Ponderings

Hi ladies,

I hope your prayer day was wonderful. I just thought I'd throw some thoughts out there and see if anyone catches. Recently I had the opportunity to be totally honest with my daughter about my past "secrets". Boy was it hard! I always thought I would keep my secrets in my own little closet and not give her a reason to give herself permission to partake as her mother did.

But I also made the promise to myself that I would not lie to her if she ever asked "those" questions. And she did. Darn it!

She took it beautifully and it opened so many doors between us to bond in ways I didn't expect. Since then, instead of treating me in a judgemental way or looking down at me, I saw a renewed respect and she seems more willing to share her heart.

Did I expect this? No.

How many times do we just lecture, finger-point, or assume what they need to hear, rather than share where or how we were vulnerable as kids? Show them that we really DO know what they feel, see, hear, and are tempted with.

Just a thought tossed into cyberspace. Any takers?

Dana

This week

Ladies, I hope your Mother's Day had joy and love wrapped up for you. I thought of each of you during the day. As my kids get older (20 and 17), I realize how sacred just spending a day together is. Neither kid made it to church with us (Hannah went to prom the night before and Kyle, well...he just chooses not to go), but we spent some great time together in the afternoon.

Why do you think it hurts us so much when our children don't go to church with us? I know they don't mean it as a personal stab at our heart, but that is exactly where we feel it. It is sharp, shattering, and disheartening.

Any thoughts out there? I would love to hear your theory.

Love, Dana

Starting a new season

Well ladies, we begin a new season of intercession for ourselves and our children. As moms and women, it seems we are always needy.

Thankfully, He is always ready.

Praise report from Laura!

The prayer and Kleenex (something our Pastor taught on out of the book of Acts) is working. He did go to counseling. With me being out of work and unemployment (please pray I get it) looking to be out about 4 to 6 weeks, the therapist over Brandin mine, and Tyson, Brandon's, have agreed to charge 5 dollars an hour and slowly make up what I owe. Praise God. His attitude is softening. He was whistling for the first time before he went to the gym last night. He also was teasing me and being playful. All Glory and honor the the Lord Most High; King over all the earth.

Thank you for your prayers.

Thank you all. Lynda, Elly, Dominique, Dana, Lisa, Sarah. I am praying for you daily.

My turn!

Hello precious sisters!

Thank you, Lynda for your great insight and words. I am so thankful for all of you and your gift of intercession. I really have loved this more intimate format. Have you?

I really pressed in today DETERMINED to get something specific for each of you. I felt like I was sitting at His footstool grasping His legs saying, “I will not let go until you give me something for each of them!” The Holy Spirit showed up and gave me specific phrases and areas to intercede for you. I hope I heard correctly from Him. If I didn’t and missed the mark, please forgive me. My spiritual hearing can be rather dull at times. I’ve really been trying to Be Still and Listen.

There was such a pressing-in-feeling today as I prayed. I pray He is showing you mighty things as you listen and watch in your spirit.

I would love to hear from you!

Elly,
Discernment in the home, be watchful
Psalm 43: 3-4 (NIV version)
Psalm 119:125

Sarah
You do have a steadfast and strong mind
Psalm 112:6-8 (NIV version)
Is 26:3

Laura
A promise for future and peace
2 Samuel 7:9-11
Matthew 11:28

Lisa
Speak to the raging waters, they will still
Matthew 8:23-26

Dominique
Hold fast to the promise He gave you in the past
Hebrews 10:23

Lynda
He honors your faithfulness
Malachi 3 (specifically verse 16, 17 Contemporary English Version)

Heres a thought ladies, heard it at church today and it really has stayed with me today?
If you were arrested for being a Christian, would they have enough evidence to convict you? WOW...makes you think....Through our words, by our love and by our fruit we are examined by others....how do we stand out as Christians??
Hope you all have a wonderful week!
love and blessings, Lynda

Good Morning Sisters

Although you did not hear from me yesterday I was praying for you and your kids!
I know God is faithful in His promises to us as I hope and strive to do the same in my prayer time, not always easy I must say. Life takes us too many directions and our children lead the way. I also realize that I need to learn to say no, and I have gotten better at this. I know God loves us right where we are but I also think that right where we are is not where He wants us, get it? I hope today finds you and your children in good places, spritually and physically. Satan pulls our kids so much through different mediums, especially movies, games, anything that he thinks gives him the upper hand. We must learn to say no to things we know are not in our best interest for our children. Our GOD is much bigger and we serve an awesome GOD. We are blessed.

Love, in Christ,
Lynda

A Thank you!

Thank you to all of you wonderful moms! I can see some nice changes in Theo! He is more joyful, more compliant and humble. God bless you so much for your dedications.
Love,
Dominique
(aka Kelly)

During my prayer time, I kept getting the "sense" of fear over the future. It's not hard to imagine that we are all in the same boat, no matter what our financial/job situation is. I k.
now my husband and I are in the "waiting and watchful" mode. He is in a commission-based business so each month we get the opportunity to exercise our faith in new ways (like the way I worded that?).

I didn't get a personal word for each woman necessarily, but more of a collective encouragement from the Lord.

Deuteronomy 3:22
You must not fear them, for the LORD your God Himself fights for you.’

Psalm 34:9
Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.

Isaiah 44:8
8 Do not fear, nor be afraid; Have I not told you from that time, and declared it? You are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? Indeed there is no other Rock; I know not one.’”

I hope these minister to you! I love and appreciate all of you and pray your are blessed with His peace.

Dana

A new week

Ladies, our first week was such a blessing! I hope you were ministered to as well. With my son back home from France...and subsequently back up at college, I am struck at how little I know about him anymore! My husband and I have taken to stalking him on Facebook just to find out more about what is going on in his life.

I am so thankful, that even though we can't see our children at all times (I know they're thrilled about that!), the Holy Spirit is in constant contact with them one way or another. For this next week, I pray that all of our discerners are in the "on" switch and our ears are tuned in to see what the Lord wants to do in us and our kids.

Blessings to each of you!

Dana