Good Morning Girls!
I'm so excited that each of you have joined the group and that we'll be learning how to live and lead like Jesus for the next 8 weeks together! This is my 5th time leading a Good Morning Girls group. I feel like I'm getting into more of a groove with running the group smoothly, but each time things are a little bit different. It's been so much fun. The last study, Luke 1-8, was on my top 2 studies I've done this way. I felt like I learned so much, was so encouraged by the group, and challenged to live my life more like Jesus. And not just because that was what the study was named, but I really felt God changing me. It was so good! So, I am really looking forward to studying these next chapters!
If you didn't study with us last time, you are welcome to see how we did things by reading my blog. I always feel silly posting only my own comments and SOAP journals, because it is so much better as a group! CLICK HERE for a post with all the links included.
Subscribe to the GoodMorningGirls.org blog HERE. Once you are subscribed, you will receive emails from them with blog posts that go along with the study. They are very encouraging to read as you do the study. Occasionally, I will post highlights from the blog, but I recommend reading the posts as different things will be meaningful to each of us. At the bottom of each email is a link to download the free eBook. I have also posted them under "Links" on the Yahoo Groups page.
Here is what works for me doing an online study.
I will be reading the verses out of my Bible at breakfast with my kids. They LOVE when we finish reading their Bible and get to read out of Mom's Bible. I'll take it! Some great advice I once heard was to fill up on God's word at the table. This has totally worked for us. My kids are still in high chairs and are totally focused at breakfast. I will likely read my verses at breakfast and then at nap time send out my daily email to you.
It is convenient for me to read my verses from www.biblegateway.com. I will copy and paste the verses into my email and do my SOAP journal as an email. This worked for me because everything is saved in my email and I didn't have to hand write in a journal and then type it all out in an email to each of you. I also love Bible Gateway because I can choose 2 different Bible versions and click "Parallel" and read them side by side. I choose NIV and NIrV (the kid's simplified version). This often makes things much easier to understand for me.
This study uses the SOAP journal method. If you aren't familiar with the SOAP journal, here is a link that will explain it for you. http://www.soapstudy.com/index.php You can also use the site to post your own SOAP's if you chose to do so. Some of the girls in our previous groups did the study each day, but were only able to email the group occasionally.
I am asking that you please email the group once a week, hopefully more. I understand if you miss a week (Things especially tend to slow down towards the end of the group. I am so guilty of doing this in the past!), but please don't be discouraged that you have slacked for whatever reason that you don't pick up the next week! We would all love to see everyone involved as much as possible! I know that we will all learn from each other and each of us will be a huge tool for God in learning His word! Since I am the leader, I have made it my own personal goal to do my SOAP's daily. I will likely miss a couple of days, but make up for them the next day (or so). I would have probably used the website to save my SOAP journal's had I not shared daily. Just to have my journals saved somewhere. Some of the group preferred to hand write their journal entries, which is super awesome. I just don't have the time to do both!
The first week of the study is always the most exciting and you will likely see a lot of emails. Things will slow down as we get going. I'm so excited to learn from each of you! The Study starts tomorrow! If you have any friends that would like to join, please send me their email and I will add them to the Yahoo Group!
Thanks again for joining me! I'll be praying for each of us to encourage each other, to persevere as the session goes on, and for our relationship with God to be more intimate.
Blessings,
Nicki
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