Category: Christian

What do you know? It is already Wednesday again! Carnival Day – yeah!!! This time the Carnival of Beauty is hosted by “Just Marla“. This week’s topic: The Bible. You will find 14 entries on this topic on Marla’s blog. Wonderful entries I might add!!! I still have a lot to read this week *grins*….

I only want to highlight a couple of things this week from the Blogsphere/Internet:

• A new website for women officially launched today. It is called Christian Women Online Magazine. Check it out!
• Tomorrow is Thankful Thursday. Your new hostess is Chrixean at Unicorn Child. I hope that I’ll see you there tomorrow.

I still have a lot of chores to do tonight, a couple of posts to write and finally relax….Has been a long, long day. So, I am signing off for tonight. Hope to see you tomorrow at Thankful Thursday.
Living in His grace ~ Eph2810

Gentleness, a fruit of the Spirit as we read in Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (NIV ~ emphasis mine)

This is my first time ever to host a carnival. It was such a great honor to be the first one to read all 10 essays by these incredible Christian women. Pull up a chair, get your fav coffee/tea/cider and read their thoughts on ‘Gentleness’, the theme of this week’s Carnival of Beauty.

• While gentleness is often associated with weakness, Blair discovers that “It Takes Strength To Be Gentle“.

• Yee-haw! It’s Stock Show and Rodeo time in Fort Worth, Texas! Join Carol for a wild ride over at She Lives as she compares breaking a horse to the fruit of the Spirit. After all, She’s a Bronc, y’all!

• Carolyn at Solo Femininity is sharing her thoughts why a gentle response based in grace and faith from women encourages men to initiate and lead in relationships in her post titled “The Learning Curve for Leadership“.

• Barbara of Tidbits And Treasures reminds us that gentleness should be part of our lives always, spilling over to others in her assay titled “Gentleness“.

• Kim at Mother-Lode admires gentle men, and invites her son to hold the door open in Gentlemen?

• In her post, Listening for the Whisper, Heather of Mom 2 Mom Connection ponders how the voice of God often comes to us gently, as in a whisper. She reminds us how the prophet Elijah had to journey to a quiet place to hear God’s voice — like we must do within our hearts.

• In the attempt to read the Bible through this year, Michele of Chasing Contentment got bogged down in Numbers. She can’t seem to go on. She sees the need to push through these Old Testament books that wear her down, as she is Searching for the Gentle One she encounters in her heart.

• Would you appreciate a cup of steaming spiced cider if I threw it at you? Carmen of Full Contact Christ-centric Living poses an unusual question as she considers the beauty of gentleness in her essay ‘With Gentleness and Reverence‘.

• Donna of Devotionals by Donna reminds us that we don’t have to be doormats when we are gentle in her post titled “The Beauty of Gentleness“

• Patricia Ann describes the beauty of gentleness that is seen in those who will lay down their power and strength in service to those who are weak and less powerful as an act of love and obedience in her assay “The Beauty of a Gentle Giant“.

• Iris at Eph2810 reminds us that we are His light in this world. Let Your Light Shine as we ask the Holy Spirit to be our guide during a heated argument.

Thank you Ladies for your participation. I was thrilled to read your thoughts on Gentleness. Also, a huge thank you to Sallie at Two Talent Living creating this wonderful carnival.

Next week’s Carnival of Beauty is hosted by Bethany of A Picturesque Life. The theme for next week is ‘Contentment’. Hope to see you at Bethany’s place.

My usual Wednesday post will resume next week…

Living in His grace ~ Eph2810