janet's journey

I thought it time that I actually wrote down my thoughts, dreams, and hopes. Perhaps share some of what I've learned. Maybe someone will be encouraged, comforted (Life is better in community), or just amused.

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

I Want to be Like Momma

I want to be like Momma and Sister Rosemary.
Momma and Sister Rosemary have been friends so long they call each other 'sister' and will tell it like it i-s is. Oh, to have a long term friend that you pray with daily, have a regular time to check in with each other, and share one another's burden. They would refer to each other's husband as brother. 'Brother' and 'Sister' are more than polite acknowledgments, they are terms of sweet endearment. 
I want to be like Momma and Sister Rosemary.
One is very loquacious, the other more reserved and soft-spoken. They encourage each other's giftings and help keep balance in prayer meeting and Bible study among the ladies. They are each sought out for wise counsel and treated as Mothers in the church. They are given honor in the body for their lives of devotion to Christ Jesus and are models of holy women as in Titus chapter2.
I want to be like Momma and Sister Rosemary.
The impact of aging is not lost, denied, nor overtaken their spirits. They may share canes, remind each other to 'watch your step', and sit for hours while one  is in the hospital or having a procedure done. There is laughter about the deterioration of the natural body, and joyous praise for their spiritual sustenance. Oh, to know that kind of blessed assurance!
I want to be like Momma and Sister Rosemary.
Women of God and devout faith. Women of honesty and integrity in life. Women of purity and discretion. Women who can do more than hold water. They can hold your prayers and concerns carefully in their hands and carry them safefully to the alter to leave with our Heavenly Father.
I want to be like Momma and sister Rosemary.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have goosebumps from reading this, Janet. I want to be like them, too.

Thank you for writing about the important things. Whenever I have the chance to catch up and read your blog, I am encouraged.

DS

December 27, 2011 at 3:48 PM  

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