Fold this Thursday!!

Do any of our fold members check this blog? I changed some settings to make it easier to leave a comment. If you don't have a google account, just click "anonymous" but leave your name in your comment. I hope that makes sense.

Our dinner theme this time is "finger foods". Preferably food you can eat with your fingers rather than food made out of fingers, in case you were confused! Since it is Christmas time, we will be having some kind of gift exchange game. So bring a small gift- can be something you have at home, cookies, candy, ornament, whatever you want- less than $10 and just 1 per family. We'll have a couple extras on hand just in case.

This month we will look at what Proverbs has to say about being a good spouse!

Breakfast for Dinner!

Fold group again this Sunday, Dec. 6. at 5:30. Our theme for the meal is Breakfast! I (Caren) plan to make blueberry french toast casserole. So bring something breakfasty, come eat and visit!

Well it's time for another fold, and this month we are going to be looking at friendship in the book of Proverbs. At first glance, I thought about doing the study on how to choose friends, but I think a better way to approach it would be how to be a friend that someone would want to choose. Our topic last time was "The fear of the Lord" and again that is the foundation for this study. Being a good friend starts with fearing God. C.S. Lewis said that we all have a fatal flaw in us. I think wisdom in regard to friendship starts with this idea. While we are seeing flaws in others, they are more than likely seeing them in us as well, but if we both have our eyes on the Lord we will see our friends the way He sees them.

Dinner this week is gonna be a regular potluck- bring what ever dish you want. Please leave a comment to let us know if you'll be bringing a main dish, side, salad, or dessert.

See you at 5:30 on Thursday, the 19th!

Big Group!

We had a nice feast tonight! There were 13 adults and 14 kids! I'm glad we have a playroom for them! The boys had a band going. It was nice to have a few new people too!

Dinner Sunday Night!

Hello everyone, sorry we haven't updated sooner....tomorrow night we will be meeting at 5:30 for dinner and visiting. We won't try to have a meeting since there will be no child care. Some people have suggested that we have a theme for the meals. This time let's do Mexican! Maybe 2 or 3 main dishes, and some sides...please leave a comment saying what you will bring, then you can also see what we might still need. Next time we'll start this sooner, so you have time to plan ahead and go shopping if you need to! If you don't have something Mexican that's fine, we just thought that would make it easier to know what to bring. We hope everyone (husbands too!) can come!

Our First Meeting

We had a great first meeting tonight! Thanks everyone for coming and for all the delicious food! Check back in a few days for an overview. If you have questions, or topics you would like to discuss, please leave us a comment, or email us at mattandcaren@kpunet.net. Thanks everyone for your participation. We will be trusting God for answers to your prayer requests!


THANK YOU Krista and Stephanie!
After dinner, the kids went next door to their house to play... with raw beef! -Just kidding. It was playdough. They all had a great time! Above: Logan, Brennen, Krista with Ashlen, Meadow, Gavin, Emilee, & Hannah.

Below: Stephanie and Haddy

Meeting This Thursday!

Our first meeting is this Thursday at 5:30! We will have a potluck dinner. Please bring a meal to share! Can someone please bring a dessert? Just leave a comment saying you will. Caren will probably make cookies or something too.

We want to use this website as a way for the group to communicate with us and each other, (for questions, meal planning etc.) so check it for new information and lesson review, and feel free to ask questions about dinner or the lesson, or just comment on something!

See you soon!

Proverbs study

Thursday, October 22nd kicks off our new family fold. Twice a month we will meet at our house for dinner. Once a month we will have a Bible study. Kids are welcome! (Don't worry, Mr. T won't be there!) After dinner and a time of singing, the little kids (6 and under) can go next door to Krista K. and Stephanie H.'s house (our old apartment) for a structured play time!

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We will start things out with a study in Proverbs. Proverbs 1:7 reads, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Only fools despise wisdom and discipline." This verse is the foundation for understanding the book of Proverbs, and will be the foundation for our study. Fearing the Lord is not cowering away from Him or being scared of Him, it simply is just putting Him first in our lives. Jesus before all else.

I hope to do a little recap of each time we meet on this blog as a way to keep the study fresh in our minds.

This page will also be a good communication tool for planning meals and other activities. Having said that, what sounds good for our first meal? Dinner starts at 5:30!