Showing posts with label friendship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friendship. Show all posts

Doing YOU WELL Wednesday #39 and a tribute to a dear friend



an encouragement link up and remembering a friend
Today, October 30th, is a bittersweet day for my family and I. One year ago today my husband lost his best friend and our children lost their god-father, Gary Ward Crawford, after only a three month battle with cancer. He left behind a wife and three beautiful children ages 5, 8 and 16. Cancer is a devastating disease that affects more people now than ever before and I.hate.it.with.a.passion!! Today is bitter because this day a year ago the world lost

"Michell's Weekly Pearl"...(Should I Tell Him How I Really Feel)

an advice column and a question about being upfront with others

As always, I thank you for joining me for another edition of  "Michell's Weekly Pearl", where I seek to use Godly wisdom to offer encouragement. If this is your first time visiting, let me tell you a little about my advice series. This is where you can ask me anything on marriage, women's issues, family matters, relationships, parenting, homemaking, or life in general. If you want an honest, biblically based, to the point answer; email me your questions via prowessandpearls@gmail.com (please put "MWP" in the subject area). I'll post your question, along with my answer, anonymously. Easy as that! I'll also delete your email once I've transferred your question. To read all the questions and answers in this series, you can do so (HERE).







 



 
Keep sending in those questions!!! In the meantime, read on to see what "Should I Tell Him How I Really Feel" asked...

"Michell's Weekly Pearl"...(Not Sure What to Say)

an advice column question about comforting a friend
 As always, I thank you for joining me for another edition of  "Michell's Weekly Pearl", where I seek to use Godly wisdom to offer encouragement. If this is your first time visiting, let me tell you a little about my advice series. This is where you can ask me anything on marriage, women's issues, family matters, relationships, parenting, homemaking, or life in general. If you want an honest, biblically based, to the point answer; email me your questions via prowessandpearls@gmail.com (please put "MWP" in the subject area). I'll post your question, along with my answer, anonymously. Easy as that! I'll also delete your email once I've transferred your question. To read all the questions and answers in this series, you can do so (HERE).




 


Keep sending in those questions!!! In the meantime, read on to see what "Not Sure What to Say" asked...

"Michell's Weekly Pearl"...(In Need of Some Advice)

an advice colum/question on bad behavior
Hi everyone! Thanks for joining me for another edition of  "Michell's Weekly Pearl", where I seek Godly wisdom to offer encouragement. If this is your first time visiting, let me tell you a little about my advice series. This is where you can ask me anything on marriage, women's issues, family matter s, relationships, parenting, homemaking, or life in general. If you want an honest, biblically based, to the point answer; email me your questions via prowessandpearls@gmail.com (please put "MWP" in the subject area). I'll post your question, along with my answer, anonymously. Easy as that! To read all the questions and answers in this series, you can do so (HERE). 

Keep sending those questions in!!! In the meantime, read on to see what "In Need of Some Advice" asked...

"Michell's Weekly Pearl"...(Drained)



an advice column question about dependency
Hi everyone! Welcome to another edition of  "Michell's Weekly Pearl", where I seek Godly wisdom to offer encouragement. If this is your first time visiting, let me tell you a little about my advice series. This is where you can ask me anything(within reason) on marriage, women's issues, family matters, relationships, parenting, homemaking, or life in general. If you want an honest, biblically based, to the point answer; email me your questions via prowessandpearls@gmail.com (please put "MWP" in the subject area). I'll post your question, along with my answer, anonymously. Easy as that! To read more post in this series, you can do so (HERE).

Keep sending those questions in ladies!!! In the meantime, read on to see what "Drained" asked and

Guest Posting!

Friends

Hi ladies! I'm delighted to be guest posting today over at "The Mom Cafe", where the lovely Chris Carter blogs...thank you Chris for having me!! Today I'll be sharing on friendship...what to do and not do in order to keep your friendships strong! I would be thrilled if you all would come over and join me! 

Click HERE to read and chime in!


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The essence of friendship...



loss of a loved one My blog post is a little different this week. In memory of my husband’s best friend and our children’s god-father (who passed away last week), I wrote this letter to him as a tribute to his friendship and wanted to share it. I’m sure if any of you have ever lost someone you loved, you can relate. Love you all and have a blessed week!

My "tailor made" support group...



friendshipI thank God for the women in my life He’s surrounded me with; women who aren’t competitive, who aren’t insecure, who allow me to be myself and love me for who I am! As far back as my mind can recall; growing up, I remember girls being so competitive and so judgmental. If you didn’t fit into “their” mode, you were considered unworthy. It‘s carried over into adulthood and is imbedded into our children and the cycle continues. One thing I detest is a “clique”…why, because it separates, alienates and divides. When I decided to make Jesus my Lord and Savior, I finally (at least I thought) felt “accepted’. You see, sometimes in the so-called “church world”, you still deal with