Pray One More Day!

            PRAY ONE MORE DAY AND         
              PRAY WITHOUT CEASING...
                        Or a conversation with God


Does anyone other than me, even after years of serving the Lord, wonder - God are you REALLY listening to my prayers? Well I know I have wondered this MANY times. But I can say that every time God has shown that He is listening, He is there working and doing in my life...just not always as quick as I'd like. When I study my Bible I find that many of the men and women who's stories are recorded also had times of doubt and feelings of being left alone. But I guess the quote "the teacher is always silent during a test" fits well here. There are three times we will be allowed to go through things in life!

1. When we are in sin and God is trying to get our attention.
2. When He is trying to test us and see if we truly believe what we say we believe.
3. When someone else needs to learn from our example of going through.

So when you feel like you are going through STUFF its a good time to examine yourself and pray and ask God what He has going on in the spiritual realm.  

Praying is a major part of our relationship with God. Praying is conversation, its building a relationship, and its learning more about God. If we aren't talking to God can we really expect Him to talk to us?

But there are times when it feels like our conversations with God go a bit like this....

Day 1
Me: "Hi, God I'm here. Things are really frustrating right now. Please help me handle this the way you would have me to. Please give me the strength to deal with this. Thanks for always being with me. Continue to be with me and bless me. Amen"

God: The LORD is near to all them that call on him, to all that call on him in truth. Psalms 145:18

Day 2
Me: "Hey God its me again. Things have kinda went from frustrating to overwhelming within hours. I know you have a plan though and somehow you will work it all out. Could you PLEASE get through to this person so they know you are there and you have a wonderful plan? Amen"

God: that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Luke 18:1

Day 3
Me: "Well God I'm really not sure what you are up to. Things just seem to keep getting worse. They won't listen, we fight and it hurts to not be able to get through to them. Can't you just send a bolt of lightning or something to get their attention?"

God: I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting 1 Timothy 2:8

Day 4 - Day 100
Me: "God I keep praying, I keep trying to do what you've told me. I'm trying to submit and be there and well hold onto your promises but this is getting rough. Will he ever see the fullness of you? Will he ever get on fire for you? Will it always be thus? God I really am not sure what you have going on here!"

God: The LORD is far from the wicked: but he hears the prayer of the righteous. Proverbs 15:29

Day 101 - 700
 Me: "God here I am again. Still praying for the same thing. Still hoping that you are hearing this request. I know that you are there but I am really unsure of how to keep holding things together. Maybe I'm doing something wrong...God if that's it PLEASE show me so I can fix it!"

God: Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually      1 Chronicles 16:11

Day 701 - Day 1,824
 Me: "God are you really there? My doubts are overcoming me...."

God:  I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20

Day 1,825
 Me: "Well God maybe I've got this all wrong. Maybe your plan is different then mine. I guess you do have a lot of people to work with and you have to get all the right people in their right places to make it all happen. So....I'm sorry God for doubting you! I'm sure you have this all under control. I know you'll work it out in your time. You'll open his heart to your plan in your time. He will stand up with vision and leadership in your time. I give it all to you God. I give him to you God. Amen"

God: If you confess your sins, I am faithful and just to forgive you your sins, and to cleanse you from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:9
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving Colossians 4:2

Day 1,826
 Me: "My God you are SO amazing! I never would've guessed you had it planned to happen THIS way! How could I have even thought I knew better. How could I have interfered. WOW! You know the best ways to make things happen. You don't do things on our time but you do them RIGHT ON TIME! Thank you with all that is in me! Thank you for not giving up on me or him. Thank you for your love. Thank you for loving us enough not to leave us the way you found us. Thank you for who you've made me into through this all! Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: you have enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. (Psalms 4:1)  AMEN!!"

God:  Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Romans 8:26

If you are wondering 1,826 days is 5 years! For some of you, your request may be answered long before then and others it may take many more years than that. But know God still wants to hear from you even when it feels like you aren't hearing from Him. Keep praying, DON'T GIVE UP! What if you gave up today and tomorrow was the set date for the break through? God really does have a plan and He is working all the time to get everything to line up just right. He really is ALWAYS with you and He will NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU!

So right now take a few minutes and PRAY! Pray for that overwhelming request that you've almost given up on. Surrender it to Him. If you are unsure how to pray after that...ask the Holy Spirit to intercede for you! God's got your back, He has every detail under control. Keep your focus on worshiping Him through the waiting time. Worship is living a lifestyle of thankfulness onto our God. Stand in His presence and watch Him work in ways you never imagined possible!

Blessings to you all!
~RACHEL~

P.S. If you ever want to share a prayer request or unspoken request feel free to share it here or on our facebook page.

Book Review: the Five Love Languages of Children

    Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk
      in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself
           for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a
                                sweet-smelling aromas.
                                    Ephesians 5:1-2


The only regret I have in reading this book is that I didn't read it sooner. Any good parent knows their child needs love. But do we show them love in ways they really understand? Or do we only give love in the ways we feel most comfortable or ways we want to be loved? As follower of Christ we have the best example of love and the ways to show it but we must learn to put them into practice. Also to grow a deep relationship with our children (or anyone) we must sacrifice ourselves and take the time to see who they truly are and how we can best minister to them.

Did I say minister? Isn't that what pastors & priests are supposed to do? No we are all called to ministry, actually mothering is one of the highest forms of ministry. To minister is to help and serve. Synonyms of Minister go even deeper: aid, answer, attend to, cure, foster, heal, tend, treat, wait on, watch over, protect, provide for, and treasure. Doesn't this sound exactly like LOVE, like what we want to do as ministers to our children?

Now on the opposite side (antonyms) is disregard, ignore, neglect, hurt and injure. These are definitely NOT the things I want to be known for. But I know that sometimes I have been guilty of the very things I don't want to do. I'm caught up in the living with my children, the day in and out work of it all, that I forget to minister to them. And in truth actually neglect their souls that need to feel love. I rush through things and forget to speak to them in the way each of them understand love. As I've read this book I'm am actively trying harder to show each of my children love in the way they feel it the most.


In this book it deals with much of what the previous paragraphs of my own thoughts have expressed. This book explains the 5 love languages in life and examples of how to express them to those we love. This book mainly focus's on children but there is also sections in the back that discuss Anger and Love, Speaking the Love Language in Single Parent Homes and Speaking the Love Languages in Marriage. After finishing this book I purchased a copy of the Five Love Languages (for couples)....hoping to read this with my husband in the near future.

So what are the 5 Love Languages? Well I will give you a list here and then go get a copy of the book for yourself and discover more!

1. Physical Touch
2. Words of Affirmation
3. Quality Time
4. Gifts
5. Acts of Service

~Rachel~
Here is a link to purchase the books:

http://www.christianbook.com/the-5-love-languages-of-children/gary-chapman/9780802403476/pd/403476?item_code=WW&netp_id=943223&event=ESRCQ&view=details


http://www.christianbook.com/the-love-languages-secret-that-lasts/gary-chapman/9780802473158/pd/473158?item_code=WW&netp_id=646347&event=EBRN&view=details


http://www.christianbook.com/languages-teenagers-secret-loving-teens-effectively/gary-chapman/9780802473134/pd/473134?event=CPOF


and DVD

http://www.christianbook.com/the-5-love-languages/pd/029567?item_code=WW&netp_id=789690&event=ESRCG&view=details

Monday Praise "a phone call & 3 gifts"

          Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the 
               Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
                                      Ephesians 5:20

Happy Monday to all of you ladies! I'm not sure about the rest of you but Summer Mondays seem a little harder for me than the rest of the year. Schedules are crazy with summer craziness, the house is a disaster from all the in & out the hot days bring and the laundry is piled higher than usually with swim apparel and towels. Because of the craziness of the season I've neglected to share praises to my Lord for many Monday's in a row. But as our scripture for today states it is good and right for us to give thanks ALWAYS and for ALL THINGS. God has bestowed many wonderful gifts in our lives. Some in our hearts and His leading us through things. Other times those gifts are very tangible and amazing to see with our eyes.

Today I will share a story of thankfulness that shows the latter...a gift I know came from God's providing, that I can see and touch, and SMILE each time I do.

Weeks ago my husband and children attended a church service at the church my dad is attending. I don't remember one thing about the message because I was dwelling the whole service on what the Pastor said before receiving tithes and offering. It really wasn't anything new but hit me in a way like never before. A reminder that everything belongs to God and He longs to give us our needs and desires but when we chose to not cheerfully give back to Him what is already His it ties His hands that hold all we will ever need. The crazy thing is a for days before that service I felt the Holy Spirit prompting me to speak to my husband on the issue. We had tithed on and off for years. We saw how God took care of everything much more smoothly when we gave but when pay was cut and things got almost impossible we chose to for-go our giving. Finally after the service I brought the subject up to my husband and he had been feeling convicted also.

We finally decided if God never chose to bless us with another thing we would still give the tithe back to God and give to others that He led us to when possible. Why? Because God had already blessed us SO much! He gave His son for us and provided forgiveness from our many sins and the gift of eternal like. Plus the MANY things He had helped us through & provided for us. When God has been SO very FAITHFUL to us how can we not be FAITHFUL to Him. So the next Sunday we gave with very joyful hearts.

About a week later I received a phone call from our Community Action. Some how our names had been on a waiting list for them to send someone to come look at our home electric use and see how energy efficient we were. At that time we were told if certain things we NOT energy efficient we may qualify for new ones. WHAT? BRAND NEW APPLIANCES? Well of course you can come check our house :)  So when the man came and checked over everything we were told we would be receiving energy saving light bulbs where we didn't already have them, a new refrigerator and two new freezers. WOW GOD! He is so awesome when we least expect He shows off. The items we had were used and dated and starting to act up a little. The NEW items are not only energy efficient but will save us on our electric bill (another blessing) and have warranty. When they were delivered I was in shock of how nice they were. Bigger and better than the previous.

God is SO good to remind us of all the good things He has for us and wants to give us! He is so gracious and merciful that even when we weren't doing what we knew we should He was already planning for our good. Kinda like Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future". 

Since first getting back to tithing there have been weeks where its been REALLY hard...hard to remember that we can TRUST our God...hard to see the bills that need paid...but them we remember that our God is very trustworthy and that somehow He always provides what we need, right when we need it. Our FAITH is growing and hopefully someday will be like a huge tree planted by water bearing much fruit that shows us the Greatness of our Father God and our Lord Jesus Christ. I'm so Thankful for the Holy Spirits leading and for God's special blessing through the gifts He gives. 

~ RACHEL~

And here are the 3

GIFTS FROM GOD! :)

Meeting Milestones

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years

                                                   Genesis 1:14

God created the division between day and night for us to use as signs, season, days and years. To often those years fly by us with out truly appreciating the gift of life God has given us. As I approach the end of a season for me and the begging of another I have decided I want to meet this milestone head on! I want to learn to cherish moments and live them intensely. So with purpose and determination I have made a 30 Before 30 List. I want to remember this last year of my 20's as one filled with smiles, laughter and great memories! I would love you to share what would be on your list! What do you do to celebrate milestone's in your life or loved ones? Here is my list! I will try to share pictures of the journey and lesson God teaches along the way! 

Blessings to you all!

~Rachel 

     

30 things before turning 30 

1. Go to Marblehead light house
2. Visit the Toledo Zoo
3. Read
   -Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eris Metaxas
   -The Screw tape Letters by C.S. Lewis
   -Uncle Toms Cabin
4. Go on a Ohio Riverboat cruise - 4^th of July 2013?
5. Capture a special memory with each of my children - Live Each Day Intentionally
6. Buy a new Digital camera
7. Get a massage
8. Intentionally help someone in need
   - serve at mission or pay it forward
9. Re-learn to ride a bike (haven't really ridden since I was 12 and was hit by a car!)
10. Take pictures in a photo booth with Noah
11. Completely sew a dress for Jasmine (and even better if I got one done for Juliana too)
12. Go to a Hot Air Balloon Festival - watch the balloons in the night sky
13. Take a dance class
    - Hopefully with my husband, JJ
14. Get wedding pictures copied & framed
15. Write more and reach more people with my writing through the blog - 30 posts before 30
16. Paint my bedroom
17. Do Bradley Training
18. Visit the Stowe House - 2950 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio
19. Go to a Jazz Concert
20. Go walking around the reservoir and work up to jogging
21. Go horseback riding with my oldest, Noah
22. Take an exercise class
23. Learn to play 2 fulls songs on the keyboard
24. Race Go-Cart's
25. Place a gravestone on my moms grave site
26. At least 2 day get away for our 10th anniversary
27. Return to Amish Country
28. Ladies get away or Ladies Conference
29. Learn to bake bread that taste good
30. Lose at least 10 lbs and purchase a new outfit to celebrate

Good Morning Ladies!

Have you been reading these amazing Mother stories? I have been so encouraged by them and I hope you have too. Its not to late to add your own Mother story in, so just get with us before the end of the month to do so. While you are reading our blog don't forget to subscribe so you can get all the new posts and share our blog with your lady friends through email and face book.

So I'm wondering, how did you celebrate Mothers Day this year? My Mothers Day weekend was wonderful! It started on Thursday with serving a community meal to those in need. Then I was able to stop by the hospital to welcome my new niece Faylynn to the family. Babies are such a blessing and its beautiful to see God increasing the next generation of our family!

After my visit with Faylynn my son Noah and sister Natalie made a stop at the grave site of my mother to leave her some flowers for Mothers Day.  Events like new babies and Mothers Day her not being there seems so much harder. Faylynn is actually names after her grandma. My moms name was Sharon Fayth so my brother took Fay and added Lynn (her other grandma's middle name and mine). What an honor to be a name sake like that! Love you mom!

That evening I also was able to attend a Secret Keeper Girl program with my daughter Juliana (8months), my little sister Natalie (12) and my step mom Joyce. We had a wonderful time and were encouraged to spend more time with our heavenly father then we do in front of the mirror. As princesses of God's kingdom we need to spend time in the presence of the King. If you haven't checked out the ministry of Secret Keeper Girl yet take a few moments and look it up at http://www.secretkeepergirl.com/ .

Friday was some relaxing time with my children and then watched a new inspirational movie with my husband called the Grace Card - check it out, awesome stuff! I love seeing God's people bringing out great movies that I can enjoy with my family!

Saturday was spent celebrating family birthdays. My husbands was the 7th, my sister Natalie the 11th and my brother Michael's the 17th...busy birthday month and now we've added Faylynn's in the mix. Here is a funny picture from that party. My youngest found herself a new chew toy...daddy's hat! She is so silly and such a joy to have as part of our family.

Sunday morning we went to our church's service. My husband and several other men blessed the woman of the church by doing nursery duty. Here is a picture of my daughters in their matching outfits.

Sunday after nap time we finished off my Mothers Day weekend with a visit to my favorite restaurant. My oldest was spending some time with his grandpa's so it was just my husband and three youngest but we had a blast and some yummy food!

Ephesians 6:2
Honor your father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;

Even if you weren't able to spend Mothers Day with you mom - remember her, find a way to honor her! For me its remembering her life, writing about her and placing flowers on her grave. For you it may be taking her to lunch, writing her a letter or just telling her what an honor it is for you to be her child! Take a moment and do something to honor her and the other mother figures in your life! God Bless each of you!

~Rachel~

Veronica's Mom

 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.”
John 14:1-4




Sanida Jean Perez    July 11, 1961 - March 12, 2010

What my mom means to me, it's still hard to say that sometimes........ my mom  was a wonderful woman. We didn't have that best friend relationship that alot of girls have with their mom but that's ok. Growing up you never think that you're parents won't be around, but then one day they aren't. 

Growing up I was able to pull alot of things over on my mom, for the most part I wasn't a bad kid. I didn't get into a lot of trouble. Then I became pregnant at 16.....that was a total game changer. My mom really amazed me the way she helped me, that was after she got over the anger. She made sure I finished school, she would not let me drop out. That wasn't an option for me in her mind. I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that she married my dad so young and didn't finish school, she wanted better for her kids. She didn't work so she could take care of her grandson so I could go to school. That was the type of person she was. 


She wasn't the most religous but she would do whatever she could to help anyone out, family or friends. For a moment my relationship with my mom (well both of my parents) was a bit rocky so I moved out. Moving out was just the thing needed to improve our relationship. Ok fast forward, one of my cousins had a baby, and without going into much detail he was taken away from her. He could have been adopted by someone else and we never would have seen him again, well my mom did not like that idea at all, she stepped up and decided to take him in. Then wouldn't you know it my cousin ended up pregnant again, well needless to say that baby was taken from her the moment after she had her. While yes that may seem cruel, it really is a good thing. I now have a wonderful little brother and sister!! Well shortly after my little sister was born my dad had a massive stroke and was in the hospital for many years. My mother completely ignnored her health and made sure she was always there for him. We could see the emotionally and physical toll it took on her, but any time we told her to do this or do that we'd get "I'm fine." More time passed and we lost my dad, then just as things are starting to feel a bit normal and we find out that my mom had cancer. She fought the good fight but unfortunately she lost. Not a day goes by that I don't miss my mom. Some days are better than others. My mom was a kind, thoughtful, sweet, funny woman, she really was the glue that held our family together. In my entire life I have never heard anyone say anything bad about her. 


Because of her I learned to be kind, compassionate and try to help in any way I can. I know it is a bit cliche but the world was a better place with her in it and will forever be different with her gone. So for those of you that still have your mom make sure you say you love her, tell her what she means to you because one day your whole world can change, And for those of you that don't have the best relationship with your mom, work on it, make it civil because at the end of the day she still is your mom and wheter you realize it or not you will miss her.


Veronica

“Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.”  ~ C.S. Lewis

Thank You so much for sharing this with us Veronica! 

I pray it make all of us evaluate our relationships and adjust them according to the will of God. 

We will continue to honor our mothers during the rest of May by posting your letters and words about your mothers. Please submit your entries at

lightforawomanspath@gmail.com

Stella 

Jessica's Mom

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also also, and he praiseth her.

Proverbs 31:28

You know that verse in 1 John that talks about not just loving in words, but in action and truth?Well that summarizes my mother's life. 


She is constant...


Love in motion. 
Love in action. 
Kinetic love. 
Jesus love.
Always.


 She isn't the epitome of perfection, as none of us is or ever could be. But her heart is the epitome of perfect love. All I can say about this is, I am blessed to have a role model on loving like I'm sure Jesus did when he walked the earth for thirty-three years. I love you, Mom. And I love you, Jesus.Thank you for Your awesome blessings.

Jessica and her mom Jeannitta

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

1 John 3:18

Jessica

Its not to late to honor your mom!! We will be posting your thoughts and letters throughout the rest of May!

submit them at 

lightforawomanspath@gmail.com

Blessings!

Stella 
Check out thewordmommy.blogspot.com for my personal blog!

Morgan's Mom :)

Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.

 Proverbs 31:30 

A few years ago I would have said that I want to be just like my mom only for her benefit. I didn’t really want to be just like her. I thought she was too spiritual, too busy, and too unfair. I would tell her exactly what she wanted to hear to get her off my back. When 

you’re twelve…life is hard.

But now…now that I am fifteen (almost sixteen) I could truly say that I would want to be just like her. I watch her interact with people, and I see how loving and caring she is. She has always been that way with me, but I’m so used to it. She genuinely cares about what you have to say. She listens and gives advice with her whole heart (Hence, the fact that she is a counselor!) 

Angie & Morgan

Recently, my family just went to New York. I love vacation with my family, but sometimes it can be a bit stressful with all of us together – and only us – for so long. And I have realized just over a short period of time that my mother sacrifices a lot to make everything perfect for us. She may give up the window seat for my sister or let us have the last few sips of her water even if she was absolutely parched. It is just all the little things that build up. I’ve never really noticed before how truly selfless she is.I have a lot to thank my mother for. I know that I can go to her about anything – even though I don’t. And even though I tease her endlessly about counseling, she always gives me good advice. Sometimes, I don’t believe that her methods will work but then I remember that she was once a teenager and probably went through some of the same things that I do. More often times than not, my mother is correct. (Yes, Mom, let the record stand that I did just say that you were right.)

I simply cannot imagine my life without my mom. Actually yes I can. It’s called no clean clothes, Ramen noodles every night, and a starving dog. I’m very lucky…no, blessed…to have someone that is actually there for me. We always hear about the druggie, alcoholic, or nonexistent mothers. Honestly, if my mother were like that, I would be very screwed up. My mom has kept me grounded through a lot of the rough parts in my life where I need someone to lean on. 

I find myself at a loss for words at this point. There is so much to say, but I don’t know how to put it into words. All I can say is that my mother is probably the one person that I will always look up to and hold on a pedestal. For Mother’s Day, I wish that I could buy her anything that she has ever wanted to repay her for everything that she has done for me and how she has changed me. 

So yes, Mom, I do love you even if I don’t always act like it. I know you say that you don’t want me to ever grown up……But if I don’t grow up, how can I be just like you?


Morgan

Thank You Morgan!! 

We will be posting any letter or post submitted throughout the month of May! Email your submission to honor your Mother to;

lightforawomanspath@gmail.com

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY ANGIE!!!!

Melissa's Mom

 I have the BEST mom. Others will argue but yes, yes, I DO have the world’s greatest mom and I didn’t always feel this way but thankfully now I know what a treasure GOD has given me and my family.

 I don’t have to get into the details on how my mother found herself a single mom raising 2 girls. It would take too much time to list all the reasons why she was and is the strongest woman I know.  Everything she did, all the struggles she endured, was to give us what we needed and to create the best home she possibly could for us. Not once did she sacrifice her integrity, or let go of her faith in God. Everything was done selflessly. She was and always will be a woman of “noble character.”  Yet, so many years I spent trying to get away from her. Between my teenage years and my twenties I could not understand how she could expect me to live up to her standards. She had a level of expectation for me and I could not see myself fitting into that. I thought those standards were old fashioned and she was being narrow- minded. You see, there was never a time in my mom’s life where she wasn’t serving the Lord. She has always been a faithful servant of GOD. She was righteous, and so every time I rebelled and did something against what she taught me I felt more “unrighteous”, not good enough. So I drifted further away. (Too bad I didn’t know about Grace then!) I won’t get into where my disobedience led me. I am thankful for those times as they can serve as experience and wisdom.  It wasn’t until my late twenties that I started realizing why I needed to be more like her.  I had seen examples of “mothers” that were opposite of what my mother was and I knew I didn’t want to be them. I took a look in the mirror and saw myself standing on the line between the two and it was up to me to determine what side I was on. I began to understand what my mom was trying to prepare me for. I also thought about the women in my family and those character traits that they possessed and knew that when I became a mother I needed to be more like them.

 “Guide older woman into lives of reverence so they end up as neither gossips nor drunks, but models of goodness. By looking at them the younger woman will know how to love their husbands and children, be virtuous and pure, keep a good house be good wives. We don’t want anyone looking down on Gods Message because of their behavior.”  

Titus 2:3-5

  So needless to say, now at 31 years of age, I am a wife, a mother of 3 boys and a faithful servant to God and completely and utterly grateful to the woman who gave me guidance, standards, and who expected.  She gave me the greatest weapon in life, the first thing that I need to conquer ALL things in Life and that is GOD, my Christ Jesus, and the blessed Holy Spirit. Her standards weren’t simply her standards they were HIS standards and to me that is the greatest gift that any mother can give a child. It encompasses all things. Love you MOM!!!! You are my inspiration, my guide, you set the standard. 

Melissa

Thank you Melissa for sharing this with us!

We will continue to share these heartwarming Letters throughout  the month of May. 

It's not to late to submit and share with us. 

Email your entry to

lightforawomanspath@gmail.com

Don't forget to like, share, subscribe, and follow us, Because we be honoring our Mothers the entire month of May!

May you be blessed!

Stella 

Honor our Mothers & Sharla's Mom

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. ⁷ You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you 

sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, 

and when you lie down, and when you rise.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 

This month Rachel and I are so excited to give you the opportunity to honor your mothers through "Light for a Woman's Path". We have invited women of all ages to share with us alittle about their Mothers and what they mean to them. I have enjoyed reading these and I am really excited to share them with you! Tonight we open the invitation up to everyone one of our readers who would like to do the same. Through out the entire month of May we will be sharing the beautiful words written by you on LFWP. Weather you still live with your mother, or your mother lives in heaven with our loving God, we invite you to email your letters to us telling us about your mom and what she means to you.

Email us at  lightforawomanspath@gmail.com  and we will inform you when your letters are posted.

Here are just a few ideas if you would love to write about your mom, but feel like you don't know where to start.

What lessons have you learned from her
What amazes you about her
What memory of her is your favorite
What would you love to tell her today
What would you love to thank her for...

We start tonight with words from Sharla of her Mother Molly. I must say I have the privlage of knowing Sharla and I can say she is a young Lady that to this day blows me away with how much love she has for her family and for her Mother. Sharla has amazing strength and I can now see she gets it from her Mother.


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My Mom


Submitted By 
Sharla Burgess


My mom means the world to me. She is my hero and my best friend. 
She is the only person that has been there my whole life and the strongest person I've ever known.
She's the one who worked hard to make sure I had food on my plate, clothes on my back and a roof over my head.
She's the one who taught me right from wrong. The one who hugs me till the last tear is gone.
She's the one who quit the job she loved so she could stay home and homeschool me, because I couldn't handle the pressure of public school.
She's the one who tells me she loves me every night before bed even if we have just had a fight.
She's the one who lost her eyesight, couldn't see anything but still managed to homeschool her children, cook three meals a day, and take care of a baby.
She's the reason I have a relationship with Jesus Christ.
All these reasons are why my Mom means the world to me.

Sharla and her mother Molly

Thank you Sharla for sharing with us. What an honor to be a mother and share the Love of Christ with our children! May we all strive for just that! 
I invite you to share your words for your Mother. 
Thank you and be blessed! 


Stella