Life of Eucharisteo

What does it mean to be a mother? Webster defines a mother as this…       moth · er 1. A female parent The Bible on the other hand, has more to say about the definition of a mother. Psalm 127:3-5 tells us that the role of a mother is an honor ….a privilege . We learn that mothering is about nurturing ( Titus 2:4 ). It’s about teaching ( Ephesians 6:4 ), about integrity ( Proverbs 11:3 ). The Bible says that a mother is available morning, noon, and night ( Deuteronomy 6:6-7). She is involved ( Eph. 6:4). 　 She didn’t have to. She didn’t have to open her heart….to play to role of mother to a child that she didn’t even give birth to. She didn’t have to love her, or nurture her. After all, she had a mother….a mother that shared her DNA. She didn’t have to stay up nights, or sooth her tears. She didn’t have to shield and protect or mend the wounds. She didn’t have to go the extra mile with shopping trips or mother/dau...

Yay for Friday!! Time for the kind of writing where you open up your thoughts and let them all spill out on the page screen. No editing. No overthinking. Just let it spill out, and see what you get. The thing that makes it fun is that you can only write for 5 minutes. No cheating! ;) So let's see what you've got bottled up in that head of yours. Then hop over to Lisa-Jo's place. She's always got brownies, a comfy couch and lots of ladies just waiting to encourage you. Link up and make sure you take the time to visit a couple of posts before yours and extend them some comment grace. It's all about encouragement. We can all use some of that, right? Here's my five on DANCE.... Life’s a dance you learn as you go. Anybody remember who wrote that song? It has left me. It’s in the vault, I just can’t put my hands on it this morning. You learn as you go…..INDEED! The dance of life has taught me lots of things. This year in particular it taught...

　 Last week I was floundering. I dedicated two posts to the acts of indecision and discontentment . I was spending far to much of my emotional energy on these feelings. Apparently God thought so too. My girls and I came to Pennsylvania this summer to be with our #1 man. Let me just say that the transition from South Alabama to PA was like going from Earth to Jupiter. ( I might be exaggerating...just a little )  Just when I was feeling a little like I’d moved out of my skin, God sent the most wonderfully wise woman to deliver a message to my heart.  The very moment I needed it most, I opened my inbox and read this…. 　 The words flew through my head as I read your post: "Be still and know that I am God". Sometimes that is our assignment: to just be still and be aware - nothing else. Your ministry is not in a pause phase just because you are not in your usual place doing the things you do so beautifully. Your ministry continues even while...

Yay for Friday!! Time for the kind of writing where you open up your thoughts and let them all spill out on the page screen. No editing. No overthinking. Just let it spill out, and see what you get. The thing that makes it fun is that you can only write for 5 minutes. No cheating! ;) So let's see what you've got bottled up in that head of yours. Join the ever-growing group over at Lisa-Jo's place. Link up and make sure you take the time to visit a couple of posts before yours and extend them some comment grace. It's all about encouragement. We can all use some of that, right? Today's prompt......Risk. I’m not a risky kind of girl. I like safe. I like plans and schedules, and knowing what comes next. I’m not an introvert, but not quite an extrovert. That’s possible, right? I like things calm. I don’t like confrontation. I like making people happy. Making others comfortable. Doing for others. Bringing Joy to others. I hav...

Thursday = Thoughts You know what to do! May your skys be blue and full of His glory today, Tracey <><

She went and did it. It was so unexpected. I was just opening my email like I always do. There it was. Black and white words like that flew from the screen like an arrow straight to my heart. She asked us to finish this sentence.... I feel stuck in ____________. She asked...... and words that I didn't even know were in my heart started pouring out. I feel stuck in this season. A season on which I can't even put a name. It's a season full of not knowing what comes next, but feeling as if I should. A season of feeling like I should be doing more.....more for the Lord, but drawing a blank as to what to do. It's quiet and it's still. Two things that should bring peace seem to bring unrest. It's a season of feeling as if my tree is no longer baring fruit. It's reading His word over and over, searching for what comes next, but not getting a clear answer. So I  wait. I wait in what see...

It's Friday! Thanks to Lisa-Jo Friday has become my favorite day of the week. About a year ago I stumbled across her "path" and she extended me the grace of simply writing. It's the kind of writing where you open up your thoughts and let them all spill out on the page screen. No editing. No overthinking. Just let it spill out, and see what you get. The thing that makes it fun is that you can only write for 5 minutes. No cheating! ;) So let's see what you've got bottled up in that head of yours. Join the ever-growing group over at Lisa-Jo's place. Link up and make sure you take the time to visit a couple of posts before yours and extend them some comment grace. It's all about encouragement. We can all use some of that, right? My 5 minutes on.....Path. Which one? Which way? Is it really supposed to be this hard? Choosing? I saw a Dilbert cartoon the other day that put a finger on my thoughts. 　 　 　 　...