I have come to the realization that I need other women in my life. It’s not that I just want other women to hang out with because my husband doesn’t like shopping or chick flicks. It’s not that I want someone to commiserate with. It’s a realization that has come over time as I have grown in my faith.

It’s a realization that began with another realization, which was that God really does know and want what is best for me. The only way I can live that out is by following His word. Whatever God says – about my life as a child of God, and then particularly as a daughter of God, a woman – must be what is absolutely best for me. It must be what will give me the most abundant life – the life Jesus came to give me. What is best for me, that abundant life, doesn’t stop there. The more my life is His, the more it can be used for His glory.

This has set me on a course to really delve into what it means to be a woman of God, which brings me back to my original realization – that I need other women. The book of Titus is very clear on this point –older women are to be teaching younger women to love their husbands, love their children, to live wisely, to be pure, to be kind, to care for their homes (thank you Martha Stewart for putting the bible into practice!)

This coming fall Poiema,(which means masterpiece -Eph. 2:10), will begin the first of several intensive 4 week bible studies. Poiema will also provide various large group learning opportunities, ministry experiences, and times of fun and refreshment. The goal is simple – to grow in Christ while helping others grow in Christ. You have needs, and you are needed. I hope we can journey through this together.