I fear that this is becoming a forum for my rants, so I will start with something "non-ranty".
My brother is now living a mere 2 hours from me. And even though neither one of us has cars - it is doable. I think that he will live in Philly and then "weekend" in NYC... although the accommodations are a bit worse than most people's weekend homes (we make up for it with the food). I'm excited about having a sibling so close!
Last week a group of students came from NKY to work with a church in Bay Ridge. Some of these folks were in the 8th grade small group that I lead..... Good times with them playing kickball, making fun of them eating KFC and Uno's (I STILL don't know who comes here and does that!) They also were gracious enough to bring G & I some stuff from home and carry a table back for me. Getting that little table out of my room increase my floor space by 25%, I think!
We are starting our bi-annual question of "What should we do for small groups?" Since I moved here I've wanted to do a financial/budget group. Living in a city is expensive and oftentimes the pay isn't that much more than what a "suburban" job would pay. Within my first 6 months here I finally understood the statement "We couldn't afford to leave the city." I've been doing my homework: searchin the internet, asking wise people I know (that would be my pops who knows both small groups AND finances) and checking out different small group materials. I have a few that I'm liking but I also have a question: These materials, which will help people get their finances in order, WHY ARE THEY SO EXPENSIVE? Now, I understand that when you're done with your 11-13 week of small group, things should be pretty rosey... but at the start you're supposed to sink either $49 or $93 on material?! I'm thinking that if I had to decide between joining that small group or eating/paying rent for the month - there would be no question. So I've decided that when I write my amazing financial material, I will make it low-cost. Maybe even make it a pdf and let it be downloaded for free..... we'll see :-)
My brother is now living a mere 2 hours from me. And even though neither one of us has cars - it is doable. I think that he will live in Philly and then "weekend" in NYC... although the accommodations are a bit worse than most people's weekend homes (we make up for it with the food). I'm excited about having a sibling so close!
Last week a group of students came from NKY to work with a church in Bay Ridge. Some of these folks were in the 8th grade small group that I lead..... Good times with them playing kickball, making fun of them eating KFC and Uno's (I STILL don't know who comes here and does that!) They also were gracious enough to bring G & I some stuff from home and carry a table back for me. Getting that little table out of my room increase my floor space by 25%, I think!
We are starting our bi-annual question of "What should we do for small groups?" Since I moved here I've wanted to do a financial/budget group. Living in a city is expensive and oftentimes the pay isn't that much more than what a "suburban" job would pay. Within my first 6 months here I finally understood the statement "We couldn't afford to leave the city." I've been doing my homework: searchin the internet, asking wise people I know (that would be my pops who knows both small groups AND finances) and checking out different small group materials. I have a few that I'm liking but I also have a question: These materials, which will help people get their finances in order, WHY ARE THEY SO EXPENSIVE? Now, I understand that when you're done with your 11-13 week of small group, things should be pretty rosey... but at the start you're supposed to sink either $49 or $93 on material?! I'm thinking that if I had to decide between joining that small group or eating/paying rent for the month - there would be no question. So I've decided that when I write my amazing financial material, I will make it low-cost. Maybe even make it a pdf and let it be downloaded for free..... we'll see :-)
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