prayer request...ccd tangent

hi kids.

prayers, please for

1. my max. his asthma is "extremely exacerbated" and he is being "treated aggressively." the one med they put him on makes him shake for a bit but his coughing subsides. even with my rx plan i paid over $180 in medicine co-pays today.

2. my molly - twisted her knee coming out of church yesterday and while she can put pressure on it to walk, cannot negotiate stairs. she has an appt. with the ortho today at 4:00.

3. me. it's always about me innit? anyway, my religious ed students are VERRRRY SASSY this year and i thought the three sassiest gals could teach tonight, but i am a taker-backer and will teach class myself because (a) i think it will turn into a mock mrs. d session and i don't have the fortitude for that and (b) it will be a mock the three sassy girls session and that is not what i am all about.

instead? we are doing a lesson in advent: one is making room - to make room for something new, you need to get rid of other things (man, almost like a flylady moment, eh?) so i am going to have them create an advent "arrow prayer" for them to say frequently during the coming weeks, thereby reminding themselves to keep open a special place for Jesus. also, a Scripture study that provide many guides for following the "right path" so we will go over them and reflect.

also, we are teaming up with two second-grade classes (they receive the sacraments of reconciliation and first holy communion this year) as prayer partners. i will spend tonight pairing up my young adults with their second grade counterparts, have them introduce themselves by way of Christmas cards with little notecards on the inside that say *you're a blessing* and we are going to make really cool snowflakes to decorate our room with out of a cool snowflake template i found here.

whaddya think?

1 comment:

~pen~ said...

janet, thank you for your thoughts - i've had blogger troubles for a few days now and when i tried to comment to you earlier, it wouldn't let me. danged technology.

i teach 8th grade confirmandi. every year, my class starts out the same way, leaves me feeling discouraged, frustrated, aggravated, then something happens. we start clicking, they start *getting it* and then by confirmation, i am a puddle and can't wait until the following year. next year, however, i may not teach as i'll be in school for addictions counseling - it's up to the Lord how many nights a week He wants me out at night away from my family :)

do you have trouble finding resources or coming up with ideas to keep them interested? this class i am finding is very right-side-of-the-brain - they love a good craft project or something creative. i think i have finally found what makes them tick and even though we are entering the 3rd week of advent, we may be making wreaths this week.

i promise to pray for you, in fact, will go light a candle right now before my short-term memory kicks in that i promised something and can't remember what it is :)

peace be with you.
penni