What’s In a Name

As I sat at my computer today to type out this blog entry I had to ask God for some inspiration. I had a moment of writers block in which I drew a total blank. Then the Lord said, “What’s in a name?” This hit me like a ton of bricks. I have been wanting to blog about the importance of properly naming our children for quite some time. I just hadn’t gotten around to it.

I get so bothered by the names that some people choose to give their children. I’m like, so did mommy not realize that her son or daughter would be stuck with this name for at least the first eighteen years of his or her life? People also don’t realize the importance of knowing the meaning of your child’s name. I once heard Pastor Creflo Dollar preaching about someone naming their child Diablo and then wondering why he was so misbehaved. The Spanish translation of Diablo is, “Devil.” Wow!

Some people tend to not believe in the power of words, but it’s real. As Christians we have to be careful of what we say and what we release into the atmosphere. There is power in our words and what we speak. Proverbs 18:21 states, “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

Do you know the meaning of your name or the names of your children? Well, my name means “Marvelous” in Swahili, “To Sing” in French and “God’s Grace” in Hebrew. One thing is for sure, I haven’t yet been blessed with the gift of song, but I guess mom had high hopes for me. My sons name is of Hebrew origin and it means, “Faith, devotion and whole hearted.” Hopefully one day he will be thankful for the thought that hubby and I put into his name. Before naming your next child, be sure to put some serious thought forth. There is so much more to a name that just a string of letters that a person is called by.

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.

Family Time

Hello all! A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog entitle, Family Ties, in which I discussed the importance of spending time with family. Well, you will be happy to know that hubby and I have implemented a Family Potluck at our home, which occurs every 5th Sunday. On yesterday we enjoyed about 25 of our closest friends and relatives and fellowshipped while stuffing our faces.

When I originally came up with the idea to have the Family Potluck I wanted to have it every last Sunday of the month. After speaking with my uncle, whom frequently hosts family gatherings as well, I was discouraged from doing so. He said that he thought the potluck was a good idea, but doing it every month would probably be too much of a strain in many ways. Boy was he right! I didn’t realize how much time, energy and money can go into putting something like this together. Having the event every 5th Sunday still accomplishes the same goal of getting the family together without overextending myself like I often do.

I seem to have this reoccurring issue of overextending myself, but always coming from a best intentions kind of place in my mind. I’m wondering if I should fast regarding this issue. I try so hard to be the best me that I can be, but then I end up overcomplicating my life and the lives of those around me in the process. Please pray for a sista!

Well, back to the matter of family time. Maybe it would be a good idea for more families to have monthly or quarterly potlucks to ensure that the family stays connected and has an opportunity to fellowship at times other than weddings and funerals. During your time of fellowship with your loved ones be sure to let your light shine! “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7)

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.

Family Ties

Good day to all! I had such a wonderful time with my grandmother on yesterday as we celebrated yet another birthday in her honor. My maternal grandmother, affectionately known as Honey, is like a second mother to me and I am so thankful and blessed to have her as an intricate part of my life.

I spent a lot of my childhood hanging out with my grandmother and learning many life lessons from her. She was a school teacher and taught at the elementary school that I attended, which had its advantages and disadvantages. Honey taught me so much about life and I learned the fine art of travel from her. We would go out of town every summer which allowed for a large breadth of experiences for me.

I believe most of us have that one grandparent that made a major mark on our life and Honey is that special someone for me. As I sat with her on yesterday I started to think about my time spent in her presence lately, or lack thereof. I realized that since my husband and I expanded our family, I have been coming up short on the time that I spend with my grandparents. I know that they aren’t getting any younger and that tomorrow is not promised, so I must make an effort to do better by them.

We all have a tendency to get caught up in everyday life and in the process we seem to neglect the ones that we love the most. Starting today I am making a vow to go visit my grandmother at least twice a month. I could tell that she really enjoyed our time with her on yesterday and the feeling was definitely mutual. Plus my son needs to have an opportunity to get know her as well. There is so much that we can learn from our elders and the generations that have come before us. The Word tells us, “Ask the former generations and find out what their fathers learned,” (Job 8:8).

One of my clients recently lost his grandmother and I am sure that he wishes that he could have spent more time with her before that transition took place. Let’s make an effort to spend more time with the ones we love, even if it means sacrificing a few things in our schedules. Time is one of our most valuable assets, but spending time with family is totally priceless. FYI… Grandparents Day is Sept 12!

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.

Nobody Told Me

Today is a continuation of the “Nobody Told Me Series”. This series is comprised of blogs about things that we face as mothers that most of us were not forewarned about before venturing into the realm of parenthood. So today’s topic is, “Nobody told me that being a married mother would give me an even greater appreciation for single mothers.”

I had some quiet time a few days ago, which seems to come few and far between nowadays. In those moments I started to think about just how much I appreciate my husband and all of the ways that he has my back in this thing called life. He is my friend, my partner, my confidant, my lover and so much more. I also started to think about the fact that he is an amazing father. He is always there to pick up the slack and tie up the loose ends when it comes to this parenting thing.

In that moment I thought about how different life would be as a mother if he wasn’t around. What would I do on the days that I didn’t feel so well, or the days that I had overcommitted myself, or the days when I just needed some me time? Then I started to think about all of the single mothers out there that are doing it all alone. I can’t even begin to imagine how much of a physical, emotional and mental load that must be to carry.

For many years my mother was a single mom and she did it with a smile on her face. When I asked her how she did it, all she could say was, “By the grace of God.” I just want to take a few moments to give a special word of appreciation to all of the single mothers out there. You all know who you are, but know that you are not in this alone. When the going gets tough, don’t hesitate to call on God and your loved ones. It truly takes a village to raise a child and Lord knows we have a lot of work to do in that department.

As mothers, most of us are doing the best that we can. Parenting is not an easy feat and we should seek God and help from others when we need it. We are striving to be that Proverbs 31 woman and we must remember that our rewards will be great here on earth and even greater in heaven. As stated in the last passage of Proverbs 31 “Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.” (Proverbs 31:31).

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.

Word Wednesday

Today is officially “Word Wednesday” otherwise known as “Hump Day.” We’ve made it half way through yet another week on the wonderful, exciting and bumpy road of motherhood. Therefore, some of us are looking for some encouraging words to make it through the rest of the week with Joy and Peace. At night before my son goes to bed, in addition to reading bible stories, I read him a passage out of Prayers That Avail Much, First Blessings for Your Child by Germaine Copeland. Mommies we have to keep our children prayed up and constantly put Gods Word in their hearts.

Yesterday’s passage read, “… as you grow up, devote yourself to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Let the peace of Christ rule in your heart, for you are a member of one body, which is called to peace.” After reading this passage I thought about the importance of teaching our children to pray. Following a recent encounter with a family member I came to the realization that there are many children that don’t even know how to pray. The Word tells us in Colossians 4:2, “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” We can also skip over to Mark 11:24 and read, “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

There are many instances in the Bible that lead us to believe that prayer is a vital part of our Christian walk. Prayer allows us to have direct communication with our Heavenly Father. We can literally make our petitions known to him from our lips to His ears. How powerful is that!

I can remember going to visit my great grandmother in Charleston, SC as a child. She made it a part of her morning routine everyday to dial into the prayer line and intercede on the behalf of others. My first memorable prayer experience was with her during a summer visit. I can remember feeling the presence of the Holy Spirit as I prayed fervently, although at the time I didn’t know what it was. It wasn’t until many years later that I started praying on a consistent basis, but Grandma Lottie definitely laid the ground work for a solid foundation in my prayer life.

As parents, let’s be sure to lay a foundation that our children won’t forget. We are supposed to lead them by our example. We can simply pray with them at some point each day and set something in motion that can change their lives forever!

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O M.

Something To Meditate On

Good day! I hope that each of you had an enjoyable and rest filled weekend. I’m feeling a bit under the weather today so I thought I would post a little something for you to mediate on. Enjoy!

Psalm 23

A psalm of David

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,

3 he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.

4 Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

6 Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.

Nobody Told Me

Today is a continuation of the “Nobody Told Me Series”. This series is comprised of blogs about things that we face as mothers that most of us were not forewarned about before venturing into the realm of parenthood. So today’s topic is, “Nobody told me that my mom would be right about everything.”

During my childhood and teen years it seemed as though my mom wanted to give me advice about everything. I grew so tired of hearing her tell me that she was trying to help me and in some way save me from going through the things that she had gone through. I wanted to experience life for myself instead of having someone tell me how to experience it. Of course this led to many bumps and bruises along the bumpy road of growing up.

Over the past few years my perspective on this has totally changed. I actually should have listened to my mother more, but rest assured I definitely seek out her counsel now. When it comes to raising children of my own, she is usually one of the first people that I call for advice. Much to my advantage, she usually has a 99% success rate on the guidance that she gives.

It saddens me when I think about mothers that don’t or didn’t have their moms around to offer up good advice while raising their children. One of my friends and her husband have 6 children (yikes!) and she has done it without having readily available advice from her deceased mother, although, she has something even greater, The Holy Spirit.

I know that the Lord will lead and guide us through everything that we face in life. I just can’t imagine doing anything without mom’s counsel readily available for me whenever I need it. I think we should all take a few moments out of our busy schedules to call our mothers and tell them just how much we love and appreciate them.

As mothers, most of us are doing the best that we can. Parenting is not an easy feat and we should seek God and wise counsel from our own mothers when we need a little extra help. We are striving to be that Proverbs 31 woman and we must remember that our rewards will be great here on earth and even greater in heaven. As stated in the last passage of Proverbs 31 “Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.” (Proverbs 31:31).

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.

Word Wednesday

Today is officially “Word Wednesday” otherwise known as “Hump Day.” We’ve made it half way through yet another week on the wonderful, exciting and bumpy road of motherhood. Therefore, some of us are looking for some encouraging words to make it through the rest of the week with Joy and Peace. At night before my son goes to bed, in addition to reading bible stories, I read him a passage out of Prayers That Avail Much, First Blessings for Your Child by Germaine Copeland. Mommies we have to keep our children prayed up and constantly put Gods Word in their hearts.

Yesterday’s passage read, “May God anoint your ears to always listen to the Lord, for He will never forsake you. Your inheritance is that His good Spirit will instruct you.” As soon as I read this passage I thought about the fact that God is always speaking to us and wanting to show us the way that He wants us to go. Unfortunately, we don’t always listen and we often decide to do things our way. What we must understand is that when we are totally submitted to God, He will never steer us wrong. He will even give us insight on things that our children are doing and forewarn us when they are headed for trouble.

I had a conversation with my mother a few weeks ago about my little sister. My mom told me that there was one night in particular in which she was having trouble sleeping and the Lord spoke to her and told her that my sister had set up a Facebook account. Well, first off my sister is definitely too young to have a FB account and secondly, my mother had instructed her not to create one. Soon after the Lord spoke to my mother she asked my sister about the FB account and low and behold, guess who had been on FB for the last month? Yup, little sis!

I wanted to share this example to show you that as parents we do have an ally that will help us through our parenting walk. God will forewarn us when our children are doing things that they shouldn’t, He will give us strength when we think we just can’t take anymore and He will protect our children for us even when we don’t know they need to be protected. “For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off; (Psalm 37:28)

My mother always told my sister and I that there were eyes and ears out there working on her behalf. I didn’t quite understand what this meant as a kid, but now I totally get it. I can say that mom almost always knew when I had done something wrong, but I never understood how, now I do. Thank you Lord for being our eyes and ears in our physical absence. As parents we definitely need all the help that we can get!

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.

The Lock Dilemma

Well, today I am dealing with some serious hair drama! We all know that parenthood takes precedence over many things in our lives. For many of us mothers, our hair gets neglected more than it should.

I haven’t had much time to dedicate to my hair lately and boy oh boy does it show. My hair has definitely taken a back seat to many things in my life and I have nothing but split ends and dry follicles to show for it. However, no matter how frustrated I get with my lack of time to give to my hair I am definitely going to stay natural. I made a vow many years ago to never go back to the creamy crack; perm that is. Perms are extremely bad for your hair and your mental/physical health. I don’t knock anyone who uses it, but I would definitely say do your research before putting heavy chemicals so close to your brain again (short soap box moment is now over). Although, I must figure something out. My hair is constantly tangled and frazzled.

I have a slight dilemma here and I need some help. I would love to lock my hair, but my husband would probably be seen no where with me if I did that. I am really doing my best to convince him that I can totally rock the look and it would be super cute, but he doesn’t seem to be budging on the issue. The only other option is to pay to have my stylist do my hair twice a month and we know how much of a budget buster that could be.

I feel like I am stuck between a rock and a hard place but something has got to give. I could be rebellious against my husband and his wishes and lock my hair anyway, but that wouldn’t be very Christ-like, now would it? “Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.” (Ephesians 5:24) If anyone could offer up some advice as it relates to this matter I would be ever so grateful. I will definitely keep you all posted on my decision. Please pray that hubby has a change of heart

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.

Frugal Mommie Fridays

This morning I realized that I needed to start compiling my grocery shopping list for next week. Considering that I am all about eating a healthy diet, I do half of our grocery shopping at the local outdoor farmers market and the other half at the grocery store. I always plan ahead when it comes to shopping so that the budget doesn’t burst as a result of unplanned shopping trips.

One thing that really helps save money with grocery shopping is purchasing items that are on sale. I would say about 75 percent of the groceries that I purchase at the grocery store are sale items. There are a few things that are staples in our home that I usually have to purchase regardless of the cost, although, I try to stock up on these items when they are on sale.

You will find that most major grocery stores have a weekly circular that you can get in your newspaper, online or at the store. If you take time to go through the circular and make your grocery list based on what’s on sale, you can save a lot of money. Doing so does require some basic meal planning in advance, but after you get used to shopping this way it becomes second nature.

I will offer an example of meal planning in advance with the sale items in mind. When I looked at the sale items for this week I saw that pasta and pasta sauce are on sale. So that tells me that some type of Italian pasta meal will be in our future. I would simply need to purchase some ground turkey to complete the meal. I could make spaghetti, baked ziti or lasagna based on my findings.

Some of you may feel that planning in advance like this is too time consuming. It does consume some time, but for me it’s worth every penny of savings. We should all take a little time to plan ahead when it comes to spending our money. “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.” (Proverbs 21:5).

Keep me posted on how much money you save on your next shopping trip. Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.

Word Wednesday

Today is officially “Word Wednesday” otherwise known as “Hump Day.” We’ve made it half way through yet another week on the wonderful, exciting and bumpy road of motherhood. Therefore, some of us are looking for some encouraging words to make it through the rest of the week with Joy and Peace. At night before my son goes to bed, in addition to reading bible stories, I read him a passage out of Prayers That Avail Much, First Blessings for Your Child by Germaine Copeland. Mommies we have to keep our children prayed up and constantly put Gods Word in their hearts.

Yesterday’s passage read, “This evening I thank God for His Word that will sustain us. He will never allow the (consistently) righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall or fail.) Our little child the Lord cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.” The scripture that was referenced for this particular prayer was Psalm 55:22, which reads as follows, “Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.” In part, what I received from this passage is that we mustn’t dwell on our issues and problems, but we should cast them on the Lord. This seems to be a pretty simple and well known principle that so many of us fail to follow.

We allow ourselves to get stressed out and frustrated way too much. When we have issues that arise in life we should simply cast our cares on God and move on. Why is it so hard for us to do this? It seems that most children don’t have this problem. If you can remember back to your childhood you can probably recall many instances in which you were upset or bothered by something, but it didn’t seem to last long.

I remember a time when my best friend and I got into a fight in grade school. At the time I was very upset with her and all I could see was red. We both got into trouble for our behavior, but a couple of days later, we were back on the swings together at recess laughing and playing as though nothing ever happened. Our parents and teachers had encouraged us to move past what had happened in the same way that we should encourage our kids and ourselves. We shouldn’t hold grudges with others, what good does that do? You only end up hurting yourself in the end. It takes so much more energy to be angry and upset with someone. We must realize their faults, pray for them and simply move on.

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.

A Different Perspective

I was chatting with my mother over the weekend and I received a much needed dose of reality. As far back as I can remember I have been obsessive compulsive about meeting all of my self-made goals. I have always had this innate sense to strive for perfection at almost any cost. Due to this self imposed perfectionism, I haven’t allowed myself much room for deviation from my tunnel vision living.

Most recently, I have been in a crazy mode of sacrifice to meet debt elimination guidelines via the Dave Ramsey Program. Because of this sacrifice I haven’t really taken time to enjoy life. I don’t take time to hang out with my friends anymore because I don’t want to spend money frivolously. I haven’t gone to get my hair or nails done in quite a while or even pampered myself via a much needed massage. Hubby and I hardly ever go out because I don’t want to risk spending any money that has been earmarked for Operation Debt Elimination.

While talking to my mother on this past Saturday she laid it all on the line, no feelings spared. She told me that I am living in the prime of my life locked inside of my home focusing on only business, ministry and family while neglecting to live life to the fullest. She feels that it is good to have this kind of drive and focus and that family, ministry and business are important, but so is enjoying life in the process. She sees my determination as a good thing, but thinks that there simply has to be a balance in my life.

My husband and neighbor have been telling me the same thing for quite some time now. I respect all of their opinions, but I just haven’t wanted to do things any other way. I feel that once all of the unsecured debt is paid off next year, I can live and enjoy life a little more then. Mom wanted me to understand that tomorrow is not promised and that enjoying life a little while extending the goal is okay too. I know she has my best interest at heart and that she wants to see me enjoying the prime of my life instead of living under this veil of frugality and outright cheapness.

I feel that there is definitely an inner battle when it comes to this issue and I am seeking God and His Word for wisdom and understanding so that I know how to proceed regarding this matter. “Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them.” (Proverbs 4:5). I know that there has to be balance in everything and that too much of anything is not good, but what’s a girl to do?

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.

The Importance of Loving You

Good day, I hope that you are walking in the fullness of the blessing that God has prepared for you. Today the Lord is leading me to blog about the importance of loving yourself. There are so many people walking around with low self esteem and lacking in self-confidence. In many cases this is due to past emotional hurt or damage.

As Christians, we have to learn to move past the bad things that have happened to us. None of us is perfect and we all have things in our past that are far from Christ like, but God is not dwelling on these things, so why should we? We also have things that we are insecure about, but we were made exactly the way God intended. I don’t mind being transparent in saying that I have struggled with my share of insecurities, on many different levels. However, I had to come to the realization that God made me the way that I am for a reason.

We were all born with a specific purpose and with gifts that are to be used for His purpose. Sometimes I think back about things that my son used to do that would frustrate or irritate me. I used to try to pray certain traits and ways out of him, until I realized that those things could be gifts that God placed on the inside of him. They could be traits and ways that he will need later in life to carry out his God-given assignments. Therefore, I had to stop praying these things away and instead pray that God shows my husband and I the proper ways to cultivate His gifts and talents for good use.

Getting back to the importance of loving yourself; don’t allow yourself to dwell on the shortcomings or faults that you have. Pray about them and love you in the same unconditional way that your Heavenly Father loves you. He sees beyond our faults and our shortcomings and he accepts us with all our blemishes and bruises. He loves us and has set us free! “…To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood,” (Revelation 1:5).

Until our next appointed meeting time. Stay tuned for more words of encouragement and inspiration for M.O.M.’s near and far! Please share this blog with as many people as you know (www.savedmom.com), we have so many lives to touch. Feel free to post a comment and/or subscribe (if you are reading this from your inbox visit the site address referenced above to post a comment). If you would like to submit prayer requests send them to info@savedmom.com. Thanks for your continued support!

Mommie Blessings,

Saved M.O.M.