Times Flies

Greetings!  Can you guys believe that next week is the last week of May???  How is that possible?  And this coming Saturday will be week 7 out of 10 for our Freedom Groups.  Time really does fly.  Since I am graduating in December and am so ready for school to be done, I find myself excited by the fact that it's almost June and this year has gone by so quickly.  But at the same time, I don't want to miss the gift of each day and the gifts that each day brings.  It's a tough thing to balance, especially when we are busy.  I've been thinking a lot about community and being connected lately.  What do you think keeps us from connecting with others?  And how can we build a great community that supports one another through the ups and downs of life and has a lot of fun along the way?  Feel free to respond with your thoughts and ideas in the comments section.  See you guys soon!
~Tiffany :)

This Week

Hello everyone!  I hope you enjoyed our time together on Saturday evening.  I am really enjoying having the opportunity to get to know each of you and your stories more in depth.  I love seeing God at work and the growth and healing He is working on in each of us.  Just a quick reminder that our topic for this upcoming Saturday is to share a part of your story where an event changed the course of your life.  Don't be overwhelmed by this topic - it can be a big event or something really tiny, but regardless, something that happened that somehow changed the direction your life was going.  We will have some fun with play-doh and enjoy sharing our stories.  Can't wait to see you all soon!  Be sure and post comments or your own blog posts if you have any prayer needs or things to share.  Have a great rest of the week!
~Tiffany

Happenings

Hey everyone!  Welcome to the blog for real! :)  We're going to try this out and see what happens so feel free to make comments and create your own posts!  Just a quick reminder for this upcoming week.  On Saturday, we will be discussing a piece of our story that is either joyful and happy or something that is sad.  You choose which direction you want to go.  Come prepared to write, draw, or create something to help tell your story (supplies and directions will be provided there), and bring an object that reminds you of that piece of your story.  In an attempt to keep us on track and give everyone time to share, we will have a 5 minute time limit on actually sharing our stories.  This is for a couple of reasons - one being that it is good to learn how to tell your story succinctly and learn what is important to share.  The other is simply to allow space and time for each person to tell their story.  I am so excited about sharing this time with each of you and seeing how God continues to redeem our stories and prepare each of us for what He has in store.  Have a great week, and I will see you Saturday!
~Tiffany

Welcome To The Blog!

Hi everyone!  Welcome to the first blog for our Freedom groups!  I thought this might be a good way for us to be able to stay connected and share life with each other - prayer requests, thoughts, ponderings, struggles, etc.  Each of you will be made an author, which means that you can comment on a post or create your own posts of anything you'd like to share.  This blog is private, so the only people who can see it are those I give access to.  This allows us to have a safe place where we can share our hearts without fear of it going out for the whole world to read it.  I am looking forward to seeing how this works for us as we can hopefully stay connected throughout the week!  Next post will be a summary of our time together last night and what we can look forward to at our next meeting.  Have a great day!