Blog Post #300, Tho!

Wow—three hundred blog posts within the year… THAT’S PHENOMENAL!!!

Yes indeed, y’all—we have reached Blog #300, and it’s Sunday on top of that!

So, here’s the update on my Cradle Roll Class: This morning in Sunday School, I taught the little kiddies Mark 10:46-52, where Blind Bartimeus boldly asked Jesus Christ to have mercy upon him. What I find amazing about this particular scripture is that the crowd tried to tell Bartimeaus to keep quiet, but such an admonition didn’t deter Bartimeus—in fact, the Bible says that Bartimeus cried louder for Jesus. Once again, y’all, I was so proud of my little kiddies; they really brought the lesson. At the risk of showing favoritism, little six-year-old Beverly did the Sunday School review all by herself—she really made me proud to be her teacher. I especially liked when she said: “Miss Natasha taught us that when this dark world tries to shut us up, we should continue to call on the name of Jesus, because he will look out for those who trust in him!”

No lie, y’all—I ran up to the front and gave her a big hug and kiss, as though she was my very own daughter… and I don’t have any kids!

After Sunday School ended, Beverly’s mother (Mrs. Woods) paid me a great compliment.

“My daughter loves your class,” she said with a grin. “All Beverly talks about is ‘Miss Natasha and her fun class’, and from what I can see, you are definitely born to teach, my love!”

More confirmation, y’all! I know I say this all the time—and I mean it everytime I say it—I may only be nineteen years old, but this is what I love to do. I truly believe that God has put me in this position to see how truly devoted I am to my dream. Well, as y’all can tell, I am truly devoted to being a dedicated teacher.

Of course, Vacation Bible School starts tomorrow at my church, and per the directive of Pastor Clark and the Sunday School superintendent, I have been given the green light to teach the Cradle Roll class all this week. I’ve already mentioned that I’m gonna teach them about obedience; it’s just a matter of putting a lesson together and having it make sense, and as usual I’m gonna need The Lord to help me. Not to sound cocky, but lately the Cradle Roll class has been on fire… and now I have to humble myself, because I know I didn’t do it all by myself.

Well, that’s gonna do it for today’s blog. By the way, didn’t y’all find it quite apropos that this 300^th blog post fell on a Sunday, and was also focused mainly on the Cradle Roll class and how well they’re doing? Now that I think about it, I’m not doing this all by myself—I’ve got more backup than reverse in this situation. The Cradle Roll thinks I’m a great teacher, but I can’t take any—let alone all—of the credit; as I read in Psalm 121, my help cometh from The One who made the heavens and the earth.

And with that said, it’s time for me to close this blog post and get back to studying some more on the lesson that I will teach the kiddies for Vacation Bible School this week. Oh, but don’t worry—I’ll holla at y’all tomorrow! Peace Out!


Hugs & Kisses,
Natasha