http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:18:47 GMT en-us Copyright 2013 Preston Trail Community Church PrestonTrailWomensBloghttp://feedburner.google.com http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/mutiny-against-excess-waste/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/mutiny-against-excess-waste/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:18:43 GMT Presentation in Women's Study April 23, 2013 Of the 7 topics Jen talks about, I believe waste is the most difficult to talk about.  As she said in the participant’s guide, she is “sick with despair” over all of the stuff ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/1-year-of-downsizing/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/1-year-of-downsizing/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:05:36 GMT This is a challenge from February 2011 through 2012, blogged on rethinkgood.com.  The object was to get rid of 1 item per day and blog it.  I’m not sure how many challenges one person can have going on at the same time, but ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/airing-my-dirty-laundry-a-clothing-experiment/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/airing-my-dirty-laundry-a-clothing-experiment/ Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:52:59 GMT This is a blog post I wrote in January of 2011 on rethinkgood.com.  This is a long post, but bear with me.  It contains the process I went through to downsize 50% of my wardrobe.  It even has photos of the ridiculous items I ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/downsizing-the-kitchen-food-supply/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/downsizing-the-kitchen-food-supply/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:56:26 GMT This is a blog post I wrote in February 2011 on rethinkgood.com.  It's good that I went back and read this 2 years later, as some of the kitchen and grocery clutter has crept back in.  It's time to purge again, and also set some ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/theology-class-for-women/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/theology-class-for-women/ Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:14:58 GMT But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. - 2 Peter 3: 18 We know you love small group Bible study! Who wouldn’t? Friends, faith, food and ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/birds-bees-breadsticks/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/birds-bees-breadsticks/ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:32:32 GMT Birds Bees and BreadsticksYou remember temptation, don’t you? It might have begun early when in elementary school you were mean to the person you actually liked. Or in middle school when you were ‘going with someone’ who never ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/the-hard-way/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/the-hard-way/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:59:35 GMT Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? – Romans 2:4 Apparently I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/out-of-the-ballpark/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/out-of-the-ballpark/ Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:00:04 GMT So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. - Matthew 6:34 NLTI don’t know who came up with the idea of tying a string to your finger to remember something ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/martha-gets-a-bad-rap/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/martha-gets-a-bad-rap/ Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:43:39 GMT Have you ever tried to plan an event for 200 people? It’s easy to get dizzy with details, trying to make sure everything is just right. A friend and I were planning one of these events when she admitted that the pressure was getting to her ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/my-to-do-list/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/my-to-do-list/ Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:04:50 GMT We can make our plans,but the LORD determines our steps.- Proverbs 16:9My aunt called tonight to discuss Thanksgiving. Yes, it’s September and we were talking about Thanksgiving. Why? Because, unlike me, my sweet aunt thinks ahead. She ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/moms-at-preston-trail-kickoff/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/moms-at-preston-trail-kickoff/ Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:55:03 GMT What a blast we had meeting for our first Moms At Preston Trail event last week! We had over 50 mommies with kids all ages come together to enjoy good food, cool new binders and a fabulous speaker! Our leaders did such a great job decorating ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/busted/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/busted/ Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:39:56 GMT Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus, the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/totally-not-lol/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/totally-not-lol/ Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:49:24 GMT But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. - 1 Timothy 6:9 In the past three weeks, I have learned much about biblically structuring my ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/just-notice-me/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/just-notice-me/ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:20:19 GMT You’re in third grade, in your elementary gymnasium (picture it).  The game of the day is kickball and the two most popular kids are picking teams.  You sit on that cold gym floor, waiting to hear your name.  You are anxious ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/ready-or-not-the-rains-will-come/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/ready-or-not-the-rains-will-come/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:05:15 GMT … he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike…  Matthew 5:45 When our middle son, Tyler, was a teenager, with a newly minted driver’s license, he went “missing” from early one Saturday morning until well ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/sour-wine/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/sour-wine/ Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:37:13 GMT So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6-7 About 2 years after my ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/flying-monkey-slayers/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/flying-monkey-slayers/ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:28:42 GMT Nothing in all creation is hidden from God.  Everything is naked and exposed before His eyes, and He is the one to whom we are accountable.   Hebrews 4:13 NLT When my son was a preschooler, he struggled with telling the truth and ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/umbrella-of-defeat/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/umbrella-of-defeat/ Tue, 08 May 2012 11:35:58 GMT “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”  Luke 22:42 NLT Have you ever been in line to check out at Target and you see the lady ahead of you being ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/loving-people-and-other-challenges/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/loving-people-and-other-challenges/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:08:52 GMT Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:7-8 I’m still figuring out this whole Twitter ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/womens-summer-book-club-book-list/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/womens-summer-book-club-book-list/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:42:45 GMT Ladies--join a Summer Book Club! It's a great way to expand your mind and renew your spirit this summer as you spend time with other women in a fun, casual setting. Summer Book Clubs will begin in June and run through August. Each Summer Book ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/a-wide-road/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/a-wide-road/ Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:00:05 GMT Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life and only a few find it. Matthew 7:13-14 Recently, I ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/be-still/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/be-still/ Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:17:22 GMT Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.  Psalm 37:7 (NIV)  Prior to becoming a mom, when assessing a line of any sort - be that a line at a stoplight, a line at the grocery store or a line at the drive-thru I was in ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/everyday-baptism/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/everyday-baptism/ Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:00:04 GMT As he [John the Baptist] preached he said, "The real action comes next: The star in this drama, to whom I'm a mere stagehand, will change your life. I'm baptizing you here in the river, turning your old life in for a kingdom life. His ... http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/exciting-things-at-preston-trail/ http://prestontrail.org/womens-blog/exciting-things-at-preston-trail/ Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:14:57 GMT “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 Welcome, sweet thing, to the Preston Trail Community Church ...