Accepting the Way God Created You 11/23/10

Last night the topic for our meeting was accepting the way God created you. Each of the girls were challenged to accept God's plan for their lives & find security in Him. I encouraged the girls to remember how each detail of their lives was planned by God & that as His creation, He sees them as beautiful. When we decide to be discontent with some physical feature, its like telling God He didn't do a good job when He created us. Instead, we should learn to accept these "unchangeables" and live our lives with purpose.

Each of the girls made a "paper doll" which they customized to look like themselves. Then they glued it to a piece of paper & added a Bible verse which says: "I praise you because I, (insert name here), am fearfully and wonderfully made. I know that full well." Psalm 139:14 They were all encouraged to put these up somewhere in their room as a reminder of how beautifully God has created them.

Projects in the works...


Kendra & McKenzie with their completed look-alikes...

Sisters, Kalei & Shelby with their paper doll twins...

Sophie & Cecily with their projects...
Another activity of the night was a brief lesson on modesty & then a clothing exchange. Each girl brought some items she wished to get rid of & the girls "bought" clothes from each other with little plastic coins.

Each girl made a sign with the name of her store to display with her wares...

Karen, looking at shirts...
Some of the older girls taking some time to visit...
Brooke looking through some clothes...
Amber & Arianna inspecting some items...
Martha picking out a shirt...
Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time & came away with a few treasures. Our last meeting for the semester will be on December 7th. For those who will still be in town, we will also have a Christmas tea on the 21st. Happy Thanksgiving!

Meeting on Tuesday

Just a reminder that we will be meeting this Tuesday, November 23rd from 6:15-8:15pm. One of our activities during this meeting will be a clothing exchange. Please remember to bring some items so you can participate! Feel free to email if you have any questions or concerns about this.

See you soon!

11/9/10 Understanding the Fear of the Lord

Tuesday we had a great Bright Lights meeting! Our topic for the evening was "Understanding the Fear of the Lord." I challenged each of the girls to consider whether they were finding their identity in other people (the fear of man) or if they were seeking validation from the Lord (fear of the Lord). They were all sent on a mission to start befriending someone at church, homeschool group or other activities who seemed to be an outcast.

After the lesson we played an attentiveness game, illustrating the point that we need to be attentive to what the Lord wants us to do, even if it makes us look foolish in the eyes of men.

To play the game, we sent one person out of the room & then the rest of the group decided on a leader. The leader would start a motion & everyone had to copy that motion. At any time the leader could change the motion & everyone had to follow. The person who left the room had to come stand in the middle of the circle & figure out who the leader was.

It ended up being a very fun activity & there were lots of giggles as the girls tricked the person in the middle.

After the game, the girls split up into small groups to exchange prayer requests & talk about the lesson. Then everyone went outside to our back deck that had been lit up with Christmas lights and we sang various hymns & Bright Lights songs together.

Shelby, Arianna & Taylor..

Katelyn, Rachel & Myra...

Silly faces & off guard smiles..

We ended our meeting with tea & special fall themed sugar cookies Brooke & McKenzie brought.

Jessica & Taylor...

Sweet Shelby..

Brooke & Kaleigh..

Sarah, Taylor & Abby..

Thank you all for sharing your joy with us, I'm looking forward to our next meeting in a couple weeks!