Ladies, we’re so thrilled you’re with us, committed to seeing God do amazing things in the lives of our women this summer. Until we meet again (Mark it down! August 21!), use this handy smart phone wallpaper to serve as a reminder of our collective prayer through the upcoming season: Lord, teach me the unforced … [Read more…]
Grandmother smelled of sugar lemon drops, Juicy Fruit gum, and the mustiness that follows a morning mass filled with incense and random splashes of holy water. She was round, soft, and good for planting several sloppy kisses on me a day. She loved God and she loved me. Few things were as magical as spending … [Read more…]
“from another place…” Esther 4:14 How often are we convinced that we are irreplaceable? If we don’t do it, no one will? We convince ourselves: “If it’s gonna be done right, I’ll have to do it!” Esther was chosen to rise up as Queen during a dark period in Israel’s history. She was a young, … [Read more…]
Aah…the middle school years…somewhere between ‘old enough’ and ‘not quite.’ We encourage our children to be independent thinkers among their peers. We also expect them to rely on our wisdom. It’s a struggle to define the line between: Independence and rebellion Stubbornness and determination Desire and hope When our oldest was twelve, we started allowing … [Read more…]
Divide and Conquer was our strategy. There were five of us attending Lifeway’s DotMom conference in Birmingham and the break out sessions offered were so intriguing we decided to divide and conquer to get as much out of the conference as possible. Here are notes compiled by Melissa Neely from attending the Pam Gibbs session … [Read more…]
In what is now the new norm for communication, social media, it seems that every day there is an opportunity to engage with or against those we are connected to through this medium. And honestly you don’t even have to be connected to them to read and respond to what people think, feel and want … [Read more…]
At first glance this morning I noticed a difference in the Rock Garden. My white impatient flowers were all missing! Once before I had noticed this phenomenon…last year and now again. The clues all indicated a garden intruder. With trampled pine straw, chewed off Hosta leaves and missing impatient blooms, this could only mean one … [Read more…]
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