THE BLESSED MONTH OF AUGUST 2019

The blessedness of having 28 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild all together on the same happy day!!!

August of 2019 absolutely stands out as one of the most amazing months of my life! If you click on the button above (A Happy 50th Anniversary Day) you will be able to view about 2 minutes that made this past August such an overwhelming blessing. Mark and I still get teary every time we muse on the rare occasion of having all of our children and their families together for the celebration of the 50 years of marriage the Lord has given to us.

All of these 50 plus years of the close friendship Mark and I have enjoyed have been deeply intertwined with Christ. He is the One who has given us direction, encouragement, inspiration and stability through times of abounding and seasons of difficulty. As we have faithfully read through the years what He has to say in the Bible, we have learned more and more about the way He has intended for us to think, respond, and live. We are so thankful that He rescued our souls when we were teenagers and He has continually been molding us into His likeness since then. To God be all the glory—great things He has done!!

MOMS AND DIFFICULT DAYS

Please note: The Mom’s Fellowship will be meeting at Emily Hunt’s home (12073 Topaz Ln SE, Ollala) this Thursday at 10 am.

Recently at church we have been learning a beautiful new song titled “Every Day.” On Sunday several of us commented after the service of the big blessing this song had been to us. Consider the amazing words of the chorus to the song. 

Thank You for the trials
For the fire, for the pain
Thank You for the strength
Knowing You have ordained
Every day.

Many thanks to our amazing song leader Paul Hayes who finds such meaningful songs for us to sing. You can listen to the entire song by clicking on the button below.

As I prepare for leading the discussion this Thursday morning about mothering, I see good application of this song. Although moms have many happy smooth days, we also face difficult times. As we gather this Thursday morning let’s encourage one another in being all God wants us to be in good times and days of perplexity.

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2-4)

GOD'S PERFECT PLAN FOR WIVES

“Then the LORD God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.’"

(Genesis 2:18)

Wives, do you ever feel confused as to what your role in marriage should be? Does it seem like there must be something grander and more important you should be doing right now? God made wives to have a specific purpose and as is always the case with God’s plans, when we line up with what He says, our lives become fulfilled, joyful, and peaceful. No matter what other message about our lives fills the media or comes from friends, God’s way consistently through the ages has remained the same and vastly superior to any other ideas.

Tomorrow morning (Thursday, July 18th) we will be meeting at Hannah Clark’s home at 10 to consider God’s intentions for our lives as wives. All women and children are welcome.