No Such Thing as a Stupid Question

I teach bible study to the younger kids at Cottage Cove (K-2) twice a week. We have been going through the beginning of Genesis and teaching them about creation. Talking about Heaven and how animals and people were created with kids of such a young age always causes them to ask some interesting questions, which leave me with some pretty cute stories to tell.

One little kindergartener named Kayla likes to get us off track by asking some pretty innocent questions. One day we were talking about The Ten Commandments, and we when got to “Thou Shall Not Steal” she raised her hand and asked, “Miss Sara,  can God go to jail?” I then explained to her that God isn’t human like us, and He is perfect so there would be no reason for him to go to jail. She didn’t quite understand and went on to say that it’s not fair for God to be able to steal something and not have to go to jail. Only after once again explaining that God is perfect and never steals anything did she understand.  

Another day when we were talking about Heaven, a little girl asked me if there would be toilets in Heaven. I was kind of caught off guard by the question, but I told her that nobody knows what Heaven is like for sure, but I was pretty sure that we wouldn’t need to use toilets once we were in Heaven. Then she explained her reasoning for asking. She said “But what happens if someone dies while they’re using the bathroom? How will they finish?”

Needless to say, these kids are curious about the bible and always want to know more. I’m so happy that I get to teach such and awesome group of kids about how much God loves them.

Also, here are a few pictures we took playing outside with the kids on Fun Friday.

Change

I'm usually not a big fan of change. I actually tend to avoid it all costs. However this year everything about my life changed when I packed up and moved to Tennessee for my internship at Cottage Cove. I went from living in a place full of people that I had known my entire life to living in a place where there were very few familiar faces. Even though I was very excited about my internship and the life that I imagined myself living in Nashville, a part of me was still scared. Scared of the unfamiliar, scared of being outside of my comfort zone, and just scared of changing my entire life. Now that I am 2 months into my internship, I could not be any happier that I listened to God despite my fears.

I love working at Cottage Cove. It was kind of intimidating at first,  I had to find ways to connect with 70 kids when I could barely remember their names. Now, 2 moths later, I love every single one of those kids. I feel like I have been truly blessed with this opportunity to have an impact on their lives. I love playing with them on the playground, and helping with their homework. And even though teaching has never been my favorite thing to do, I love teaching them about the bible.

I feel like it is clear that this is exactly where God wants me to be at this stage of my life. He has been making that very evident throughout the past months. I have been blessed with great friends here, and He has continued to provide me with everything that I need. I have been learning to trust the fact that God has a plan, and no matter what trials I have to go through, everything will work out according to his purpose.

This has already been an amazing experience, and I am so excited to see what the next year has to hold.