Now I don't know much about football. My husband thought it was funny that this is the analogy and theme I chose to share with a group of pastor’s wives’ for a luncheon…but I really feel like this is where the Lord was leading me….our word for our ladies ministry this year is flourish …our focus in growing in grace…by His grace! Last year we cultivated…we pruned and weeded and got our soil ready, and this year, our goal is to focus on growing…so as I was thinking and praying on how I could best encourage us today to flourish as pastor’s wives…I was reminded of philosophy of sorts that Rusty and I have tried to live and model for our family… TEAM REED ….we wanted our kids to see that we work as a team…life is a team effort…even laundry…I remember my husband telling me early on in our marriage, that he was on my side…that he wanted me to succeed…….and we shared this with our daughter when she first got married that now she was part of TEAM REHIM…I even made her a TEAM REHIM sign….so
So many of the thoughts I will be sharing come from a book that impacted my life earlier last year….The Well-Watered Woman…she’s got a book, a blog, a website, facebook and instagram, journals, etc…She's got all the things and I have benefited so much through her thoughts and writings….At the ladies tea I shared a quick devotional about being a cactus…. at the time, I was a COVID cactus but I didn't realize it….Just like a cactus stores up water and was built for survival in the dessert, we need to store up God’s Word in our hearts for our survival….THE WORD OF GOD IS OUR WATER…..but before I jump in let’s do a little word study about our WORD! Cultivate is an action verb…it is something that you do. The formal definition: Cultivate means “to prepare for the raising of crops,” “to protect and encourage the growth of,” “to cause to grow by special attention or by studying, advancing, developing, practicing, or publicizing.” Part of the second definition speaks volumes: “t