Today was the opening meeting for Keepers at Home. It was wild, it was crazy, and it was FUN!!
It is always fun to meet the new girls coming into group and to encourage the girls that are returning. We were having so much fun fellowshipping, it almost made it hard to get to the meeting!
We finally forced the girls to settle down and got busy with devotion. We always start with Bible, it gets the meeting off to the right start and helps set the tone for the remainder of our time.
Once we had spent some time reading and praying, we got down to business. We were excited to show all the girls what to expect from the coming months. We encouraged them in their Bible reading and memorization; letting them know that prizes could be earned for their hard work!
We also got the girls started on their “Secret Sisters”! Each of the girls filled out a cute form telling a little bit about themselves. Next week, the girls will each be given someone else’s form and that person will be their secret sister. The girls are encouraged to pray for one another all year long and (if they would like) to bless the other person with small gifts throughout the year. The girls have always enjoyed this part of our year.
We always like to wrap up our time with snack. This being the first meeting, I was obliged to provide… cupcakes for everyone!!
This first meeting seemed to go very quickly and with A LOT of energy! These girls sure know how to have fun and to keep us on our toes.
Can’t wait until next time!
It looks like you were all having a good time. Love the Secret Sisters idea.
Thanks for stopping by Not Dabbling in Normal and reading my post last week. Emily
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We most certainly DID have a good time. Thanks for stopping over my way, too!
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Looks like you all had so much fun.
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Thank you, we did!
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I love the idea of secret sisters! I am going to pitch that idea to the coordinators of our group. 🙂
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You will love it. We tried it once with the moms, but they weren’t as enthusiastic about it. What a shame, it would have been fun! Well, enjoy! I know we do!
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What a blessing you are Cristina. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. I can see God pouring out His blessings on my girls already. We are certainly looking forward to an exciting and fun filled year with all our sisters. God is good and He is alive!
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Thanks, Scott! We really love having the girls and growing right along with them.
God is certainly blessing us through getting to know all these lovely young ladies.
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I wish we had something like that here, what a great idea!
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Have you thought of starting a group, yourself? I am sure you would be great at it!
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