It’s that time of year again. Fall is just beginning to arrive and the air is a bit fresher out there – before you know it, there will be autumn leaves falling from the trees. Fall is really my favorite time of year, the weather is amazing, I get a fresh start at work (being a teacher is nice that way!), and it is an awesome lead-up to my favorite holiday – Christmas! I was looking back today at my post from last October…I love to look back and see what I was writing about, and what was going on in the life of our church. A year ago our interim pastor had just arrived. This year, our new pastor is here and teaching through his first series in the book of Acts. I love it! Last year, I blogged about the ‘be’ mentoring retreat. I hope more women will join us on the journey this year. I would love to connect women for partnership/mentorship even if there is no immediate ’crisis’ in their lives, but instead, just so that they can find new connections and sharpen each other on this journey of faith! I love the idea of doing life one-on-one in real relationship. I also blogged about living a life worthy of the gospel of Christ (that had been the theme at our retreat and wow…did it challenge us!!!) I would ask you a year later, have you thought about and addressed the things that get in the way of living that kind of life? Is the way you are living the day-to-day stuff of life glorifying to God – is it worthy of the gospel? Sometimes I feel like I wish that just an hour would go by when I felt like I was glorifying my savior. Other days, I think I’m doing quite well (and I wonder if God sees it the same way I do?) This fall let’s start fresh…breathe in some of that crisp fall air and let’s decide together to think again about what is getting in the way, and let’s do something about it! Do something. Join a Life Group. Start a Bible study. Ask for mentorship. Become a mentor. Let’s do everything we can think of to glorify God as women and as a church.
Much love,
Laurie
