This morning I was nestled in my favorite spot- my prayer chair that sits in the corner by my living room window. I love communing with the Lord in this spot every morning and watching out the window as the world awakens. My window frames a beautiful picture every morning of the sun rising and casting its rays of light through the bank of trees in my front yard. However, today the picture looks different. It is largely overcast today and the dark gray clouds seem to be trying their best to choke out the sun. And the thing that really caught my attention was the clouds were rolling. Instead of…
She Rises Review, Part Two
As I mentioned in the last post, Cherry and I thought it would be a good idea to take the time to review what we have learned so far this year. If you are new to our She Rises Facebook Group this is an opportunity for you to catch up on what we have been discussing the past six months. And if you have been with us for the entire journey, the review will help it better settle in your long term memory. In our last blog post we reviewed the following: A woman who rises is one who is engaged. A woman who rises is available. A woman who…
A Woman Who Rises is One Who Forgives, Pt. 2
Have you ever thought of forgiving as a spiritual discipline? Spiritual disciplines are habits or practices designed to develop our inner being and help us to become more like Christ. We can certainly make it our regular practice to forgive rather than hold on to offenses. Let’s face it, people regularly say or do things that hurt us or make us angry. However, we can refuse to allow the offense to have any control over us by forgiving the offender and leaving the issue between them and God. Once I began to seek Christ’s healing of my emotional wounds and forgiving those who had caused trauma in my life, I…
A Woman Who Rises is One Who Forgives
There is only one you in this world. You were uniquely created and are on a one of a kind trajectory through life. No one else on the planet shares the same personality, characteristics, and experiences as you. These facts alone declare the significance of your potential! However, as different as we are, we all share one thing in common. Every one of us has been hurt by the actions or words (spoken or words left unspoken) of others. How we choose to tend to those wounds is critical because an unhealed wound will block our own transformation and growth, thus, stifling our potential. That brings me to our topic…
