Single Mom?

I have been reading Kay Arthur’s book “How to Study Your Bible”. It is not a new book, so if this is old news to whoever might be reading this, forgive me. It is new to me because I borrowed it recently from a friend. It teaches how to get the most out of the Word. It suggests starting with a short book that is more literal and less figurative such as 2 Timothy. That is where I started, and still am. I have never been able to retain anything I read biblical or otherwise other than the general IDEA of the text until now. It is really awesome. I am enjoying my bible study time so much more than I ever have before.

In reading 2 Timothy over and over doing my careful study of the book I realized that we hear about Timothy’s mom and grandma, but there is no mention (at least not in 2 Timothy) of his father or grandfather. As a single mom I find this VERY interesting, and inspirational. I have read this book before but never have I learned so much from something that is NOT written. If this seems odd, forgive me again, I am still new at this. I became a follower just in the last 4 years. So, back to Timothy. I am left wondering if the males in his family were deceased, or unbelievers, or even just not around. In any case I find hope as a single mom that it IS possible to be and raise a child to be a follower. J Being the type of person that constantly looks for, no, NEEDS confirmation, this makes me happy.

I am at the point in the book study where I need to do some word studies is Greek and Hebrew. I would rather look the info up online instead of buying several word study books. Can anyone suggest a good (by good I mean free) resource?