Living in Oklahoma can be brutal in July and August. High humidity combined with temperatures hovering around the century mark, can be suffocating. That is why it is almost a ceremonial event flipping the page of my calendar from August to September. It makes me happy. It’s funny how a turn of the page can instantly change my mood even though the conditions are the same. The reality is it’s supposed to hit a high of 100 degrees today, and let’s not even talk about the heat index. But it doesn’t matter to me. At some point today I’ll find my way to a pumpkin spice latte to celebrate the…
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…
She Rises Review
We couldn’t be more excited about the many new members that have joined our She Rises Facebook Group. Cherry and I thought it would be a good idea to take the time to review what we have learned so far, not only for our new followers, but also so the repetition will help these lessons sink deep into the hearts of those who have been with us since the beginning. So, we are dedicating our Facebook Live (Yes our video is sideways, no we don’t know how to fix it, and yes, we are technologically challenged) and two blog posts this month to share an overview of our previous conversations.…
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…