I hope you had a special weekend with you family. Here’s our family photo from Easter Sunday. This week we will read about Jesus dying on the cross and rising again. These are such powerful chapters in God’s Word. I pray you finish well. Here’s my reflections on the Resurrection of Jesus and of us – Believers! I answer the question…what will our bodies be like. (if you can’t see this video – click here) Here’s this week’s Bible Reading Plan: This week’s Group Discussion (and personal reflection) Questions {A special thank you to the GMG leadership team who created […]
Read MoreIt’s Friday…But Sunday’s Coming {Reflections on the Cross}
{For those following this week’s Good Morning Girls Bible Reading plan – I am skipping ahead to next week’s reading in Matthew because of Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday this weekend.} We have come to a place of holy ground. (Exodus 3:5) A time to quiet our souls. The cross is the ONLY reason I blog, pin, youtube, tweet, instragram and facebook. Because Jesus shed His blood for me and He shed His blood for you. And so as I read of Jesus going before Pilate and Herod – I am simply still – in awe of how Jesus stood […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Resources {Matthew 21-25} & What’s Next…
We are nearing the end of Matthew and I know what you are wondering… What’s next? Next – is a spring break for the GMG’s. We will complete Matthew next Wednesday, April 8th. Spring break is from April 9th until Monday, April 20th. On Monday, April 20th we begin…one of the hardest books in the Bible. Are you up for a challenge? Then join us as we study the Book of Leviticus – one chapter a day from April 20th until May 26th. This book of the Bible is where most people… quit. Don’t quit. Don’t give up. This is a […]
Read MoreWhen No One Notices or Says Thank You {Matthew 20}
As I walk into my daughter’s bedroom, I pick up dirty laundry from the floor. I carry it to the bathroom chute and drop it in, then hang some towels and wipe up a toothpaste mess. I proceed into my son’s room for some straightening and then to my own. Downstairs, I empty 2 trashcans and a laundry basket and a suitcase from my husband’s business trip that week. Thousands of times, I’ve picked up dirty laundry, straightened towels and emptied trash cans – virtually unseen. Of course when I don’t do these things – everyone sees the overflowing […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Resources {Matthew 16-20}
We have passed the half-way point of Matthew! Can you believe it? And wow – what an amazing book packed with so much love and truth! Here’s this week’s Bible Reading Plan: This week’s Group Discussion (and personal reflection) Questions {A special thank you to the GMG leadership team who created these for us – Misty, Mandy, Rosilind and Bridget}: {Per your request – the Discussion Questions are now printable!} This week’s Meditation & Memorization Verse: Print just 1 copy (pictured above) or print 4 copies (pictured below) on one page. Join Us! EVERY weekday morning at 7:45am on Facebook to discuss […]
Read MoreThe Secret to Finding Rest {Matthew 11 & 12}
I read somewhere that the Chinese pictograph for busy is two characters -a heart and killing. Isn’t that appropriate? The clock ticks fast everyday as I move from breakfast dishes, to lunch dishes, to dinner dishes and then back to breakfast time once again. The calendar pages flip fast and before I know it we are saying “Happy New Year” once again! And there at the end of the year, as I’m exhausted from holiday expectations…I feel it…the heart killing. And so hope is restored on January 1st. When the slate feels clean and a new year begins. The […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Resources {Matthew 11-16}
It is Monday again and it’s time to begin Matthew chapters 11-15! At the end of this week we’ll be halfway through Matthew! Can you believe it? Here’s this week’s Bible Reading Plan: This week’s Group Discussion (and personal reflection) Questions {A special thank you to the GMG leadership team who created these for us – Misty, Mandy, Rosilind and Bridget}: {Per your request – the Discussion Questions are now printable!} This week’s Meditation & Memorization Verse: This one is simple but profound. What area in your life do you need to exchange your fears for faith? Do it! Print […]
Read MoreThe Right…& Wrong Way to Pray {Matthew 6}
Matthew 6 says, 5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 16 “And when you fast, do not look […]
Read MoreGood Morning Girls Resources {Matthew 6-10}
How did your study in Matthew 1-5 go? I hope you found us on Facebook and Instagram because there was so much daily encouragement and sharing happening there! It was great! (If you missed it this past week – you’ll find the links at the bottom of this post.) This week’s reading is Matthew 6-10. It is going to be amazing! I cannot wait to get to it! If you don’t have it yet…Here is the Matthew Printable Bookmark: {Click here to Print this Bookmark} Here is the free printable Matthew eWorkbook for logging your SOAK study: Here’s this week’s […]
Read MoreIs Christianity a Crutch? {Matthew 5}
Some people say Christianity is a crutch and it’s intended as an insult. In our self-reliant, independent, pull yourself up by your boot-straps culture, this is offensive. Last December, I shared about my son’s foot surgery which included a bone graph and metal implant. Following the surgery, he wore a cast and then a walking boot and now is walking quite well. Praise the Lord! So guess what that means? It’s time to do surgery on the other foot! 🙁 Later this month, we will do it all. over. again. (Please pray for us!) When Alex began using his crutches, he was […]
Read MoreMarch Bible Reading Plan & Intro to Matthew
Today we begin our study in the book of Matthew {cue the confetti!}. The author Matthew, also called Levi, left his job as a tax collector to become a disciple in Matthew 9:9: “As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.“ The Gospel of Matthew was written to the Jews. Matthew focused on the fulfillment of the Old Testament, quoting it 62 times, more than any other gospel writer. For those of you color coding (see chart below), […]
Read MoreIntroducing the Book of Matthew! Are You In?
Here we go again!!! Our time in Genesis and Exodus has been great. The depth of study in our personal quiet times and the sharing on the GMG Facebook Page has been nothing short of amazing! That is why I am SO excited to pause our reading in the Old Testament and move into the New Testament into the Gospel of Matthew! Our reading in Matthew will line up perfectly with the remembrance of Good Friday and the celebration of Easter Sunday! Here’s the details: What: The Book of Matthew When: Begins March 2nd – Ends April 8th Who: YOU!!! […]
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