WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE THISTLEBEND BLOOM BLOG
Bloom! is a personal look into a few women’s lives as they participate in Thistlebend studies and follow the Lord as He tills their hearts. May you be encouraged as you experience the tilling, the Lord is doing in your own heart!
Smell Better Than Calvin Klein’s Euphoria
Recently, I came down with some sort of virus. I was sick an entire weekend. Thankfully, by Monday, I was feeling better. I knew there would be chores to catch up on. I decided to start with the laundry. I opened the laundry chute and soon, there was an avalanche of clothes in the laundry […]
A Note of Encouragement
We are so encouraged by what the Lord is teaching current study participants as they continue on in the Falling in Love Again With Your Husband study! When asked, half way through, “What is the Lord showing you through this study?” these are some of the answers we received revealing how God is working. “The […]
How the Grocery Store Pointed to Jesus
The Falling in Love Again With Your Husband study thus far has been very convicting, revealing so much hidden sin in my heart. It has also been very practical helping me think through ways in everyday life that I can apply right now to put my flesh to death, by God’s grace, for my marriage. […]
When You Feel That God’s Word Isn’t Applying to Your Life
There has been much discussion in our lectures, small groups and homework each week, amongst the ladies currently participating in the Falling in Love Again With Your Husband study, on the practicality of putting what God’s word says about wives, into practice. What the ladies are learning as they continue through this study is that […]
Submission Brings Freedom?
What do you think of when you hear the word submission, as in submitting to your husband? Do you think, “fear,” or “giving up control?” I can relate to both of these. But my prayer now, after being in this study, Falling in Love Again With Your Husband, is that I would think, “Freedom!” […]
When it Feels Like God is Late
“Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was” (John 11:5-6). “So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my […]
A Prayer For Unbelief
Abba Father, I confess to you that I keep thinking it’s all too good to be true! That’s how good, how incredible, how amazing your love and truth are! Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! It’s like I’m on a precipice looking down at this incredible place that’s too […]
When You Feel Weak
How comfortable are you with being weak? I’m terrible at it. To avoid being weak I will, at all cost, avoid doing things that I am not good at. I have kept myself from reaching above my comfort zone in work, relationships, and writing. If I was not good at communicating with someone, I would […]
My Life Isn’t Mine?
I encourage you to listen to, and also read, the lyrics to the Casting Crowns song titled Lifesong. Here is a link: https://www.castingcrowns.com/lyrics/lifesong/ I have heard this song a hundred times, but as I was driving to work the other day it came on the radio and the beginning line just struck me, “Empty hands […]