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Overview

With an attention gabbing title how could I not grab this book for review!?!

Natalie started her journey as an associate women’s pastor not by choice. Her heart was in worship. She was a worship leader but one day she was called into a meeting and her staff position was changed without much consideration. This book is about her journey and the joys difficulties that come with working with women both inside and outside of ministry.

With chapter titles like:

• women are so mean
• Women are so jealous
• Women are so catty

It could feel like it’s going to be a negative perspective on women. One could say “well I guess it depends on the woman “ but that’s not the point of the book at all.

The book encourages women to set aside these attitudes and perspectives and become less judgemental and embracing becoming cheerleaders of each other . This world is bad enough in these areas, the church shouldn’t be a place of meanness, jealousy and cattiness.

At the end of each chapter there are 2-3 thought provoking questions that help you go from where you have been to moving forward in your walk with Jesus and the women within your circle.

My Opinion

As a women’s ministry leader WENEED THIS BOOK! How could I not choose to review this book.

Can I just tell you I have always heard that women are catty- but I never knew what that meant! The author does a fabulous job explaining it!

This book hit some very tender spots. As points of reflection and repentance in my own heart and to help heal spots from painful moments experienced at the hands (or should I say mouths) of other women.

Here’s just a few of the reminders I needed to hear…

1. If they are willing to gossip to you they are willing to gossip about you.
2. We all struggle with these things at some point or another we just have to be honest with ourselves about those struggles .
3. It’s our job to build up not tear down .

This book is so full of hope and encouragement to help women succeed in their relationships with each other.

I’ve enjoyed working through the study questions at the end of each chapter. It’s helped me to grow in how I work with women in general and they have helped me to be honest about where my heart is.

There’s honestly so much within all of these pages that challenged my heart.

I Can’t recommend this book enough. I also can’t wait to take women through it I will be purchasing my own hard copy !

I give this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Thank you #NetGalley for providing me with a free PDF copy of this book . No expectation of a positive review .

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This week has been an interesting one. Actually the last few years have been. The cap stone to the week was Charlie’s horrific death. But all the deaths that happened this week from a horrible stabbing to an absurd amount of school shootings. All of which are horrible and sad and extremely tragic. Why? Because each and every incident involved a loss of human life.

But for many Charlie Kirk’s death hit different. Why?

1. It’s not everyday we witness a martyrdom for someone’s faith let alone such a public Christ-follower in our own country. It’s something we come to expect in other parts of the world. We have taken for granted our freedoms. And reality struck deep that we are at a pivotal point. Either we stand up and speak up OR we hide in fear and loose the rest. I have seen “professing friends” be indifferent to this. The Bible is very. clear that there will be a weeding out, the true Christ followers vs the “in name only” Christians. Charlie was very clear that his political stance was rooted in his faith in Jesus. Time and again Jesus met people where they were at- in the middle of their sin. BUT he didn’t leave them there. He wanted them to grow and change. I believe that Charlie emulated that Christ-like attitude. Peter and Paul come to mind!
2. For some of us who have family and friends who take to the stage to preach the gospel, it hit a little deeper. I can’t imagine having to tell my 4 teenagers/ young adults that their dad is on a work trip with Jesus. Obviously that’s not the way I would share it but goodness, that one and three year old will never quite get to know their dad like our 20,19,17 and 15 year old have. That’s sad.
3. His boldness was (and still is) changing our young people. Our 20 year old son was greatly impacted by Charlie and quite honestly my favorite videos over the last few days have been kids and teens who have followed him- listened and been challenged to live out their faith for Jesus.

There’s a deep sense of loss when it comes to these senseless acts of hate…and it goes even deeper when those who don’t understand make hurtful and hateful comments. We can’t see past the ends of our noses (to quote Mary Poppins). It’s time to build back sympathy.

And just as a bonus. There is a commonality in the Christian walk. God has adopted us as his kids. We are all his sons and daughters. So therefore as any family who has just lost their brother to an assassination we feel a deep sense of loss , we feel sympathy for Erika and their children. BUT we have HOPE. Charlie is with Jesus. And it’s because of our faith and relationship with Jesus that no matter what happens next!