Kris S - January 29, 2010 - Comments (1)
Morning everyone!
I'm having quite the cozy morning today as the kids are out of school and I'm sitting here working in front of the fireplace with my two dogs on each side of me, and my husband just served me coffee Life is good! If you haven't heard, Nashville's expected to get some serious snow! We're all waiting for the big moment.
For those of you in driving distance to Franklin TN, I wanted to let you all know that Beth Moore is coming to the Franklin LifeWay Christian Store on Thursday, February 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. You'll be able to meet Beth, purchase a copy of Beth's new book, So Long, Insecurity, for only $16.99 and have her sign it! I understand that in order to accommodate the most people possible, she will only be able to sign copies of this book that is purchased at the LifeWay Store. Although, as you can imagine, things will be moving along quickly, they're supposed to have a quick photo opportunity as people go through the line. Chick-fil-a will be there too.
So let us know if you'll be able to make it. I'll be there and so will Pam Case. We'd love to see ya'll and maybe meet you for the first time.
Sophie - January 28, 2010 - Comments (16)
Today I finished my second week of homework for Esther: It's Tough Being A Woman, and the study is every bit as wonderful as y'all told me it would be. I'm seeing something new in the book of Esther every single day (thanks to Beth), and I just LOVE THAT.
A couple of days ago our lesson focused on the "beauty treatments" that Esther and all the other girls had to endure. Beth pointed out that as beautiful as the girls were, they still had to "complete twelve months of beauty treatments...six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics" (2:12b).
That's a pretty strong message, isn't it? It's essentially like Xerxes' men said, "Well, we recognize that you're the most beautiful girls in the entire land, but you're still not enough. Maybe in twelve months - after we subject you to no telling what in the name of beauty - you'll be ready to be presented to the king." I mean, I don't know about y'all, but if somebody told me that it was going to take twelve months to even make me presentable, I might feel a smidge discouraged.
But you know what? Esther's generation was neither the first nor the last to be subjected to that standard. Our culture essentially does the same thing to our girls. I saw a story last week about a beautiful 20-something who had ten plastic surgery procedures done in one day. TV and movies are CHOCK FULL of images that create completely distorted expectations where beauty is concerned. Pick up a magazine in the checkout line, and odds are that you'll see someone who has been nipped, tucked, lifted, enhanced, plumped or injected within an inch of his or her life.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with wanting to look your best. I'm just saying that if we think chasing after an unattainable standard is going to make us happy, we're totally fooling ourselves.
So I'm wondering: if you're a mother or a grandmother to girls, how do you help your girls handle the beauty-related pressures of our culture? Is it as difficult as it seems like it must be? Because as the mama of a boy, I think all the time that parenting a girl in this day and age must bring with it a completely different set of challenges.
Can't wait to hear your wisdom and insight!
Kris S - January 26, 2010 - Comments (0)
Hey ya'll! We have a LifeWay Women Facebook Fan page! We're going to list our events there, and other random happenings with our authors, Bible studies and all things LifeWay Women.
We're hoping you'll hop over to LifeWayWomen FB and become a fan! Feel free to post status updates, photos from your events or women's Bible studies, or just happy thoughts! Please spread the word about the LifeWayWomen FB Fan page.
And, thanks for your dedication to allaccess. We love ya'll!
Sophie - January 25, 2010 - Comments (0)
December and January are pretty slow months from a women's event perspective - maybe because, for most of us, our "women's events" during those two months involve getting ready for Christmas, cooking about sixteen large meals during the Christmas season, cleaning up after Christmas, and then finding our way back to normal in the post-Christmas weeks.
And I don't know about y'all, but based on the way December and January usually pan out in our house, nobody would really want to buy a ticket for that. Not exactly what you would call riveting women's event material.
But February. Oh, February. February is a different story. Because February is the kick-off for what promises to be some wonderful women's events in 2010.
Here are the first two - and if you have heard Priscilla Shirer speak, then you know what a treat these events will be.
Going Beyond with Priscilla Shirer - McKinney Church, Ft. Worth, TX - 2/19-2/20
Going Beyond with Priscilla Shirer - McLean Bible Church - Vienna, VA - 2/26-2/27
It's gonna be a great year, y'all!
Kris S - January 22, 2010 - Comments (2)
Thanks to everyone who posted about the Scouting the Divine Bible Study. We have a winner!
Random winner #19 . . . That's Kathy who commented on January 11 and posted on twitter and her blog. Congratulations Kathy. We'll be contacting you directly to send you your Bible Study Kit.
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