Catherine HIckem, author of "Raising Your Children with No Regrets" and founder of
Intentional Moms has a weekly e-letter which I subscribe to. This weeks message was a great reminder to me. I don't want to butcher it by paraphrasing so here it is in quotes:
"God had a plan to give His children the world, but they didn't receive it. Still, that never deterred Him from continuing a relationship with them and meeting them where they were, not waiting for them to get to where His heart longed for them to be.
This Christmas, remember that God intentionally allowed you to be right where you are, with the children you have been given, so you could become more like Him."Have Merry Christmas as you celebrate this wonderful truth!
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Catherine Hickem
This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit
Calvary Chapel Jupiter, the church where my brother pastors the youth, for a Women's Retreat. It's always a treat to go somewhere different and slip in with no obligation to set up, tear down, organize, clean or serve. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy serving, but a once-in-a-blue-moon event like this is golden to me!
The featured speaker for the weekend was a woman by the name of Catherine Hickem. I had never heard of her, but after this weekend am now a big fan! She has a ministry called
Intentional Moms and has written a book called Raising Your Children with No Regrets, which you can see in my sidebar. If you ever have an opportunity to see her in person, it would be well worth it to those of you in absolutely any phase of mothering. The book is THE best I've read on the subject of motherhood. I'm two-thirds of the way through and have read much of it out loud to my husband! I encourage you to pick up a copy for yourself, no matter what stage of parenting you find yourself in. It's very well organized and practical. You'll not regret the investment!
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