Enhancing Your Marriage ~ an Online Bible Study

A few weeks ago I asked for your input for which type of online Bible study you would be interested in. Almost everyone voted for the Marriage Enrichment study. So that is the one we will do.

The Info You Need:

Because we are all about to be swamped by holiday festivities, we’ll be starting the Enhancing Your Marriage study in January. This is good, because if you want to actually buy the book for yourself, you will have plenty of time for snail mail to get it to you.

You will not need the book to be a part of our Marriage study, but if you’d like to buy it you can click through the image to the right and it will take you to the book.

This study will not be “done” on a specific day, but I will probably have one day a week where we can discuss part of a chapter. We’ll take 2 weeks per chapter because life happens and I don’t want anyone to get frustrated.

If you’ve never done a Judy Rossi study before, then you are in for a treat!! She is an amazing Bible teacher. I worked through her parenting study a year or so ago and I learned so much! I’m excited to have you join me for this one.

What You’ll Want to do Before We Start:

I’m going to try doing some different online “fun stuff” with this study, so be sure that you are following FFS on Facebook. That link is over on the right too.

You might want to get some friends involved as well. Having coffee with 2-3 girl friends and discussing the word of God can be life changing! And even if you can’t actually GO to the coffee house together, you still might be able to email, message, and interact here on the blog. So be sure to help get the word out to those you know who love to dig deep into the Bible for meat.

Pray:

I ask that, during the next 6 or so weeks before we begin, you would ask the Lord to prepare your heart for this study. Marriages today are bombed by fleshly sin and Satan. If marriages and families can be destroyed, then governments will fall. It’s that simple. All you have to do is look around you. So I ask that you pray for your heart, pray for your friends who might join you, and for me as I attempt to facilitate this amazing study of the word of God.

***If you would be so kind as to leave a comment below telling me that you will be following the study, I would appreciate it. That will help me to plan AND pray. Thank you!!

Smile! It’s Friday ~ Allume Style!

So I went to the blogger’s conference called Allume a few weeks ago. And, for me at least, what was supposed to be a Blogger’s Conference, turned into church and worship. God showed up in mighty ways and I am still processing all of the Truths revealed to me.

One of my most favorite parts of the conference was the worship service on Saturday evening. My table mates and I had noticed the appearance of easels all around the room. We were curious.

We finished up dinner, and I don’t remember if the keynote speaker was next, but eventually the worship leader and the band came on the stage. Joining them were 8 local Christian painters. And what I was about to experience still brings a smile of amazement to my face!

The entire room broke out in praise for the God of the universe. Some in song, some in movement, and some with paint.

Dads Grieve Too

I’ve had a miscarriage. There are quite a few of us in that not-so-fun club. But I think, during situations such as miscarriages, the daddy often is overlooked. Miscarriage seems to be a subject no one wants to talk about. So if a mama has a hard time talking about it, how much harder the daddy?

Some wonderful friends of mine lost their baby this past week. The mama was 16 weeks along. April 2014 seemed far away, yet so within reach. The following words were written by the daddy. Both are grieving, as are their five children.

After you read, please say a prayer for this lovely family. Thanks, Friends.

In God I Boast ~ Identity in Christ

I get to introduce an FFS Reader to you today! Rachel is a sweet soul who has an amazing story to tell. I hope that you will read her testimony and leave a comment below for her to read.

Let’s boast in the Lord together!!

In God I Boast ~ Do Not Fear

Ever have one of those blog posts that makes you say, “Was that author in my head and heart? How did she know to write that?” That was this post for me. I’m going through a stressful time right now, Hopefully I can share it with you in the coming weeks, but for now, I am waiting. And trying not to fear. I am humbled to have my blogging friend Meg from Adventures With Jude be our guest blogger today. May her post encourage you as much as it did me.

Let’s boast in the Lord together!!

In God I Boast ~ The Power of Prayer

If you happen to remember the review I did on the Homeschool Planner, then you will remember the beautiful work of Jennifer who blogs over at Godly Glimpses. I’m excited to feature her as our “In God I Boast” guest writer today! I hope that you will prayerfully read her article and then leave a comment for her down below. Enjoy!!

Let’s boast in the Lord together!!

In God I Boast ~ Beyond Imagination

I get to introduce one of my most loyal Readers today! Sandra blogs over at http://lbtk.wordpress.com and she loves the Lord so much!! Be sure to leave a sweet comment for her after you read her boast.

Let’s boast in the Lord together!!

In God I Boast ~ The Answer

My beautiful friend, Missy, is the FFS guest author today. She is quirky, tells THE most wonderful stories, and is another good friend of mine from high school. She blogs at Blog, Blog Like the Wind. Be sure to visit her and tell her hello.

Let’s boast in the Lord together!!

In God I Boast ~ God’s Friend

Today’s guest blogger is Cheri from Creationscience4kids. Cheri and I started our blogs about the same time and we have worked with each other some since then. I link to and advertise her blog when I can, and she answers my creation science questions when I need answers for my Bible Lessons. If you haven’t read any of her articles yet, I highly recommend you camping out at her blog for a few minutes to see the awesome resources she has. And now on to her post…

Let’s boast in the Lord together!!

Do You Worship the iGod?

I’m not really a tech savvy person. I know enough to get by and I can quickly learn what I need in order to do something new; but for the most part, the ins and outs of computers I leave to my husband.

Recently my wonderful husband acquired a used iphone at a yard sale. The case is cracked, but the kids have learned how to play Angry Birds, so it must be fine.

I walked in on my husband the other day and found him grumbling about the phone. Some app wouldn’t work. And in addition, the GPS we tried to use while in the UK would only work if we were near a free wi-fi. I’m finding my husband grumbling more and more about this phone because it won’t do what he thinks it ought to do.

Don’t we treat God like that at times? A situation happens that we don’t like, or maybe we find ourselves going through a struggle that seems like there is no end. Perhaps we are convicted of something that we don’t want to let go of. Then the questions, grumblings, and accusations begin because God isn’t doing what WE think He ought to be doing.

We Christians have to be careful, or we begin to worship an iGod. An iGod is our own version of who we think God ought to be. We take our life experiences, our Biblical interpretations, and our wants and dreams and form a version of God in our minds. We “download the apps,” so to speak, which we think are relevant to our lives.

The problem is…our version of God is not God.