Why? finding truth when nothing else makes sense

I wrote these studies for friends who went through a house fire.  Sometimes it's hard to make sense of life.  Thankfully, the Bible gives us truth when nothing else makes sense.

for 9-12 year olds and for teens

Saved... for teens and 9-12 year olds

a study of the plan God's plan for mankind's redemption...

Understanding Words of Insight

I am falling more and more in love with my LORD's love letter to me written within the pages of my Bible. I love reading. I love studying. I love learning more and more about Him and His plan for my life.

Lately, I've been praying that my own children would develop a love of God's Word. I pray that I am not only providing them with Bible studies; but, that I am providing them with a good example~a legacy of a love of God and His Word.

While working on a few Children's Church lessons for our little congregation, the LORD led me to put together a Bible dictionary for my kids and others to use as a tool in their own study of God's Word. I wanted this to be something that is their own work. They will have to put some time and energy into completing their Bible dictionary but when they are finished I hope that God will use this study to cause them to fall farther in love with their LORD and His Word~just as I have.


Understanding Words of Insight for teens

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Understanding Words of Insight for 10-12 year olds

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An Everlasting Love!...a 21 day Bible study for teens

Understanding God's love for us is difficult. It seems to be especially difficult during our teen years. Often we try to understand God's love through the lens of our experiences. For instance, if our parents have not shown us love, we have a hard time understanding God's love for us. If we have been ridiculed for the way we look, sometimes we have a hard time accepting God's love for us. So much of our view of God's love is based on our limited understanding.

My prayer is the prayer that Paul prayed for the Ephesian church "I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge" (Ephesians 3:16-19 NIV).

This is a 21-day Bible study for teens. It is 64 pages.

An Everlasting Love...a 21-Day Bible Study for Teens

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Saved!...Bible study for 9-12 year olds

As I said before, I write with the kids at our church in mind. This study is another one that was written very specifically.

Haley is a special young lady who came to Oak Grove for only a short time. In that time, I learned to love her quiet spirit. We knew that her home situation was changing. Since that change she hasn't been back to church but I was able to send a Bible and this Bible study to her. She sent me a beautiful card in return. I don't know if Haley knows Jesus as her personal Savior. I continue to pray for her.

This can be used as a 5 day Bible study.
Saved!...Bible Study for 9-12 Year Olds

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Saved!...Bible Study for Teens

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Why...Bible Study for 9-12 year olds

On October 30, 2008 the home of some dear friends burned. We have been privileged to stand beside them, pray with them and hope for the future with them. The two oldest daughters of that family have encouraged me and prayed often for me in this endeavor to write Bible studies. As I was with them after the fire, I was burdened to write a study that says that it is okay to ask "why". It's okay to ask the hard questions in life. It's also okay to not have answers but to know Who does.

This study is personalized to Makayli and Makenna. However, soon after I wrote it for them, I was able to give this study to another family going through another trial. While the names are personalized, the lesson is universal. God loves each of us and He has a plan...Jeremiah 29:11-13 "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."

This is a 7 day Bible study.

Why...Bible Study for 9-12 Year Olds

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Why...Bible Study for Teens

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When I Am Afraid...Bible Study for 9-12 year olds

Several times I tried to write a Bible study on fear. Either I would have a bad case of "writer's bloc" or what was on the computer screen was so bad that I had to delete it. Because He is sovereign and in control, God patiently waited and allowed me to go through a time of intense fear. I knew He was with me while I followed an ambulance with my husband inside as a patient (not as a paramedic). I literally felt Him holding my right hand as tears coursed down my cheeks and I cried out to Him. But, it wasn't until He had me write this Bible study that I saw how He used that time to teach me to trust Him.

This is a 14 day study.
When I Am Afraid...a 14 Day Bible Study for 9-12 Year Olds

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When I Am Afraid...Bible Study for Teens

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