Quarterly Review

I discontinued monthly reviews back in November, so this is the first quarterly review to update you on all things For the Journey since then.

Monday Morning Verses for the Facebook Page:

Most Exciting Thing:  Wrapping up new VBS literature for this year

“The Adventures of David:  The Young Shepherd,” a new Super Saturday VBS option, is available now. I honestly wasn’t sure I would be able to finish it in time, but sometimes, this wonderful thing happens during the winter quarter:  My prayers are answered, and I get snow!  So, this year, during the snow/ice, while soaking up the wonderful white stuff and remembering how it feels to be happy and not stressed and overwhelmed, I also watched God drop the rest of the major pieces into place for me to be able to finish VBS literature, and it was such a blessing.  I had so much fun writing the skit for this one, and the ad for it has to be one of the cutest I’ve ever designed.

Favorite Devotional Facebook Post:  Too hard to choose…

There were a handful, and I loved and needed all of them.  “Just Ask Them” had the most shares, but the one I forgot to give a title in January (Whoops!) may have been my favorite.  I don’t know, though.  “If You Can Believe” and “Graciously Broken” were so special too.  They were all blessings to me, and I just can’t choose.

Biggest Surprise:  First “Tough Topics” blog post for the website

This was something that had been on my mind and heart for a while.  And, thanks to some extra time for my favorite work because of the snow, I didn’t have any excuses left for delayed obedience and was actually able to take it from a few notes to a fully-developed blog post.  (Can you tell how much I absolutely love snow?!)  If you missed it, just keep scrolling after reading this post.

Biggest Challenge:  That Easter lesson…

So, December, January, and February are the winter quarter, but I actually write for the spring quarter during those months, and that means writing an Easter lesson.  It makes me feel like a terrible Christian to admit this, but I struggle so much every year with that task.  I get overwhelmed with all the material to choose from, panic, and freeze.  It’s bad, and I feel terribly guilty about it every year because the crucifixion and resurrection are paramount.  I want to enjoy writing about them.  I also really thought it would be different this year because I had a bit of a plan for the lesson when I settled on new adult literature for the spring quarter.  But, no, I still put it off until last and still struggled immensely. However, this year, after all the procrastinating, prayers, scribbling, and grimaces of frustration, when I finished proofing the lesson, there was this rewarding moment when I just felt perfectly at peace with the result, like it turned out exactly as it was supposed to, and that was such a blessing after the struggle.

That hits the highlights for the last three months.  Stay tuned for more!