"ME" Time - PART TWO- Girl Time!

Last week's blog talked about what we can do in our spare time to bless our husbands.


Side note: Single moms - you do have a husband - his name is Jesus. He looks for you to pursue ways to please him as well. He loves for you to seek out time to be with him. To exercise and be in "shape" for those moments HE wants to use you in ministry.  Keep your face towards Him and watch how he puts those opportunities in your path, which allow you to feel close to Him. Allow Jesus to be your perfect husband right now in this season.


This week we will explore the importance of having "girl time" scheduled into our week.

Many times as moms we are the last person on our list. We seek to serve others and forget to plan some "me" time into our schedule. I am hoping you will see the importance of friendship and how it's something we need to cultivate and encourage in our life. The impact is life changing.

We should have at least one day per week that we get out, for ourselves, with no responsibility, and just enjoy the sweetness of friendship. Get refreshed. Rejuvenated. Ready to face the week ahead! Ready to share the struggles of the week that just passed. I need to be intentional about getting together with friends and have learned in my life that if I am not... than unfortunately those friendships will suffer. 

I LOVE Starbucks! Yes I enjoy their Frappacchinos but I love what their store represents even more. Starbucks symbolizes sweet times with girlfriends. Sharing life. Doing Bible studies. Catching up. Reminiscing. Making new friends. Relaxing. Gleaning. Laughing. Enjoying great coffee.


Scripture reminds us of the importance of friendship in our life...


Proverbs 18:24 NIV
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.




Proverbs 13:20 NIV
He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harms.




John 15:13 NIV
Greater Love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.




Proverbs 27:17 NIV
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another




Proverbs17:17 NIV
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity




Proverbs 22:24-25 NIV
Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared




Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work; If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!




Proverbs 15:22 NIV
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

When is your "girl time" scheduled this week? 


I once had a friend say that in order to start something new you have to let go of something old. So elementary yet so profound. What, in your schedule, do you need to let go of to make some room for girl time?


 If it is not on your calendar yet then plan to call up a friend and get some coffee together. Mark it down. Get a sitter if necessary. Then share. Cry. Laugh. Enjoy. Pray together. And then repeat all of the above on a regular basis and watch how you will be refreshed, challenged, encouraged and ready to face the world! 


Life is busy. Make time for friends!


You might just be surprised @ the ministry opportunities HE allows you to be a part of as you get out :)

Honor our Heroes!

I don't come from a military family, realtors and pastors, mostly. So, I don't really understand firsthand the sacrifices made while a loved one is away fighting to maintain our freedoms. Nor do I fully understand the anxiety and waiting that family members back home experience. But I am extremely grateful, nonetheless, for those brave and selfless men and women who serve and have served our country over the generations.

My husband, on the other hand, does come from a military family. His father served in the Navy, and his family at one point lived in all 4 corners of our country near various military bases. In fact, we were married on a military base overlooking a beach. Many other family members have faithfully served as well.

While some of us may not have family in the armed forces, I believe we all at least know someone who does. At the very least, we can say we are thankful to live in a place where we are free to believe as we choose, worship as we choose, speak and write what is on our minds and hearts, and pursue life, liberty, and happiness.

Yesterday was a day to memorialize those who have gone before fighting on our behalf. It was a day off from work to spend with family, perhaps barbecue, and pray a prayer of thanksgiving and protection over our soldiers and their families.  But is that where it ends?

While we get back to business as usual, their sacrifice and work does not end. So, neither should our prayers. Can we commit to teaching our children to add just a line or two in our prayer times to pray a prayer of protection over our military and peace and provision for their families? We may not have specific names and faces to go with those prayers, but when two or more are gathered, we know there is power in our prayers.

My hope is that we moms can nurture an attitude of respect and humble gratitude in our children for the courageous men and women in uniform and make it a normal part of our daily lives to pray for them and their families. May Memorial Day be every day in our hearts and prayers. Let's pray together.

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you for the sacrifice You made in sending Your Son to die that we may be free from the bondage of sin, and thank You for those brave men and women who follow in His footsteps, laying down their lives that we may have freedom to worship You. Please protect them Father. Please give them the courage and strength to fight the good fight each day. We ask that You protect their families and provide comfort and peace for them as they anxiously await the return of their loved ones. Please comfort those who mourn the loss of a fallen soldier who is also a mother, father, son, daughter, friend, etc. May their sacrifices not be forgotten or in vain. Please help us to teach our children an attitude of gratitude and prayer when it comes to those we owe our freedoms to. May we remember to keep our military in prayer each day and not forget or take their sacrifice for granted. Thank You, Lord.

In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.