Since it’s the last day of May, it’s time for another monthly update, and I’m happy to report that I don’t have to begin this update with, “Well, I can’t say I’ve never missed a deadline anymore…” (If you read last month’s review, you’ll understand that.) I did somehow manage to meet my deadlines this month, though I will admit to freaking out a little bit when I thought I was one lesson shy of being ready to print May orders, only to realize there were two months with five Sundays in the summer quarter. Someone, namely me, should have been paying more attention to the calendar…
Other than printing orders, this month, I wrapped up lessons from Deuteronomy and started a new adult study from 1 and 2 Peter. I’m still working on middle school lessons from Genesis and teen lessons from Mark. Also, it had been awhile since the last podcast episode, and since my life was full of inspiration for a new one, I published “When the Journey is Just So Frustrating” this month. You can find it on my For the Journey Facebook page and give it a listen if you missed it.
Monday morning verses for May came from the key verses of an adult study titled “A Few Minor Prophets,” and the 30-Day Devotional study highlight this month was taken from “A Study in Prayer,” which is one of my absolute favorites of the devotional studies I’ve written, which made it almost impossible to choose one devotional for the highlight. (If you missed said highlight, just keep scrolling after reading this update.) This month’s trivia fun was about a man from the Old Testament named Obadiah, a man who hid 100 prophets of the Lord during the reign of King Ahab.
There were also two devotional posts for the For the Journey Facebook page “A Matter of Perspective” and “The Promise of a Better Future” this month, but I think they may have just been for me. May was a bit rough, a bit stressful. I was under a time crunch. Then, there were the hail storms and dealing with the damage from them. As usual, though, the writing kept me grounded. It brought me joy and peace in the midst of all the mess. I won’t deny that ministry of any sort is often a heavy burden, but I also know with absolute certainty that God gave me a most precious gift when He gave me mine, and I’m so grateful for it.
So, that was May. Personally, I’m hoping June is a little less busy, a little less stressful, and a lot more sunshiny. I think that would be really great for productivity. But, God knows best, and we’ll just have to wait and see how it turns out.
For the Journey Literature 