I loved my devotional this morning. It helped that I actually got to sleep in because I have the day off. Worked all weekend. And I do mean WORKED. I love the Deeper Still events but, because they last a half day longer than a regular LPL’s and the sessions are super long, you go home pretty wiped. Hence the day off. (I don’t take Monday’s off because of staff prayer time.) So, I was really rested when I was sitting propped up in my bed having my prayer time this morning. The Scripture hit me so tenderly that I nearly cried. You know the story. It’s about God’s fulfilled promise to Abraham’s wife, Sarah. Read the portion again and intentionally look at it as a woman because that’s sort of what this post is about. Be amazed and thankful that God has a long history of also making and keeping promises to women.
Genesis 21:1-7 (GW)
1 The Lord came to help Sarah and did for her what he had promised.
2 So she became pregnant, and at the exact time God had promised, she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age.
3 Abraham named his newborn son Isaac.
4 When Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded.
5 Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born.
6 Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.
7 Who would have predicted to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet, I have given him a son in his old age.”
I got stuck on that part that says, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” I sat in a carload of women in front of the hotel in Denver Saturday night. We’d just spent all evening together at a restaurant. You might reason that we’d spent all weekend together but we just kept talking a hundred miles an hour and didn’t want to get out of the car. It’s just a woman thing. Our ages ranged well over twenty years but for that moment, we were BFF. Kelly Minter and I were in the back seat and I looked straight at her and said, “Yep. This is what I love about women. I love being a woman.”
Cheesy. I know.
But I do.
I thought it was so cool that Sarah knew that many would laugh with her. If I were a betting woman, I’d wager that she was talking about other women. I can’t see the men really slapping their leg over it, then clapping, and then throwing up their hands and shouting, “Glory!” like me and my buddies would do. I’d bet they just slapped Abe on the back and said, “Way to go, man.” Most of the time, if God’s really done something cool in my life, I like to tell my girlfriends about it because I know they’ll laugh and clap their hands, too. In fact, I intentionally tell the ones that I know will most appreciate it.
It doesn’t have to be something really huge like Sarah’s miracle either. Women can find all sorts of things to laugh with one another over. Here are a few I’ve experienced just here lately:
Melissa: While we were in Israel, we went out in the parking lot to wave good bye to the first half of our group departing for the States. The rest of us would not be going till the next morning. There was a bit of a delay and they had to sit for a few minutes before taking off so I decided to start entertaining them (outside the bus on the pavement) with cheers, a few little dance moves, and kicking my feet to the side and clicking my heels (yes, in a dress. It is a move I do very well). To my great surprise, Melissa got into it with me and up and did two cartwheels for them. (Not in a dress.) It made me so happy that I laughed and laughed. My little budding scholar! I said to her while I bent over laughing, “You have what it takes for women’s ministry, Honey!”
Amanda: Melissa and I always say that AJ is the funniest one of the three of us. She’s just not the extrovert so it’s not as obvious. Here lately she hopped in the car with me on our way somewhere and I said, “What’s that in your hand?” She said, “My Weight Watchers charm. I got it for reaching my goal. I’m going to put it on Annabeth’s charm bracelet so she knows what I had to do to get over her.” I clapped and laughed, not only over AB’s well deserved charm but over AJ’s darling college-looking post-partum figure. A met goal is worth laughing and celebrating together.
Kelly Minter: You know what a big fan I am of Kelly’s. I love her. I love watching these young women teachers come and take their places. I cannot describe my joy or my peculiar feelings of elation over it. I sat on the front row at Deeper Still next to my beloved Priscilla when Kelly took the stage to share a devotional early Saturday morning. As she took that platform, she would speak to more people (by several thousand) than she’d ever addressed before…and she killed it. (I hope you realize that’s a good thing.) Honestly, I pumped my fist in the air and yelled, “Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!” Hawk looked around and said, “Did anybody hear her do that but me?” I couldn’t help myself.
A person I can’t name yet: A very dear loved one of mine is expecting her first baby and I am beside myself. I nearly hurt myself with joy when she told me over the phone. I’ve been obsessed with it ever since. I love God for what He’s done in her life. I will love this child next to my own blood grandchildren.
Another really close loved one: She’s the one whose 1-year chip from AA I showed you several weeks ago. God is so busy restoring the years the locusts have eaten in her life that, if He weren’t omnipotent, He’d honestly have no time for the rest of us. We have laughed and laughed over the wonders He has done in her behalf.
What about you? Is there anything wonderful God has done in your life – big or small – that this community of women could laugh with you about? Look back at those Scriptures. Has God done anything for you about which you could say, “God has brought me laughter” or “Who would have predicted…?” Give us the chance to clap our hands and laugh with you.
I’ll close this post with the devotional that accompanied those Scriptures this morning. It’s Charles Spurgeon. It about killed me in the Spirit. I loved it so much. Enjoy, Siestas. Your Mama loves you.
It was far above the power of nature, and even contrary to its laws, that the aged Sarah should be honoured with a son; and even so it is beyond all ordinary rules that I, a poor, helpless, undone sinner, should find grace to bear about in my soul the indwelling Spirit of the Lord Jesus. I, who once despaired, as well I might, for my nature was as dry, and withered, and barren, and accursed as a howling wilderness, even I have been made to bring forth fruit unto holiness. Well may my mouth be filled with joyous laughter, because of the singular, surprising grace which I have received of the Lord, for I have found Jesus, the promised seed, and He is mine for ever. This day will I lift up psalms of triumph unto the Lord who has remembered my low estate, for “my heart rejoiceth in the Lord; mine horn is exalted in the Lord; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies, because I rejoice in Thy salvation.” I would have all those that hear of my great deliverance from hell, and my most blessed visitation from on high, laugh for joy with me.
Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening.
PS. Speaking of things fairly peculiar to women, I thought I might go ahead and tell you that I typed this whole thing standing up in my wrap-around terry cloth robe so my self tanner could dry. I want to be tan on my birthday.
Beth,
Love it!! Can you tell me what self tanner you use?? I am looking for a good one!!
Mama Siesta-Happy Birthday! and thank you for always sharing everything with us…right down to your self-tanner drying.
I have a dear friend who isn’t of my faith, but is in so many ways the greatest of encouragers in my life. Today I shared with her that our house was on the market less than a week and it SOLD! She rejoiced with me like noone else, even our own kids, have done. Knee-slapping, hollering, laughter and both of us confessing it was a total GOD THING!!!
love, love, love being a woman!!!!!
Leslie in Utah
I grew up the oldest of 3 girls w/ parents that were scared to death I would get pregnant before I was married…b/c that was their own story. I spent my entire summers during middle and high school wearing the coolest looking one piece I could find b/c bikinis were a big “NO” in my family. As you would guess…immediately upon moving out and turning 18 I bought the smallest and cutest bikini I could find and have continued to wear them even after having 2 adorable boys. I gave birth to my daughter last year and having a girl in my life to raise has changed my heart and perspective. So…my big laugh is that I am back in those really cool one piece bathing suits at the pool trying to pave the way for my daughter. ha ha ha I NEVER thought I’d wear such silly swimwear again but I am loving it.
Ha ha! I loved this, Melissa!
I usually wake up with my back hurting me something awful, but today I got up after praying and asking God to give me the grace to feel good today because I was going to a Beth Moore bible study at my new church, the one on Proverbs and I so wanted to sit and enjoy the morning. Well, I felt good and got to the study and as usual, Beth, you did not disappoint, it was wonderful and I laughed many times because you just crack me up! Thanks for the laughter and the awesome wisdom I gained today.
I’ve shared this before…but I will tell it until I am blue in the face so God can get every ounce of glory for His amazing grace in my life.
Three years ago, our daughter, Caroleena was stillborn. As everyone can imaginie we were beyond devastated. We tried for the next 2 years for another baby. I had 7 miscarriages along the way. Eventually we were told there was nothing left to try… so we gave up. But, God did not.
Two months after being told there was no hope I found out I was pregnant. I was on my knees thanking God morning, noon and night. But soon, we found out this pregnancy too seemed doomed. I was carrying identical twin boys whose blood vessels were attached to one another in the placenta. The one twin was brain dead, but his body was being supported by the other – doctors said the living baby could not continue to sustain the other baby much longer. There was one surgeon on the east coast willing to perform a risky and rare inutero surgery to save our baby. The surgery worked – thank you Lord! We had several other complications along the way, but everytime God sustained our baby boy – Samuel. He was born 8 weeks early – but healthy!!
Not a day goes by when I am not reminded of his life verse. “And she named him Samuel, saying because I asked the Lord for him.” God is so good.
Beth,
Thank you so much for writing the book “So long Insecurity”. Being the drama queen I am, I cannot find the words to express to you how much it has meant to me. Words like liberating, freedom, indescribable relief may perhaps scratch the surface but do not adequately portray the life-changing way of life that I am experiencing at this present time.
Others think that I am this confident, got-it-all-together woman. I have tried so hard to be perfect. Little did they know what has gone on in the deepest part of my spirit since I was a little girl. God has used your book to bring to surface things that I have buried long ago and lovingly pointed my face to look at them squarely in order to be able to allow Him to heal me and urged me to CHOOSE to believe that they do not and cannot prohibit me to be all that He wants me to be. I no longer have to feel less because someone does not react the way I think they should. I no longer have to feel less because someone did not call me back or respond to me in a warm manner I no longer have to PLEASE PEOPLE!!!!!. My significance is wrapped up in the arms of a loving Father that loves me no matter if one single soul on earth ever has or ever will love me. His love is enough although I have a sneaking suspicion that this change in my life will enable me to be productive at my church again. I was women’s ministry leader around 10 years ago and then in leadership with our church’s counseling ministry and carried all of this garbage into both ministries. I allowed hurtful remarks to paralyze me for so long and that is no longer the case.
I am on chapter 14 of your book and have underlined and highlighed so much that no one else could possible read it. I am writing comments and used the training I received as a lay counselor on each chapter in order to open a support group/bible study in our church using the book and slowly going through chapter by chapter. If it helped me, I am certain it will help other women in our church. On completing the book, I plan to present the idea to our pastor and depending on his blessing, will offer the idea to the women in our church that are not presently in a bible study.
I am as excited about this new venture as I have ever been excited about anything I have led before. I know you wrote the book but am convinced that the Holy Spirit is the venue that truly penned it. Thank you from the bottom of my once fractured heart for being obedient and risking such vulnerability in putting your life experiences on the pages of this book. This is one 57-year-old gal that has greatly benefited and if God leads, will do whatever I can to help others to find the freedom I have found by reading this wonderful book. I am forever grately. Babs
The joy of the Lord is my strength…..3 weeks ago my pregnant daughter came over to share the DVD from the ultrasound she’d just had and the news they received. She is going to have a boy and they found a cyst on his right kidney. Her doctor called a specialist who would come and evaluate the cyst and decide what would be the next step. My friends and I decided that we would pray for the cyst to be gone. She saw the specialist yesterday and the CYST WAS GONE!!!!! As you can imagine, we praised God and thanked God…and just laughed with joy. Thank you, God, for delivering us from the fire!
Happy Birthday Beth!!
YES…what a great idea to share what God has done to bring laughter into our womenly hearts! I just completed my first year of teaching after being off for 2 years. I did not handle the stress well and my body literally shut down. The docs said I’d be lucky if I ever taught full-time again. It turned out to be the BEST 2 YEARS of my life! I spent SO MUCH TIME WITH GOD. He brought healing for areas I never knew needed healing! I also discovered your heart for God Beth. I had not done a Beth Moore study until I was off. The last one I did was Esther…how fitting to know that God truly is in charge of my destiny. It was HIS WILL for me to return and boy did I return with a bang!! GLORY TO JESUS!
By the way…PRETTY PLEASE, WITH CHOCOLATE AND NUTS ON TOP, COULD WE DO A POST SHARING WHAT TYPE OF SELF TANNER WORKS THE BEST? I’ve hunted and bagged often, but w/ little success.
Thanks bunches!
LMM
I laughed and cried over this post! This is my first visit to your blog, although I feel we are intimately acquainted. I have spent the last several years working through your Bible studies with “my girls”, my close and dear friends who feel closer than sisters to me. I have laughed harder with them than anyone, many times over something you said!
My tears are because I am far away from my sister-friends now. Over the past few years, my husbands company has been urging him to accept a transfer quite a distance away. It is a great opportunity for him, but I was dead set against it. Then I worked through “The Patriarchs”, and I became willing; “A Woman’s Heart God’s Dwelling Place” and my heart was prepared for the leaving; and “Esther” while the house was for sale and God gave me the courage to accept this like a woman! We finished Esther just days before my little family moved in March.
Now here I am in Southern Ontario, two days drive from friends and family, and I feel quite alone. I am starving for that good laugh with a friend! I do have one friend here. We go back to high school together and I love her, but it doesn’t take away the ache for my girls back home. My wonderful kids are doing well, and my awesome husband is thriving in his new environment, but Mom is just taking a little while to adjust to the new surroundings. I’m struggling with taking the risk involved in trying to find new friendships.
So yesterday I bought “So Long Insecurity”. I’ve only read the first chapter, but I think you wrote it for me. Thank you so much. I’ll be following your blog faithfully. In a small way, you represent a connection to the most wonderful group of ladies in my world, and I appreciate so much all that you have taught the bunch of us together. God used you to bring a word to us, to me, so many times, and I know he’ll use this new book to bring me out of my shell in my new home. Thank you!
I am laughing with joy that my cute hubby is taking a HUGE step today to deal with some major baggage he has carried for years and years. It will be a tough journey for him, but so joyful that the journey has begun!!
Beth, my husband and I have been laughing ourselves hysterically over our 41 year old minds … socks in the frig, cheese in the knife drawer … my husband drove us home twice yesterday because he couldn’t remember if he’d closed the garage when we left! It’s starting to feel normal!! But seriously, I jumped up and down a few days ago … went out to the mailbox and saw a Chinese quarterly magazine had arrived with one of my articles in its sweet pages!! Yee Haa!!! The Lord is thrilling! He has taken me through the “School of Beth Moore”!! And He chooses to use us … makes me and my girls giggle ourselves silly! Love you!
Oh, and happy birthday, Beth!!
Happy Birthday Beth. Another year wiser. Enjoy your day You are greatly lovedl
I have some glorious “super spiritual” stuff to share, but I choose to share something that only you all will get. The Lord has placed a desire in me that I cannot explain about running right now,(long story). I’ve been saving up for a pair of good running shoes, but have been researching the Vibram 5 shoes. When I finally decided that was what I wanted, after 3 web-sites and a local store, I couldn’t get them…Then, I REALLY wanted them. So,God led me to the one place in the world where my size was not back ordered. YEAH GOD!!!!
Beth-
HAPPY BIRHTDAY BETH………HAVE FUN TODAY.
Often I write a post w/o much thought to what God would have me say. This was the case w/the one I sent earlier.
I believe God wants me to add a few extra thoughts, if you’ll permit me.
Laughter…a beautiful word. A precious gift. We often don’t realize its value until it is absent.
I’ve lived through many tough challenges, wondering if I would ever laugh again. God reminded me of a time when my husband and I were in a store buying bread. We watched a couple bend over with laughter. We looked at each other and tears began to stream down our cheeks. Silently we got back into the car and he said, “Do you think we will ever laugh again?” It took a while, but God brought back the laughter. When it first happened, I recall stopping, running to the mirror and checking out my face…wondering if it was truly happening. It was.
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE!!
If you are reading this post, and laughter is absent from your life, please don’t give up. God will open this gift for you once again.
If you have laughed for a long period of time, please thank Jesus for your gift!
Beth…I just recently discovered and joined your blog and I am loving it. What a fabulous trip you appear to have had to the Holy Land. Is your birthday June 15th? That is soooo cool, because my birthday is also the 15th, of course I am so much older than you. I absolutely love your blog, your studies…just wish I could listen to you in person. I guess I am a “born again” Christian and doing your Bible studies have been a tremendous help in my development. Thank you for all you do in His name.
Happy Birthday Beth!
Keep clapping and smiling girlfriend. God loves you and so do we (tan or no tan).
What a blessing, Beth. Thanks for touching my Spirit. Happy Birthday…I’m having bday cake today, too!!!
Hi Beth,
God has always had a sense of humor when dealing with me. My husband and I have one daughter who is 13. We knew we always wanted more children, but for what ever reason we weren’t able to. I had 3 unexplained miscarriages. I use to joke and say my daughter would be 14 and then I would get pregnant. Instead of giving physical birth to children, God has place two boys in our lives who we are attempting to adopt. The boys are 13 and 11! Can anyone say things are about to get really crazy around my house?
On the more serious side, I have been humbled by how God has ordained every step of this process. We don’t know for sure if these precious boys will be placed in our home, there is an aunt who is fighting the system. What I do know, is God has put them in our lives even if “just for this season.” I know God is building our family and in HIM I trust! Beth thank you for all of the laughs, it helps get through the bumps in life. Chocolate isn’t bad either! Thanks again for your authenticity.
GOD BLESS you Macair Gordon…what a beautiful place to be in your walk. I pray for abundant blessing in your life.
I am laughing because I KNOW the answer is coming…just not yet.
Oh Patti!!! I am laughing with you…because we KNOW that very well at our house lately! 🙂
In Him,
Andrea
I have an aversion to pain. It’s pretty extreme. I watched my best friend bury her husband on their wedding anniversary while she was pregnant with their third child. I watched a friend lose her daughter to the ravages of cancer at the tender age of 6. Both women survived with grace and great faith. I am such a wimp, that I wanted no part of that faith. I don’t want to have a faith that can withstand that kind of tragedy. I just wanted enough faith to get to heaven. So, everytime God tried to stretch me a little I threw up my hands and hid from Him until the crisis was over and repeated to God “You see? If you stretch me, I will fail you, so just leave me be.”
Funny thing about God, He won’t leave us be. I am in another season of stretching, and this time, I’m trying desperately to hang on to Him.
I am also an amateur gardner. Last year, we built a small garden box in our back yard for me to grow some vegetables in. I clucked over that little patch of dirt like a nervous mother hen. My husband said I was giving the produce performance anxiety by watching them so much. I weed it every other day at least.
This year, we expanded the garden. I planted a lot of tomato plants with the hopes of canning some this year. Last Saturday, I lost a full grown tomato plant with 6 tomatoes on it to root rot. I was sad to pull up the whole thing (baby tomatoes and all) and throw it away. The next morning I went out to weed as usual. I was so surprised to find that not one, but TWO tomato plants have grown up in the middle of the marigolds I planted around the garden. I just had to laugh and thank God for His tender mercies and sweet reminders to just “hang on to Him.”
I still don’t want enough faith to sustain a tragedy, but God knows that, and I’m trying to remember that He loves me and all good things come from Him too.
I had my feelings hurt over something my husband had said to me. I told on him to the Lord and decided to let the Lord handle it and for once not open my mouth with some snide comment. No sooner than I had finished praying for strenght to keep my mouth shut, my husband walked into the room and said “Boy I don’t know what happened but suddenly my bottom is really sore.” Well I all but wet my pants laughing since I knew exactly what happen – he had just gotten a whippen from the Lord.
Laugh with us that we are in a van for hours and hours with 4 energetic boys on a summer vacation to explore the wild wild west. Fun, Fun Fun! Hearing Veggie Tales so much it plays even in our sleep. (Sorry, I don’t think that was quite what you meant, right)
Nevertheless a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you Beth. You have been such an inspiration to me! You make me love Christ more!
This happened years ago and I remembered it today as I was preparing for our third session on Beth’s study of Revelation. 22 years ago after being out of college for 5 years. I attended graduate school at a seminary. Greek and Hebrew were required courses. If you know anything about studying languages, you know there are a gazillion declensions etc. Well, I was memorizing all this stuff and trying to figure out how to know if a word was masculine or feminine since we had to know this for our quizzes. This is no exaggeration. It took me a full semester to figure out how to tell the difference between a masculine and feminine noun. pathetic! But, I had to laugh over that because by trying to just memorize everything without having a full understanding, I was making it ten times more difficult.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
You are loved by so many of us and have inspired so many of us to go after God.
Just letting you know that one of the many is thinking about you today and praying that this day will be absolutely LOVELY for you!
In Him!
Loyce
Happy Birthday!
I pray Beth, you and yours are blessed by God in ways only He can bring into your lives. I join with siestas in saying you bring so much into our lives from laughter-to tears-to thoughts to ponder in this blog. Thank you, Beth, Amanda, and Melissa for sharing. The closeness we can feel as women, even though we may not meet on this earth, is something I love about women. What I wouldn’t give to have been by that bus to be entertained by the Moore women. What a send off, hopefully my turn will come.
Thankful to be one of His lambs
Happy Birthday Beth…
You are so loved. Your joy and humor bless me as many days as your Bible studies do. Your transparency makes me believe we can all make it. Your dedication and schedule make me tired…and your love of being a grandmother makes us sisters…
Blessings on your birthday,
Teresa
Happy birthday, MamaBeth!!! (Of course you have to be tan for your b-day…this is one of the things I love about your blog– the sharing of vital details)
Love,
Karen K.
A friend of mine has a 4-year old daughter and they were on a shopping trip to Target. They passed an aisle where a female employee was stocking shelves. She had a pony tail in her hair which was all black and hair hanging below it which was quite blond. The daughter asked the employee “Do you color your hair”? The employee cheerfully says “Well, yes I do!”. The daughter said “I thought so, cuz Jesus doesn’t make hair THAT color!” 😀
Have a very happy birthday, Beth. I’m off to our last week of “The Inheritance”.
I am on the very verge of laughter….
4 or 5 months ago I heard of “Beth Moore” for the first time. (Sorry, I am always a little late to the party! ~ SMILE) You came through my city, and from all the news reports, caused quite a (positive) stir! ((SMILE))
Right after that, I began visiting the first church I had entered in 13 years. My 3rd Sunday they announced that Breaking Free would be offered beginning that Wed. I finished “Breaking Free” two weeks ago. Breaking Free is an understatement. I couldn’t begin to tell you in this small space, even one or two things I learned through your study.
But I will tell you this ~ In the last 13 years I have seen every aspect of God, except His back. God is faithful ~ even when I wasn’t. And I want you to know ~ I am praying for my plunder! OOOHHH, am I praying my plunder!!
Even though it took me a while to hear of you ~ it was perfectly timed. I am certain you hear this every day – but God used your words to begin powerful works in my life.
And here’s a little laugh for you…..because God has a great sense of humor ~ guess what Birthday Girl!?!? It’s my B-day too! I KNEW there was a reason I liked you so much!
You say it’s your B-day!?
It’s my B-day too!
I am glad you hung in there!
and I am glad I did too….
With much appreciation ~ Maggie Beth
Clearing my Throat ….. Uuhghhhggghhhhh mmmmmmm
Here goes your special birthday song on this your 54th birthday evening!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BETHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!
AND MANY MOREEEEEEEEEEEE or was that Mooreeeeee!!!!
I love you and so do ALL THE SIESTA’S !!!!!!
Kim Safina
hahaha that’s funny
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! I am praying God will bless you this year in ways you could never imagine!
Here is one of my favorites verses I wanted to share! Enjoy your day!
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast on You because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3
Much love!
I had one of those amazing moments with God yesterday and had to call my sister and tell her, because I knew she would get it and laugh with me. My husband has been out of work for over six months, and we have seen God provide in such awesome ways for all of our needs. I’ve been asking Him lately what we need to do about our finances in this weird time. I was driving past a neighbor’s house yesterday, and God reminded me that I had loaned them Dave Ramsey’s book a few months ago (We started his system six years ago and it is the main reason we are doing just fine right now) and she dropped it off a few weeks ago and told me it changed their lives. I didn’t think that much about it at the time she dropped it off, but yesterday as I drove past, God whispered to me, “I brought you that six years ago so you would know what I want you to do with your finances. Just keep walking the walk in faith, and I will provide all that you need”. It was such an awesome reminder that just because circumstances change, God doesn’t.
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Bethie, happy birthday to youuuuuuuuu!
Love you and praying that God would bless you greatly today on the day of your birth!
I had a laughing moment today at the salon…it was time for some highlights!! There we all sat flipping through magazines with foil in our hair and chatting about hormones, herbs and a million other female only topics and I just got tickled. I couldn’t imagine what an onlooker would think about this scene and I just started laughing. Later on my way home I had to offer a prayer of praise and thanksgiving for my girlfriends and for all the crazy moments that we share. I am blessed beyond measure!!
BTW…Happy Birthday Siesta Momma!! I hope you are enjoying it with all those you love so dearly!!
A “good” sef-tanner recommendation would cause the joy to bubble up in this gal! Beth, care to share what you use??
O.M.G. Mama, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!! YOU ARE SO HOT! (That’s so nice to hear at every birthday!)
Let’s see…ok, here’s one.
I’m on the last 4 chapters of SLI and in a sentence you wrote the word “assured”. It gripped my spirit and I couldn’t untangle it for what seemed like an hour. I just kept staring at the word. Then I wrote it on my bathroom mirror as a reminder for the week. It was just a fresh, new way for me to meditate on my security in Christ.
Anyhoo, a few days later I was at the church office and went into the bathroom. Not realizing that God was “with me” as my thoughts were preoccupied with whehter or not a girlfriend was offended by something I forgot to share with her so somebody else did. I was playing up the whole scenario in my head, as an insecure gal would. When I opened the bathroom door, there in big letters on the toilet seat cover box was the company name, “Rest Assured”.
I literally looked up at the ceiling and laughed and said, thanks God, for the reminder! (not to waste my thoughts worrying about what others think.)
Thanks so much Beth for sharing this. What a wonderful way to end my day. The Lord has blessed my life richly, but for the sake of space and time, I will not mention them all here. Just know I am aware and I am enjoying every second the Lord has given me here on earth. You bless my heart so much and make me excited to be a woman also!
Happy, Happy Birthday, Mama Beth!! I am soooo thankful for your life and ministry. May God fill your mouth with laughter and praise today!
We love you!
Continued blessings to you on your birthday Siesta Mama. Our oldest darlin’ teen, Audra Elizabeth, shares your birthday. Hope your tan turned out well. Love you so very much.
Thank you Beth for being such a blessing ! Your blog makes me laugh and clap all the time. Happy Birthday !
Happy Birthday Beth! You are such a blessing to so many of us. I am thanking God for you today and many days besides today. I thought all of you ladies rocked it this weekend at Deeper Still! I did notice that you didn’t get a chance to mention what is coming next for you during the chat session. So what are you working on…
Love to you,
Pam
It’s been so hot here in NC the past few days. Our daughter’s wedding was Saturday and on Friday I had to get the wedding cake to the location for the reception. Thankfully she had chosen sheet cakes but still we had to be careful driving–not to mention—we had to keep the air conditioning on full blast! My sister drove and I sat in the front seat but we had to put our mother in the backseat–the cake was in the back of the SUV on rubber type shelf liners to keep it from sliding. We knew we had the car good and cool when our mother put on her sweater—and also exclaimed that we could hang meat in the car–or kill hogs! We laughed lots. My sister and I were not as cool–we were sweating–especially when we drove down the hill to reach a major intersection! We just prayed the cake wouldn’t slide. By the way—this was in Boone, NC! At one point during the trip my cell phone had slipped between my legs–suddenly I heard a snap–oh my the camera had gone off on the phone and taken a shot-welll you get the picture—we were laughing so hard we could hardly stand it—then it happened again when I picked up the phone and got a shot of me laughing and crying at the same time. It was very funny! We always seem to have one of these moments when we’re together.
Happy Birthday Beth!!!!! I hope you had a terrific day!! Just a note too, I am in my 3rd bible study of yours, Esther/ Tough being a woman. I must say I am enjoying every single bit of it!! I love the way you teach!. Many blessings to you 🙂
Oh yes—Happy Birthday! Mine is the 25th!
I just love how you make me feel like I am right there beside you watchin’ that self-tanner dry! you are just like us! A woman just like us!!! And that just makes my heart sing.
Great post – God is so good.
Beth Herring
Happy Birthday Beth! Hope your day was fantabulus!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BETH!! i hope your day has been wonderful… i pray you have a very blessed year to come! i thank my god every time i remember you!.. thank you for all you do.
love you!
I have to say that this Blog is something that really makes me want to scratch my head. Beth When youwrote this blog I will have to reread it again and again. and I have printedit out as well.
Thanks Again,
Casimir Zigulis