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!
Unconditional Love
by Susan Sampson The words of the Lord to us – “Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and COME away” (Song of Solomon 2:13). “COME, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! COME, buy wine and milk without money and without price” (Isaiah 55:1). “COME […]
The Royal Robe
by Amy Sizemore Explaining to the children how Jonathan gave his robe to David made Jesus’ sacrifice so visible. I had to choke back tears of gratitude. I moved a robe from my shoulders to a child’s to show what it looked like. We discussed how the robe represented royalty as well as covered David. […]
A Helper Suitable
by Susan Sampson May the Lord give us much grace as we seek to take the truths we are learning in His Word to heart and live them out with our husbands, truly being the helpers suitable He created us to be. “Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to […]
The Pearl of “Life”
by Angie Thomas As I was reflecting on the lecture, “The Pearl of Great Price” and looking through the list of the plastic pearls that we cling to, the Lord led me back to the Precious “Life” pearl. I know this pearl well. From the time I was a little girl I have loved dreaming […]
From the Lips of Children
by Amy Sizemore “From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise…” says Psalm 8:2. This verse comes to mind so often as I hear the deep, simple truths that come from our little ones’ mouths. Like one day, when the children were answering the question, “How do you obey God?” I was […]
All In?
by Susan Sampson So are you all in? There’s not really any confusion behind the word “all” is there? All means all. It doesn’t mean half-way or part way or 99% of the way. It is 100% total commitment. It is absolute abandon. Full surrender. I know my heart is not all in. I know […]
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 1:57-66 ESV 57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And on the eighth day they came […]
He Is God. You Don’t Have to Be.
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 1:39-56 ESV 39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her […]
Rights? Or Trust?
Thistlebend Quiet eMoment by Laurie Aker Focus Scripture: Luke 1:26-38 ESV 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee, called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 […]