Imagine with me, if you will, a conscientious young woman. She has a full, rich life as wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend and child of God (among other things). In order to manage the details of her varied and numerous roles she keeps a list. This list, she feels, grounds…
Read more“Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with…
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Anxiety. We all deal with it on some level, possibly daily. It’s what happens to us when our perceived ability to control our own lives, our own little kingdoms diminish or fall. Moving. Just writing the word stirs up anxiety in the core of my being. My husband and I…
Read more“6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:6-7…
Read moreThis past weekend I took my daughter-in-law to a Jane Austen conference in Manhattan. Most “Janeites” are women over the age of 60, and while there were an encouraging number of younger women, and even a few men, most of the audience was comprised of older women. A confirmed older…
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