once a week, i get the chance to go out with my girls and share our faith together. today was my time with Rachel, so she and i hit the sand looking to engage a few beach layers in spiritual conversation. using our favorite tool--soularium, a 5 question survey using photos--we attempted to initiate with several people without avail. then we came across a woman named Deanna; bit by bit, as we went through the survey, she dished out her whole life's story. she wasn't always a single mom of 4. in fact, at the very mention of her destructive ex-husband, tears dewed her lashes. you could tell that those wounds, though 5 years in the past, still ached. i shared the Gospel with her, and i saw in her face how much the words i spoke ministered to her heart. Jesus has the power to redeem us from hurt if we let Him! He can make sense of the pain we don't understand ourselves. i pray that Deanna and all of the other women with stories like hers would embrace the free gift that Jesus has offered them. He will gladly bear burdens and heal hearts if we ask him to!
<3katie
p.s. guess what else i've been up to....knitting!! my friends from colony church, eunice and eunice, invited me to spend the afternoon with the Knitwits. they all get together once a week to knit things for charity, and they graciously welcomed me in and shared their skills. i actually picked it up pretty well!
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