." hmmmmmm :) Too bad they are stuck with me.

The Best Place to be on Sunday Mornings!

Hi, I just wanted to take a minute and thank the parents of Our Generation Kids for letting me be a part of your children's lives.  Holly could not have explained each child better.  They each bring their own special characteristic to the class. Being in there on Sunday mornings has been the highlight of my Sundays and I look foward to it each week!  I love hearing them quote Bible verses back to me, singing and doing motions to Father Abraham, and the challenge of finishing the craft on time.  Their faces light up when Holly teaches and when things begin to make sense.  I would not want to spend my Sunday School time anywhere else!  I know God will greatly use them!

I will also be posting things along with Holly on this blog.  We look foward to keeping you updated with what's going on! 

Meet Our Class

So now that we have an "official blog" let me introduce you to the class!
Miss Kathryn and I are the teachers, but we aren't really the interesting ones! Miss Kathryn is just a few weeks away from graduating high school, and will be taking about a month away from our class in June/July for a Mission trip to Argentina. There isn't a ton to say about me, other than I absolutely LOVE being a part of the Our Generation Kids Sunday School class, and am anxiously awaiting what God has in store for us next. So, moving on to the stars of the class, here's a little info on our awesome class!

Anna- The "little sister", she may be tiny, but she is packed with spunk! You can tell she has brothers! :)

Emilee- The "mother" of our class, always helping and looking out for everyone. She loves chap stick, purses, and anything girly!

Hollis- "Mr. GQ" always looks trendy, and ALWAYS has his Bible. Wants to be a missionary when he grows up!

John- The "professor", he usually has a trivia question for us, and thrives on memorizing things. (oh, and he also wants to me a missionary to either Canada, Peru or Brazil!)

Juan- Our "quiet one", he's not very loud, but when he smiles, he lights up the room!

Shianne- the "girly girl" who loves to tell about her newest webkins, and loves to be pretty!

Rosemary- Our "closet energy bunny" at first glance, she seems shy and timid, but give her a little while, and she really opens up!

Yeriko- our "future song leader", there is not a child who sings with any more gusto than him, though he could also be our future media man, this kid knows a TON about computers and games!

So there they are! :) What a bunch!

Here it is...

I've been considering creating a blog for quite some time now, and maybe I have just been stubborn to not do it sooner, but I have finally given in, and here you are! Miss Kathryn and I only have the kids for an hour each Sunday morning, but that hour is packed full of so much.

Not only do we have our scheduled activities; breakfast, awards, song time, craft time, lesson and more, but we also have the funny comments, great questions, and hilarious dialog that occurs in between! We have a news letter that comes out monthly, which is great for keeping you informed, but this blog is really more for entertainment. I'll be posting about the things that aren't really "news worthy" but they sure are great for a laugh, or just to put a smile on your face. It is truly an honor to work with the Our Generation Kids Sunday School class, and I can't wait to see what happens next!