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5/6/13
My church had a women's/mothers luncheon this weekend and it was great... my sister, mom, nieces and my daughters were all there with me. My girls and I were given the opportunity to be greeters for this event and my girls could not have been more excited!! The room was decorated so nice, the food spread prepared by all the ladies that came was delish!!
Many of you that have been following me are well aware of The Passionate Mom book that I have read and have been promoting. One of the P's in the book, which is the 2nd P... is Pondering. In Nehemiah 1:4 it says "When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted. I am not sure about you, but when I am at church, I take notes... let me be honest...I chew on those notes for that day and even sometimes until the next time I go to church. I hear the word... I grasp what was taught, explained and make sure I take good notes so I can go back and re-get what I got from that service. But I am not sure that I really pondered 100% of what I heard. My Pastor's wife Pastor Tina spoke at our Mothers luncheon and had us all close our eyes and just say "thank you for heaven".
"Pondering is deliberately contemplating the significance of what you perceived." - TPM .
Pastor Tina gave some examples of the reasoning behind what she asked us to do. One of those REALLY got my attention .. it was not because I could relate to the situation, but the fact of the severity of the situation... She said.... "you just ran over your child with your vehicle....every thing is crazy at work...etc.. now close your eyes and say Thank you for heaven". I began to ponder that.... it did not really click until Sunday morning.... WOW.... No matter what your circumstances are, what circumstances you might be facing, will be facing, could face....and the after math of the circumstance... there is one and only one constant in MY life that remains. I know without a shadow of a doubt that I am going to Heaven. I know that my God is preparing a place for me, and no matter how crazy my life is here on earth, no matter how many changes I have to go through, no matter how minut my problem may be or how large it may be... the fact is I can say for certain Thank you for heaven!
I am a Mom and i know mom's should expect to hear and deal with their children...well being children....I had just about had enough of 2 of mine arguing... it had been going on alllllllllllll morning..."Mom.. she did this".. then the other "Mom... he did this".... "Mom she's looking at me... Mom Mom Mom Mom"... and of course... guess when this was... Sunday morning as we were all trying to get ready for church!
I ran for the best relief (well it was until today) my SHOWER... I can close the door and pray I get 15 minutes without interruption and just wash away the arguing under the relaxing hot hot hot water. Then I remembered what i heard the day before.... so in my steaming hot shower, I closed my eyes and whispered "I know this is something little, but it is stressing me.. God, I Thank you for heaven. "
An overwhelming peace came over me.... I have memorized many of memory verses, but never Pondered them much.... One of them being....Philippians 4:7.. it talks about the Peace that passes all understanding... it never really came clear till today. I think the message version of that scripture really makes it pretty clear... Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.
If God can do all this just because i was stressing out over my arguing kids... just think what he can do in my other crazy aspects of my life.
I am so glad that I heed the word of God, and others who are used by God to deliver such teachings. I am typically one who tries to get in and get it done...and make sure its done correctly, but these 10 P's from The Passionate Mom.... are not ones that can be rushed through... I was getting upset and frustrated with myself because I had not mastered all 10 P's yet.... but let me tell you .. I could not be more happy for the pace I am taking these steps and all the things I am learning on the way.
Thank you for heaven, is not just a calgon take me away and then back to reality, its truly Christ displacing worries/circumstances at the center of my life.
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4/22/13
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4/17/13
It just amazes me how God speaks through other people to me and they don’t even realize it. I am soooo thankful that my eyes, and ears are in tune to look for these moments when God speaks to me.
I found myself asking what does being Passionate mean? You are probably like what… miss #passionatemom is asking what passionate means…
For over a month now I have been on every social media that I am aware of talking about being a passionate mom. YES that is my priority… but today I just got served.
I was sharing with a friend last night about the book, how I came to know the author, how I came to be on the delivery team and how my eyes have been opened to the revelations of passion from the book of Nehemiah. And in talking to my friend last night I said " The book of Nehemiah can be used towards life in general not just for passion as a mom". Little did I know I was going to eat my words the next morning, not even 8 hours later.
I was discussing a current work situation to one of my past managers (still w/company), and I have confided in this person quite a bit over the past few years. I trust this person because they have helped me, and encouraged me to be a better employee no matter my position.
In my (now I can say) whining session to this person, they sent me a message that said #passionatebanker. My jaw hit the floor!
YES I always do my job and I always do it to the best that I can, but where is my passion for the job that I am in now. No matter the situation I still need to have the same passion that drives me as a mom for my job that God has given me now. Until that changes… I need to be #passionateDAWN in every area of my life.
Sincerely Dr. SADQHM Dewey (I left the DQ in for your sake) -u know who you are. ;)
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4/16/13
Today is the day....release day for The Passionate Mom book.... go get your copy today.... keep checking back there are give aways and contests all this week check out www.susanme.com follow on twitter #passionatemom
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4/15/13
If you can please say a prayer for Susan between 630-830 .... we are having a launch party and prayer....
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4/13/13
To make sure that you are entered to win a copy of The Passionate Mom you have to ENTER... lol
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4/11/13
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4/10/13
I am truly sorry, my blog was not set up for comments. I have extended my giveaway.. so enter, comment and share away!
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What do you think makes you a passionate mom?
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What is your weakest point as a Mom… is it the pouting lips lol?
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HONESTLY, have you ever read the book of Nehemiah? If so what did you think???
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What are some things you struggle with as a Mom?
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“Everyone has time, and so do you. You are just not making this a priority for your time.” Ouch - The Passionate Mom. Share with us if you Have made time to ponder about each of your children individually.
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4/8/13
Sorry, my link was not working on the previous posts. Hopefully this will the correct one.
How would you like to get a copy of The Passionate Mom for FREE? This makes the perfect gift for yourself... for family, friends...and MOTHERS DAY is coming up. Do you know a new Mom... Mom with lots of kids.... Moms who are graying lol.
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4/7/13
How would you like to get a copy of The Passionate Mom for FREE? This makes the perfect gift for yourself... for family, friends...and MOTHERS DAY is coming up. Do you know a new Mom... Mom with lots of kids.... Moms who are graying lol.
How would you like to start up a Passionate Mom Bible Study in your home, small group or church?
Follow my blog, you can answer daily for more entries. You will also have to check back daily for surprises too.
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4/6/13
When I lived in Columbus, I made brownies for new years eve in my easy bake oven. I liked the little brownies they were really good. They were really easy to make, although it was very messy.
I would recommend other moms to let their kids use their Easy Bake Ovens more often.
~Abigail~
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4/4/13
Here it is again in case you did not catch it the first time I posted.
Keep posted I am getting a give-away ready...
Video Review
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4/3/13
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4/1/13
I have had the privilege of being on the delivery team for the book The Passionate Mom by Susan Merrill... I will be writing a book review for this within the next 2 wks. I could not wait to share this... please check out this video. Book will be available April 30th!
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2/22/13
Psalms 71:14 But I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more. 15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteous acts and of Your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is more than I know. 16 I will come in the strength and with the mighty acts of the Lord God; I will mention and praise Your righteousness, even Yours alone. 17 O God, You have taught me from my youth, and hitherto have I declared Your wondrous works. 18 Yes, even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not, [but keep me alive] until I have declared Your mighty strength to [this] generation, and Your might and power to all that are to come.
Even when I am old and gray-headed..WOW Lord did you really have to remind me about that this early in the morning... I tell my kids I am not gray-headed, but I have highlights of wisdom!...lol Pastor preached on HOPE the other night.. and ohhh how my pastor is used by God.. he really nailed my mental thoughts and emotions for the week and that day.
My life has been in a whirlwind since ohhhh maybe May '12. That is when we (umm my husband) decided we were moving back to my home area..(this is another blog topic when God says its time..lol) A LOT of unfamiliar territory for me. Acts 27:20 just about sums up from then till now (in my mind). 20 And when neither sun nor stars were visible for many days and no small tempest kept raging about us, all hope of our being saved was finally abandoned. Gradually over this small time frame I have been losing hope... Hope in many different areas in my life. But in Acts 27 because of where Paul was standing (firm) he had not lost hope. I tried to write down many of the awesome points that Pastor made that night.. so some of these quotes are his.. but he said DO NOT LET GO OF THE EXPECTANCY OF RESCUE,CHANGE, AND GOOD THINGS TO HAPPEN. DON'T EVER LET CIRCUMSTANCES WEAR YOUR HOPE THIN! Circumstances are relentless!! I heard God replace Paul's name in Act 27:24 with mine "Do not be afraid Dawn!" vs 25 keep your Faith in God that it is going to turn out EXACTLY the way HE said!
BUT I WILL HOPE CONTINUALLY, AND WILL PRAISE YOU YET MORE AND MORE!!!!! I WILL MENTION AND PRAISE YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS!
It never ceases to amaze me how in every day life, talking(texting or emailing) and things we hear... how God uses EVERYTHING to speak to me to show me new things daily.
vs 17... you have taught me in my youth... and I have declared your wondrous works... for those who don't know much about me... I was born and raised in the church.. I have been taught the word of God.. along this journey of life and the many circumstances that I allowed to get in my way...i have never doubted once that God's hand of protection was on me....I have learned a lot in the past ummm... years... hence the reason my highlights of wisdom are now gleaming through... (lol). One thing I have learned is that each time I share with someone else the goodness of God in my life personally ...that it is right on time in that persons life as well.
It is an awesome cycle that I am praying will be a contagious one... If I HOPE continually, love & praise GOD more and more... if I tell others about the wonderful things HE has done in my life.. no matter how old I get ...keeping this "cycle" up... I will declare HIS mightiness to the generations to come. Isn't that what Isaiah 61:1 says..The Lord God’s spirit is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me.He has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim release for captives, and liberation for prisoners.
God I just thank you and praise you for your word you have given to me re: where my hope has been. I worship and praise you God all the days of my life!
Many of you that have been following me are well aware of The Passionate Mom book that I have read and have been promoting. One of the P's in the book, which is the 2nd P... is Pondering. In Nehemiah 1:4 it says "When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted. I am not sure about you, but when I am at church, I take notes... let me be honest...I chew on those notes for that day and even sometimes until the next time I go to church. I hear the word... I grasp what was taught, explained and make sure I take good notes so I can go back and re-get what I got from that service. But I am not sure that I really pondered 100% of what I heard. My Pastor's wife Pastor Tina spoke at our Mothers luncheon and had us all close our eyes and just say "thank you for heaven".
