Gateways to Joy

For a while on this blog, I will share my quiet times notes on the book of 1 John  and my thoughts on a book that I'm reading as part of a book club with Priscilla Shirer and the women on her blog. The name of Priscilla's book is: The Resolution for Women. In the book, Priscilla says, "So let me just be clear. This book is slanted. It's decidedly and purposefully designed not to take into consideration the actions {or inactions} of the other members of your family or the people who live and work and go to church with you.  I'm not going to be addressing your husband or how he should behave.  This is about what you will do, what you will become by God's grace from this day forward. This is the Resolution for WOMEN.  More specifically, one woman.  You." In both the book club and the online Bible study I find evidence that "God is calling me to make hard yet necessary decisions for this season of my life." And sometimes, honestly, I become so ov...

Today is Favorite Blog Friday! I feel like the woman we're looking at today is family.   She's the niece of my Pastor.  She's also one of the grandchildren of the lady that I spoke about in my blog post "The Sacrifice of A Mother." Her family— uncle, Grandmother and her parents—through their ministries, have been very instrumental in shaping me spiritually. I've cried on the arm of her Grandmother many times telling her of my woes. . . my failure as a mom when my children were younger.   As-a matter-of-fact, I did with her grandmother the same thing I did with Elisabeth Elliot.  I sat at her feet. I found in Mother Cannings, sound advice—full of insight and wisdom.  A caring heart, someone who took time with me—never rushing me.  She took time to hear me.  She listened.  And she shared her stories with me even sharing a few of her own regrets. Now, I'm an admirer of Priscilla's from a far.   It still hard for me ...