Alina Begins 'God Time'

Alina & I are part of a Mommy-Daughter devotional group called Secret Keeper Girl (SKG).  This group began about a year ago and is a way for moms of 'tweens (8-12 year olds) to connect with their daughters while daughter still look to their moms for guidance...before they hit those potentially rebellious teen years!  For more information, feel free to visit Dannah Gresh's (founder) website for Secret Keeper Girls at http://secretkeepergirl.com/ .  We are going through Dannah's two books, each of which contain 8 great mommy-daughter dates.  We are currently on Date #7 of the friendship book which involves a date with God and shows girls how to have that quality time with Him.  Although I accidentally left the SKG guide and daughter diary at home (hoping Bob will bring it on Monday when he comes down here), I did show Alina how to spend time in God's Word.  There are a few good websites for devotions for kids that I had found (until the SKG devotions come down)...they are:

1.  Truth For Kids - This site has a daily devotion for kids, or you can search by topic.  http://www.truthforkids.com/kids-devotions-online/#.UgN8fNK1GE2

2.  Kids 4 Truth - This site has 2 daily devotions that kids can choose from.  http://kids4truth.com/Devos/Home.aspx

3.  Heaven's Inspirations - Also a devotion that changes daily with topics to choose from on their main page.  http://www.heavensinspirations.com/childrens-devotionals.html

After our devotions this morning, the day was a pretty normal day...going to circle and breakfast.  I brought Alina along with me to school today.  The classes are small pull-out classes of Spanish reading, I think I might have mentioned that before.  Alina helped me to set up the small rugs on the floor and get the books out prior to each class starting.  In one of the classes, she actually took a turn and read a page out loud in Spanish...the kids commended her for her bravery in trying!

After classes, we took the little girls back to the house to each lunch and then walked them back to school.  We chatted with Elizabeth about helping out in the afternoons with the special needs classes, and then went and chatted with Katja about Bob & Pastor Jeff coming on Monday...to ensure they'd have a ride with Norman from the airport to here.  Then it was time to get the girls from school, take them home for their ensenanza (Bible study), get them supper and showered up for the night.  Since tonight was Wednesday, there was church this evening where 2 female volunteers shared their testimony.  By the time we got home it was dark out.  We had heard about the big storms in New London and prayed for those who have been devastated by the storms.