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!
When Clothes Talk
Do your clothes talk to you too? Are they constantly telling you, you need something new? Mine do. They say I don’t have anything to wear; Even though they know my closet is far from bare. They tell me I just don’t look quite right. Although, if I had something new, I might. You need […]
Falling in Love with God
Going through Falling in Love Again with Your Lord, I was wracked by the idea that I am not in love with the Lord. I saw that I am in awe of Him and what He has done for us. But I can’t say I love Him with all my heart, mind, and strength. I […]
Celebrating the Triumph of Jesus
Well, I read the first page of our new lesson this morning and had to stop because these thoughts came immediately to me. Don’t give up! Don’t give in! If we give up, Satan wins. Why are we depressed and despairing when we see our sin? Again I have to confess this must be my […]
What Does It Look Like?
Many of us are visual people. We live in an intensely visual society. I know that I am a visual person and by that, I mean, I learn most effectively when I can see what it is I am trying to learn. When my kids were young, I have fond memories (not!) of having to build […]
A Choice
I made a choice today, And it’s not something I’m proud of, sad to say. It happened in an instant, before my very eyes; I did not choose to honor God, Instead I listened to Satan’s lies. I chose to serve my flesh and not the Most High. I walked the road of selfishness, being […]
Dependence on the Lord
This morning a good friend texted me this passage: I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word […]
Part of My Life? Or My Everything?
I am being tested in ways I never imagined these last few weeks. All of this is happening while we are studying and looking in depth at what earnestly seeking the Lord looks like. I didn’t truly know what earnestly seeking Him would entail. The little I did know seemed to be for the really […]
A Girl, a Hat, a Heart
I saw my heart today and it was not a pretty sight. My Father, in his mercy, showed me that my heart is not quite right. You see, there was a little girl, and she wore a pretty hat. Not just any hat, mind you; but a beautiful hat that made her look just that! […]
Constant Reminders
Beginning the study Falling in Love Again with Your Lord could not have come at a more perfect time. I have a two month old and, oh buddy, has that little dude thrown me for a major loop. I don’t know why this surprises me in the slightest, but things have just not been what […]