Mikki's Posts

I don't like change. I'm human. New experiences are scary and, well, new. So what did I do this week for my birthday? I went on a 2 day-1 night personal retreat down in Saint Meinrad, Indiana. My first personal retreat. Appropriately enough I stayed at the Saint Meinrad Archabbey (guest house, that is). (No, I haven't converted to Catholic. Yes, my birthday was in April but I'm celebrating all year long because I turned 30.) So, what does one do exactly on a personal retreat? Well, I’m glad you asked.  I got the idea from two books I’ve read this year. The first is Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster and the second is Every Woman’s Battle by Shannon Etheridge. The idea evolved into getting some intensive quality time with just me and God. An extended quiet time, if you will. I planned on taking some cues from Foster and doing some studying. The drive was beautiful. Straight shot down 65 to Louisville (that's pronounced Lou-uh-vul for those non-Kentuc...

This is an amazing book!  Written by Shannon Ethridge, the full title is Every Woman's Battle: Discovering God's Plan for Sexual and Emotional Fullfillment .  It is targeted at married women but also for single women who intend to get married someday and also for single women who have married friends that may need the occasional piece of "wise counsel", as Stephen Arterburn says in his forward.  (Stephen is the author of the best sellng Every Man's Battle  book series among other works) I just finished it and plan on reading again this month dong the workbook this time.  I have to say if you are a woman who follows Christ this is a must read. The battle for sexual purity, not just physical but emotional, mental and spiritual is a very under-talked subject for women.  That very much needs to change if we are going to be fully mature women of God. There were so many "wow" moments for me, when I just had to sit a moment and think about it. ...