Dandelions and Daydreams

Welcome to the February 1, 2008 edition of the Carnival of Christian Women!

This carnival is growing by leaps and bounds. Today’s collection of articles is the best collection I have gotten in the history of the Carnival of Christian Women.

Devotionals

• Erika Wilson presents Thwarting Deception encouraging us to be grounded in the word of God and seek Him consistently rather that being led astray by our feelings.
• Julie Stiles Mills presents learning in flux. Do you think God has a “will” for each individual person, or do we have some choice in the matter? Should we continually lay a fleece before God to figure out His plan?.
• Do you know How to be thankful in everything? Nadege has a few suggestion.
  
• Are you rooted in Christ? Starr LaPradd has submitted a multi-part Threshold Bible Study on this subject. The link takes you to all the posts, but the study is in reverse order (first part is at the bottom of the page)
• e-Mom has offered some advice on Spiritual Growth: Reading God’s Word Daily for those of us who are Slackers and Shirkers (or are just too busy)”

God Moments

• Do you see the hand of God in everything? He is there, but you have to learn to be aware of His presence. Read Celebration of Life to see how Amy learned to love and live life to the fullest.

Home

• Extreme parenting often requires taking drastic measures. Jennifer in OR used Disturbing images to stop the whining and teach her son about his rich life.
• How do you bless your house and invite Jesus to reign as master of your home? Theresa L. Twogood offers a few suggestions on House Blessing Time for this season of Lent.
• On a similar note, Debra Moorhead offers a few suggestions on De-Cluttering Your Life: Where to Start.

Life

• Living for a perfect tomorrow is so much easier than living your dreams in an imperfect today. Sunny suggests that you Don’t wait to live by your values because the perfect tomorrow isn’t guaranteed.
• The road to success is paved with hard work, but don’t lose your passion along the way. GP writes about The Sweet Smell of Success with a recipe for cinnamon raisin bread if you need something to smell in the mean time.
• Brew a cup of tea and sit down to ready Tea Party Girl’s article, It’s Not All Up to You. Whenever I get to thinking that I can make the world go round, I am faced with my failures. It’s a good day to remember that the sun doesn’t rise and set at my will.
• Tammy offers us a beautiful reminder that today is an incredible blessing. Her article, Content To Linger, reminds us to cherish each day rather than rushing through to the next big thing.

Ministry

• The ministry of a woman changes with the seasons of life. In Leading Voices: A Woman’s Seasons Shannon says that the important thing to remember is that everything we do is an act of worship done for the glory of God.
• The church cannot compete with Hollywood’s budget to entertain, but we can give non-Christians something that Hollywood can’t offer. We have the the power of “belong”. Let jan encourage you to let no one stand alone–regardless of beliefs. Remember, love conquers all.
  

Controversies

• One of the greatest on going battles that Christians face is the fight to stop abortion. Leticia Velasquez has posted a video of Gabbi’s March for Life 2008 Montage
• JHSEsq presents What Were They Thinking? posted at Colloquium. This article is about a Golfweek/Golf channel controversy over racism. The important thing to take away from this article is how far we have come and how far we still have to go.
  

Overcoming hardship

• We think we are in control, but we are not. When we find ourselves “losing” control, it’s a frightening experience. Lynnae tells us about her experience in relinquishing control in Sometimes I just want to cry.
• Finally, Angela Williams Duea is learning about Keeping it real as a parent to a depressed teen. Hardship always teaches us to to lean on God in ways we never have before.”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Carnival of Christian Women that will be published on February 15.

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