Encouragement

Today I was thinking about encouragement for younger wives and mothers.  I was trying to think about the older wives and mothers that were encouraging and inspirational for me.  One of the biggest inspirations for me is someone that has a full healthy relationship with God.  Someone that walks out their faith and the Word everyday. When my oldest was a baby, I had my dad's mom, my Granny.  But she passed it away shortly before my youngest child was born.  She helped me learn to sew and find enjoyment in a less electronical (is that even a word?) life.  She only turned her television on for the news at 6 pm.  I feel like in today's world, a lot of new moms tend to let the television be a babysitter for her.  I have to admit even now there are times when I myself use the TV to get a little mommy time.  However, my Granny would have my "hide" (as she would say) for it.  She felt that children that were raised with less TV and the life grew up smarter.  I wish she was still here so that when I had questions, she could answer them. 

Anyway back to the point behind this post today:  I was recently reading a post on another blog that really struck home with me.  The blog is Ladies Against Feminism.   Discouraging Younger Woman is the article that caught my eye. Its geared towards younger and older woman.  It discusses pit falls that some people have when trying to encourage younger woman and how to cope.  Now that I am SLOWLY  (and I am really emphasizing the slowly here) becoming the older women that young woman turn to, I want to make sure that I am as understanding and compassionate as I can be to them.  I remember times of going to the older woman and them telling me how they felt things should be. Not the options I had available to me that might have been better suited for me. 

I just ask that as you become the older woman being sought out for advise that you take the time to go to God and follow the course He wants you to with the younger woman.  God's Word is where we should turn to look for advise.  The Bible is an amazing wealth of information for us, young or old.  As I never know when a younger woman will seek me out for advise I am trying to teach myself to continually ask for God's assistance and direction for the moments that I am asked. 

Well, this is just some thoughts I had for contemplation this morning .

May God bless you everyday,
Dana