Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
The Original Flopper....
My Granddaughter, EraBoyd has a tendency to "flop" when she doesn't want to do something. A few months back she had a boo-boo as a result of "flopping". We all laughed when we would ask her what happened and she would reply "I was flopping". Another term for that could possibly be called "pitching a fit".
Interestingly, as I was studing my homework for the Proverbs 31 Woman and our Home Experience Bible Study Class tonight (part of the True Woman Mentoring program) I was hit with a truth about myself. I was studying Proverbs 31 in regards to becoming the excellent, virtuous woman and this particular statement hit me like a brick from Nancy Leigh Demoss "She will make him (her husband) not like what she tells him he ought to be, but like what she herself is". If I want my husband to be a man of virtue, noble and of spiritual strength and character then I must set out - not to change him, but to be the kind of woman with the kind of charater that I want him to have. God's word tells us that this kind of woman is a crown to her husband. She blesses him and brins out the best in him.
Now, the reason this hit me so hard is I have a particular issue that I have been dealing with for quite some time. It has to do with the very thing that we are studying and with becoming the excellent and virtuous woman described in our study. I have been so "busy" for the past few years that so many things have gotten out of order in my home. I keep trying to get them back but something always comes and steals my time. These things are all good and necessary things - but over the years stuff has happened and long story short my house is a mess! Now the the thing that frustrates me so bad is a lot of the clean up is out of my control. I'm not going any further than that in describing the issue because then I will have another issue if you know what I mean. Saturday I got really frustrated and angry and the issue at hand was simple - not a big deal - but as I came into the house all the other issues came flying out from inside of me and I was fussing, and yes, flopping! Big time flopping too! I pitched my little (or maybe I should say big) fit and then walked out the door to go to visit my daughter next door. Oh, I was in the house by myself. My brother happened to be cutting grass and witnessed a few of the previous details and then saw me as I pranced across the yard to my daughters. I waved and went on in. Later that day I was visiting with my brother and my mom and shared a little of my story...guess what...my brother said he noticed I was "flopping" across the yard. Funny, I didnt think I was flopping. Do you know what he said..."So, you are the original flopper...that's where the kids got it from" WOW....I didn't even realize I was flopping....
Moral of my story, what else am I passing down that I do not realize. Flopping can be a problem....especially if I really want to be an excellent woman - one who looks in the mirror and reflects Christ then reflects the light to my daughters, granddaughters and to my husband.
I gotta stop "flopping"!
Interestingly, as I was studing my homework for the Proverbs 31 Woman and our Home Experience Bible Study Class tonight (part of the True Woman Mentoring program) I was hit with a truth about myself. I was studying Proverbs 31 in regards to becoming the excellent, virtuous woman and this particular statement hit me like a brick from Nancy Leigh Demoss "She will make him (her husband) not like what she tells him he ought to be, but like what she herself is". If I want my husband to be a man of virtue, noble and of spiritual strength and character then I must set out - not to change him, but to be the kind of woman with the kind of charater that I want him to have. God's word tells us that this kind of woman is a crown to her husband. She blesses him and brins out the best in him.
Now, the reason this hit me so hard is I have a particular issue that I have been dealing with for quite some time. It has to do with the very thing that we are studying and with becoming the excellent and virtuous woman described in our study. I have been so "busy" for the past few years that so many things have gotten out of order in my home. I keep trying to get them back but something always comes and steals my time. These things are all good and necessary things - but over the years stuff has happened and long story short my house is a mess! Now the the thing that frustrates me so bad is a lot of the clean up is out of my control. I'm not going any further than that in describing the issue because then I will have another issue if you know what I mean. Saturday I got really frustrated and angry and the issue at hand was simple - not a big deal - but as I came into the house all the other issues came flying out from inside of me and I was fussing, and yes, flopping! Big time flopping too! I pitched my little (or maybe I should say big) fit and then walked out the door to go to visit my daughter next door. Oh, I was in the house by myself. My brother happened to be cutting grass and witnessed a few of the previous details and then saw me as I pranced across the yard to my daughters. I waved and went on in. Later that day I was visiting with my brother and my mom and shared a little of my story...guess what...my brother said he noticed I was "flopping" across the yard. Funny, I didnt think I was flopping. Do you know what he said..."So, you are the original flopper...that's where the kids got it from" WOW....I didn't even realize I was flopping....
Moral of my story, what else am I passing down that I do not realize. Flopping can be a problem....especially if I really want to be an excellent woman - one who looks in the mirror and reflects Christ then reflects the light to my daughters, granddaughters and to my husband.
I gotta stop "flopping"!
Friday, February 18, 2011
True Woman | Finding Your Child’s Life Verse
What a great way to bless our children by using God's Word to pray into their life! Parenting is such a big responsibility but isn't it great to remember that our Great God has supplied us with all we need to do the job!
Go to the link below:
True Woman Finding Your Child’s Life Verse
Go to the link below:
True Woman Finding Your Child’s Life Verse
Friday, December 31, 2010
True Woman in 2011....
What will I do in 2011 to strive to be the True Woman God has called me to do? I know the facts, I've gone to the conference, I have read the book and followed the Bible Study.....now what???
I plan to "press on" and to live out Hebrews 12:1 "Therefore, since I am surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let me throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let me run with perseverance the race marked out for me".
What are you going to do?
I plan to "press on" and to live out Hebrews 12:1 "Therefore, since I am surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let me throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let me run with perseverance the race marked out for me".
Beth Moore has placed a challenge on her blog to memorize 24 scripture verses in 2011 and to post it on her blog on the 1st and 15th of each month. How about you, are you up to the challenge? Mine is posted above. You can go to her blog and join the 1,000’s of women across the world getting excited about knowing God’s Word and post your verse if you like. If you want something more simple then I would love for you to post it here and share what is happening in your life as a result of hiding His Word in your heart. However, may we all remember to hide it in our heart but to allow it to be seen as we live it out in our lives.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Pursuing Our Joy - Life Action Revival Ministries
"I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy" (Psalm 43:4)
Go to the link below.
Pursuing Our Joy - Life Action Revival Ministries
Go to the link below.
Pursuing Our Joy - Life Action Revival Ministries
Thursday, October 21, 2010
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