January 23, 2007
- A Couple Links for You…
If you are here for Tackle It Tuesday, you will find it right underneath this post.
I know you are busy women, with places to go and bloggers to see, but during your rounds today may I offer two recommendations of stops you may wish to make?The first stop is Christian Women Online. Not [...]
January 22, 2007
- Writers Wanted…
Faith Lifts is growing! Click on over to hear about the upcoming additions and how you can be a part of it all.
While Faith Lifts will still be a devotional blog, with daily posts from our regular and guest contributors, we are also adding new sections on popular topics like parenting and homeschooling. We are [...]
January 20, 2007
- You can find me at Faith Lifts…
It is Saturday again and I am over at Faith Lifts. Come join me as I mull over Oswald Chamber’s concept of “a white funeral.”
January 13, 2007
- Praying for Kelli at Faith Lifts…
Have you met Kelli from Living in Grace? She is an incredible woman of faith who needs our support right now. Head on over to Faith Lifts to join me in prayer for her and find out how else you can help.
January 8, 2007
- Faith Builders Meme - Letters
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world,
but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.
Then you will know what God wants you to do,
and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.
Romans 12:2
Discussion: What is keeping you from discovering God’s will for [...]
January 6, 2007
- Meet me at Faith Lifts…
I am beginning the New Year with praise! Come on over to Faith Lifts and get inspired with the Newsboys “He Reigns” video.
January 2, 2007
- What An Honor!
Thank you all so much for helping build our community here at “5 Minutes for Mom”.
We are so grateful for this Group Blog Award from Christian Women Online. If you haven’t heard of CWO yet, Christian Women Online is an inspiring Christian ezine that features excellent articles, interviews and columns. It is also a [...]
December 30, 2006
- Come on Over to Faith Lifts…
Janice is away for the weekend, but she shared some thoughts about the Joy of Repentance before she left.
Her post is up now Faith Lifts…
December 23, 2006
- I’m Over at Faith Lifts…
Amy Grant’s Breath of Heaven is my favorite Christmas song. Meditating on Christ’s birth helps me focus on the meaning of Christmas.
At Faith Lifts today I am talking about the first Christmas along with a YouTube video of Breath of Heaven. Come join me over there…
December 18, 2006
- Faith Builders – Ashes for Beauty
“To all who mourn in Israel, He will give beauty for ashes, joy instead of mourning, praise instead of despair. For the LORD has planted them like strong and graceful oaks for His own glory.” Isaiah 61:3
Discussion:
Where is Christ leading you? Have you traded your ashes in for beauty? Have you replaced your mourning with [...]
December 11, 2006
- Faith Builders Meme: Re-Joy-cing
And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away. Nehemiah 12:43
Rejoice, by definition means:
1. to be glad; take delight (often fol. by in): to rejoice in another’s happiness.
2. to make joyful; [...]
December 9, 2006
- Visit Me At Faith Lifts
Come on over to Faith Lifts and share with me how you break through the familiarity of the Christmas traditions to get at the core meaning.
December 4, 2006
- We’ve All Been Nominated…
We are so honored to have “5 Minutes for Mom” nominated for the Christian Women Online Group Blog Award… but really this nomination is for you too!!!
Each of your comments and each blog and website listing has come together to build this wonderful community.
This group blog award nomination is really for the entire [...] - Faith Builders Meme - Real Joy
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.-Romans 15:13
Discussion: How do you display the joy and peace that Christ has filled you with? How do you use the gifts that He has [...]
December 1, 2006
- Praying for Micah
Today we are joining in prayer for a sweet little boy named Micah, who is very ill and undergoing treatment for cancer.
Dear Lord,
Thank you for Micah and for the love he has brought his family. We praise you for lovingly creating him and we ask you to heal his tiny body. May you ease [...]
November 20, 2006
- Truly Appreciate…
This may sound silly – but I often say, “You can only see what you are looking at.”
Is that just a tad too obvious? But really, it helps me keep my eyes focused on the right things, the important things and the good things.
The moment I let my eyes drop and fixate on the [...] - Spiritual Gifts with Style
Iris is getting us thinking… and writing.
In her Shout His Fame contest, she asks us about our witnessing style – are we bold or gentle, do we invite them to our home or our blog, do we witness at all?
Good questions Iris! Here are my thoughts and I am really looking forward to being challenged [...]
November 18, 2006
- Thank Your Favorite Blogger…
Okay – so I started a little link ‘love-a-thon’.
Let me explain…
Over at Faith Lifts today, I asked our readers to post about which blogger inspires them. Who do they think everyone needs to read? Whose faith lifts them up?
Then, of course, I added a Mr. Linky so we could find all these great posts.
So, [...]
November 13, 2006
- Thankful for Thorns
Since Janice is away for the weekend, I’m joining Heather in today’s Faith Builders Meme.
Discussion:
What thorns in your life are you thankful for today? How does Christ use those thorns to remind you of his Grace and Love? How do you personally use those thorns to minister to others?
When I think of my thorns, my [...]
November 6, 2006
- Faith Builder’s Meme – Thankful Giving
Today Heather asked us if we have a story of giving that has touched our lives deeply. As I thought about what to write, this memory came to mind…
We were young, newly married and poor. Due to my health problems, I was not working. I used every scrap of energy I could find to volunteer [...]
