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. Every 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. Special thanks to Marco and Virginia for blessing us with this book! Mommies we have to keep our kiddies prayed up and constantly put Gods word in their heart.

Yesterday’s passage read, “I thank the Lord that He is with us. There is a time for emotional expression in our lives, and I acknowledge His intervention with joy. I thank God for blessing you my child, with a good sense of humor.” Ecclesiastes 3:4 tells us that there is … “a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,” Emotional expression is an important part of living a healthy life. It seems that in Western culture many of us have been taught to “hide” our emotions. As children our emotional expression was often stifled, which hinders proper emotional growth.

Children need to have the opportunity to display their emotions. Now, I believe everything has to be done with a balance and too much of anything is unhealthy. It’s okay for us to let our boys cry sometimes. Crying is a necessary form of expression that shouldn’t always be suppressed. It’s okay to let our young ladies be comedic because laughter is good for the soul. How dull would our world be if we weren’t allowed to show our emotions?

I know there may be some of you that disagree with my perspective on this subject, but we can’t discount what God had to say about emotional expression. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Let’s teach our children how to properly deal with and express their emotions in a balanced way so that they can grow into emotionally secure adults.

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.

It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask

Hola! I am feeling a bit spicy today so I thought I would start the post off with a little Hispanic flare. I am hoping that each of you have had a week full of blessings, love and peace. Today I need your help once again. My mother always taught me that it never hurts to ask, hey, what’s the worst that could happen?

As mothers we often need help, but we usually don’t ask for help? What’s up with that? Do we think that we can do EVERYTHING on our own? Well, it’s time to face reality and ask for the help that we need before we run ourselves into the ground! This is one of the reasons that it is so important to develop strong Godly relationships. We are all brothers and sisters in Christ and we all need a friend to help sometimes. The word tells us in Ecclesiastes 4:10, “If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!”

Don’t ever feel as though you are in this all alone with no one to help. If you haven’t done so already, open yourself up to having good people that love the Lord surrounding you. Then the next step is to ask for help when you need it. God knows each and every one of our needs and he will see to it that His children are taken care of, but you have a part to play in this as well. Be open to trying new things and doing things a little bit different from your norm. The life of motherhood has enough challenges, don’t make it harder by feeling like you can do everything all by yourself.

Okay, so back to my present need… The official Saved M.O.M. website (first phase launch) is almost complete. However, there is one major thing that is missing. That would be a logo. I really want to get a logo ASAP for material to promote the ministry, but I don’t have anything yet. The budget for the logo is quite minuscule, but I know with God, all things are possible. If you or anyone you know has graphic/logo skills and would be willing to donate a little time or work with a very small budget please send me an email at info@savedmom.com. In exchange, I would help promote your gifts and talents and/or business on the website. Thanks in advance for your support!

Be sure to tune in tomorrow 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).

Mommie Blessings,

Shonte’ Press

Memorial Day Tribute

To God be the Glory, another weekend has come and gone and we are still here! Good day to all of the Saved M.O.M.’s out there. In wake of Memorial Day, we would like to use this blog entry to take a moment of silence and reflect on all of the fallen soldiers that lost their lives while protecting us and our country. I would like for each and every one of you to take a few moments today to reflect and pay homage to our hero’s and shero’s that have come and gone.

Although, many of us may not like or agree with the wars that so many of our soldiers have fallen in, we must understand that there is a time and season for everything. “…a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.” (Ecclesiastes 3:8). If you have friends, family or loved ones that lost their lives in war please feel free to leave a message of tribute by leaving a comment below.

Be sure to tune in tomorrow 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).

Mommie Blessings,

Shonte’ Press