Welcome to the final edition in the Mothers of the Bible Series! I am amazed at the lessons I’ve learned this year in spite of the thousands of years that separate us from these incredible women. Today, let’s study Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and the lessons she can teach us. We all hold Mary […]
I am so excited to introduce you to Karen from Warrior Women Blog! She volunteered to write this next addition to the Mothers of the Bible Series and did such an amazing job. By the time I finished reading this story about Hagar, I found myself in tears, completing relating to this woman from thousands […]
Have you ever found yourself waiting on the Lord? Wondering what to do next or confused by your circumstances? Perhaps you are confident that you followed God’s leading only to find yourself in a shakey situation. Welcome to the Mothers of the Bible series! Today we are talking about Sarah and how thousands of years […]
Welcome back to another post in our Mothers of the Bible Series! A big thank you to Meghan from Strength and Dignity (don’t you just love that name!?) for guest posting for me today with the story of Leah. Have ever felt like you weren’t good enough? Unfortunately, women have been feeling inadequate since the […]
In Genesis chapter 38, sandwiched in the middle of the story of Joseph, we find the obscure and rather unsettling story of Tamar. Given the nature of the story, one might be willing to skip it entirely in an effort to read about Joseph and the amazing story of God’s providence, except for this verse […]
We all know the story of Moses and the amazing miracles God performed through him as he faced the mighty Pharoah and demanded “Let my people go.” But have you ever thought of his mother and the crazy circumstances she was forced to live in as she learned to trust God in difficult times? Welcome […]
The story of the two mothers in 1 Kings 3 is often told to highlight the wisdom of Solomon. But there’s another theme playing through the story…one of a mother’s sacrifice. What it Means to Sacrifice At its most basic level, sacrifice is giving up something you value for another person. It is “esteeming others […]
Welcome to the fourth story in our series on mothers of the Bible! This time we are writing about Elijah and the widow of Zarephath. She is a strong woman living in a time of terrible drought, struggling to take care of her son alone. The challenges and heartache she faces may not look the […]
This month’s mother of the Bible is Rebekah, mother of Jacob and Esau. I fear that the first thing to come to mind when we think of Rebekah is how she decieved her husband, Isaac, into giving Jacob the blessing. BUT there is so much more to Rebekah’s story and I’ve come to know her […]
I am so excited to introduce to you my sweet friend AnnMarie from Blessed Busy Women for our next post about mothers in the Bible. Lessons from Hannah in the Bible is a beautiful story of pain, hope, and faith. Approximately 6.1 million women in the US are affected by the struggle with infertility. That […]
My 8 year old son is extremely persistent. That kid can wear down the boulder of stubbornness I sit upon! I find it to be annoying. However, persistence is in the Bible and in this story it is considered faith! Welcome to the first of a monthly series about mothers in the Bible! Once a […]
