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Continuation of the book, Adorned, Lesson #6. You can listen to this post (that has even more) here Refresh Her podcast.
What would you say is the easiest way to determine a person’s character?
Listen to them talk.
Our Savior said that what is in our heart will come out of our mouth.
As we continue through Titus 2, we read, The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers .
Continue reading “The Damage of Diabolical Words”You can this listen to this post – which is last week’s episode on Refresh Her podcast.
When I was in elementary school, I had a fascination with matches and fire. That led me to doing a very foolish act one day. I struck the match that I had been forbidden to touch and lit one strand of a pom pom that I had in my bedroom, thinking it would slowly burn up that strand of crepe paper!
Continue reading “Entice Your Husband with Fair Speech”You can listen to this post on Refresh Her podcast.
(This transcript/post was last week’s episode)
Has someone’s words ever cut you to the quick? Words are a powerful thing. They can help in such a great way, but they can also destroy.
Have you ever seen the illustration of a tube of toothpaste and how it illustrates our speech?
If we take the toothpaste and just squeeze it out onto the counter, we see that it’s easy to get the toothpaste out of the tube. But now if we try to take that same toothpaste and put it back inside the tube, it’s impossible. That is such a great illustration of what our words are like. Once they’re out, there’s no retracking them. There’s no taking them back.
Continue reading “The Power of a Woman’s Words”You can listen to this post on the Refresh Her podcast.
Two friends bump into each other at the grocery store and we hear them chat –
Friend One speaks – “How are you doing? I’ve been praying for you. The last time we met you were going through a hard time. Are things better?”
Friend Two answers – “Oh, that was such a trial, let me tell you…(and she does). Oh, and that reminds me to tell you about my Jason. Did you hear he made the first string in basketball? He scored more than anyone on the team. I don’t know what they’d do without him! One of his games was unforgettable. I have to tell you about it (and she does). Of course he gets his agility from his dad – he played in college you know. That’s how we met – he played, and I cheered! We had some fun times, let me tell you (and she does). Goodness sakes, we’ve been yakking a half an hour! I’ve got to get my groceries and get home. It was great getting caught up on you! Take care!”
Continue reading “Edifying Conversations that Strengthen Friendships”On this day after Father’s Day, I’m thinking much about my precious dad. If you’ve been following me for very long, you know that my 90 year-old father went to heaven on March 11 of this year. I’m so happy for him to be with Christ his Savior. He was ready to die, and spoke many times about being ready to go to heaven. I miss him so much, but I wouldn’t bring him back here. I simply long for the day when we will be together again in heaven.
In these three months since he’s been gone, I have found myself saying, You know what Dad always said…” That’s kind of strange because my dad was a very quiet man, but though he didn’t talk often, when he did say something, it was worth hearing. As for all of us, his words showed his heart which was one of love, godliness, and care. Proverbs 20:7 The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him. Here’s a short video I took of him last year speaking from his heart…
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