EXPERIENCING GOD’S LOVE AND CARE IN THE MIDST OF A BUSY LIFE
I’d like to share one of my favourite photos from my early days of motherhood. I just love this photo—the love and awe on the faces of my two older sons as...
The Woman
A Gem from Grandma #4
The importance of Godly discipline “I’ll be good Daddy; I’ll be good!” I still remember the solemness of the service in a small country church being interrupted by my brother repeating the above...
A GEM FROM GRANDMA
From Depending on us, to depending on HIM We were living in a caravan in the grounds of the Queensland Baptist Theological College at West End when our first child was born...
NEW YEAR: The Resolution of Resolutions!
New Year's Resolutions? Those things we list enthusiastically for ourselves every year: Exercise every day Lose weight Read 20 books Be more organised Meal plan Get to bed on time Be more...
They can’t read your mind!
Become a better communicator In my post https://therefinedmother.com/overcome-overwhelm-the-first-step/, I mentioned some areas we can look at to help overcome the overwhelmed feeling we so often have as wives and mothers. One of...
The Old Covenant – God’s Grace – A humble heart
by Brookelynne I used to struggle almost daily with anxiety. Anxiety driven by a fear of failure to be “good”. I felt that I needed to be seen as perfect. Perfect wife,...
Recipe for a Successful Bible Study Group
Part 6 of The Friendship Series Why should I be part of a Women's Bible Study Group? Mum's group, Fellowship group, Prayer Group and many other "groups" could all be forms of...
How to lose a friend…FAST! (When that isn’t your intention)
Part 4 in the Friendship Series In this series so far, we have looked at Why women NEED friends, how to Have the friendships you have always desired, and 10 ways to...
Building your House on the Rock – by Brookelynne
“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the...
Loyalty
An overlooked, essential quality At the age of 45, in a long telephone conversation with my sister, we unearthed the unlikely importance of loyalty. In our family home of origin, we could...