So last night my "second daughter" Julianna (technically she is the daughter of my friend Rene and best friend of my daughter Chelsea) hung out with me and the younger boys while her parents were at a work party and my teens were at a school event. Julianna is a wonderful girl and as I wasn't feeling very well she occupied herself by reading a math gnome story to Gryphen and playing with our math counters. As the night went on she played some Play Station and later after the boys had lost interest and went off to do other things she started playing solitaire at the bar that connects our "classroom" with the kitchen. Well this is where my story begins. During all the time Julianna was here I had been reading Les Feldick on the internet which just happens to be in the same room.
So it happend like this
Julianna: "Ms. Denita what are you reading?"
Me: A Biblical transcript
Julianna: Why?
Me: because it's important to understand God's word....Julianna do you believe in God?
Julianna: I am not sure
DEAD SILENCE
Me: Why aren't you sure?
Julianna: Becaue of FYST (the youth group on our base)
off script here a minute..apparently in FYST they have been watching these videos by..I think..his name is Ken Ham. In one of the videos apparently he realy lays into homosexuality and how sinful it is...well one of Julianna's closest friends calls himself "Bisexual" and so Julianna couldn't believe in a Bible that made this great friend such a horrible sinner.
WHAT A DIFFICULT SUBJECT!!!
So I kinda skipped that for a minute and said...well outside of this do you believe in the Bible.
Julianna: Well I believe in Heaven and Hell and I believe in God but I don't think I believe the Bible. Especially the part about creation.
Me: well if you do not believe in creation what do you believe?
Julianna: I think the big bang theory
Well this led into a huge conversation about Creation vs "Science" and how science actually proves creation. Then about the transcripts I had been reading. And then about being sure about what you believe and the rapture and tribulation. Then we went back and talked a little about sin in general and Homosexuality specifically. By about this time my teens came home and the three older kids each in turn answered without doubt or hesitation their knowledge of their eternity and their belief in Creation and the four of them discussed it for almost an hour while I sat only interjecting when asked or she had a question the kids couldn't answer clearly. I don't know if it did any good but I hope we planted a seed there.
Pray that we did.
So I finally went to bed last night at 1am and I was pumped! After I prayed I just couldn't calm down so I turned on the tv and caught Fiddler on the Roof just as it was coming on...now this was my dads favorite movie/play as a child and he would go around singing the songs and dancing the crazy dances all the time. So I watched this movie...and before I knew it my husband was home from work and it was 330am!!! I went ahead and finished the movie and finally made it to bed at 4ish. Woke up this morning at 10:40 am and found my house quiet. Christopher had gotten up and went to church, Chelsea had a babysitting job so she was gone, and Tristan was still asleep. Phoenix and Gryphen had a birthday party to go to at 1pm so they had gotten showered and dressed and were sitting in the hallway playing legos. At 11:30 Brandon rolled out of bed and showered and dressed and ran out to get a gift for the party while the boys cleaned up a bit. At 1pm they left the house just as Christopher had come in, and Tristan was still asleep. So I sat down at my computer and did some reading. I read about Soddom and Gomorrah, then many different passages about marriage and parenting. In the end I stopped reading from eye strain but I felt very fulfilled and ready to take on the day.
When Brandon came home with the boys it was with some disturbing news about his job and the possibility of his getting transferred to a new shop. This really disturbed him and he started talking yet again about the possibility of taking a humanitarian back to Florida (Brandon's mother has cancer and is in the final stages but he and she rarely speak so its a very touchy decision). I felt empowered as a wife not to know how to fix it or what advice to give but instead simply to be able to support him. It was a nice feeling I haven't had in a while.
So that was my weekend. Seems like so much to report for so little actually happening...
Again I ask for prayer for Julianna and for Brandon, his mother and our family.
So it happend like this
Julianna: "Ms. Denita what are you reading?"
Me: A Biblical transcript
Julianna: Why?
Me: because it's important to understand God's word....Julianna do you believe in God?
Julianna: I am not sure
DEAD SILENCE
Me: Why aren't you sure?
Julianna: Becaue of FYST (the youth group on our base)
off script here a minute..apparently in FYST they have been watching these videos by..I think..his name is Ken Ham. In one of the videos apparently he realy lays into homosexuality and how sinful it is...well one of Julianna's closest friends calls himself "Bisexual" and so Julianna couldn't believe in a Bible that made this great friend such a horrible sinner.
WHAT A DIFFICULT SUBJECT!!!
So I kinda skipped that for a minute and said...well outside of this do you believe in the Bible.
Julianna: Well I believe in Heaven and Hell and I believe in God but I don't think I believe the Bible. Especially the part about creation.
Me: well if you do not believe in creation what do you believe?
Julianna: I think the big bang theory
Well this led into a huge conversation about Creation vs "Science" and how science actually proves creation. Then about the transcripts I had been reading. And then about being sure about what you believe and the rapture and tribulation. Then we went back and talked a little about sin in general and Homosexuality specifically. By about this time my teens came home and the three older kids each in turn answered without doubt or hesitation their knowledge of their eternity and their belief in Creation and the four of them discussed it for almost an hour while I sat only interjecting when asked or she had a question the kids couldn't answer clearly. I don't know if it did any good but I hope we planted a seed there.
Pray that we did.
So I finally went to bed last night at 1am and I was pumped! After I prayed I just couldn't calm down so I turned on the tv and caught Fiddler on the Roof just as it was coming on...now this was my dads favorite movie/play as a child and he would go around singing the songs and dancing the crazy dances all the time. So I watched this movie...and before I knew it my husband was home from work and it was 330am!!! I went ahead and finished the movie and finally made it to bed at 4ish. Woke up this morning at 10:40 am and found my house quiet. Christopher had gotten up and went to church, Chelsea had a babysitting job so she was gone, and Tristan was still asleep. Phoenix and Gryphen had a birthday party to go to at 1pm so they had gotten showered and dressed and were sitting in the hallway playing legos. At 11:30 Brandon rolled out of bed and showered and dressed and ran out to get a gift for the party while the boys cleaned up a bit. At 1pm they left the house just as Christopher had come in, and Tristan was still asleep. So I sat down at my computer and did some reading. I read about Soddom and Gomorrah, then many different passages about marriage and parenting. In the end I stopped reading from eye strain but I felt very fulfilled and ready to take on the day.
When Brandon came home with the boys it was with some disturbing news about his job and the possibility of his getting transferred to a new shop. This really disturbed him and he started talking yet again about the possibility of taking a humanitarian back to Florida (Brandon's mother has cancer and is in the final stages but he and she rarely speak so its a very touchy decision). I felt empowered as a wife not to know how to fix it or what advice to give but instead simply to be able to support him. It was a nice feeling I haven't had in a while.
So that was my weekend. Seems like so much to report for so little actually happening...
Again I ask for prayer for Julianna and for Brandon, his mother and our family.
5 comments:
Wow! You had a humdinger of a weekend! I think you handled all the situations beautifully! :)
Hi,
Thank you for linking my Bible study website. I hope the lessons bear much fruit! We have an Air Force Base in our area and Air Force families in our congregation.
Janice Trees
Your welcome Janice!
I have printed up January's lessons to use as our Bible Study for next term. I really appreciate the work you have done so I don't have to!
Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing your blessings!
Thank you! I feel really blessed to have been chosen to have that time with Julianna and I really hope something of the conversation took spark!
By the way I just read the post topic you put up "Lesson Planning"! I can't wait to read it as your lesson plans are always so great!!!!
Got to your blog via Amazing Grace and my Jesse Tree post! May you have a truly blessed Christmas with our lovely family, and may God continue to use you and bless you as you seek to teach His timeless truths to the children.
Blessings - Angela, UK
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