My Gal Tuesday

08/28/2021

It is hard to believe it has been well over a year since we last met. Last time we weren’t prepared for all the twists and turns, but now we are (🤞). I am very excited to gather with the MGT tribe again!

Along with our Tuesday AM and PM sessions we are offering two online sessions. Sessions begin Tuesday, September 14, and run for 7 weeks. All sessions run on the same schedule and are interchangeable. At this time, masks are required.
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Tuesday Morning 9:30 -11:15 am
Tuesday Evening 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Tuesdays online 12:00 -1:00 pm​
​Wednesdays online 8:00-9:00 pm (begins September 15)

More info and registration at www.mygaltuesday.com. Link above.

08/27/2021

It is hard to believe it has been over a year since the My Gal Tuesday Bible study met. It will be so good to gather again! This time, we are prepared (🤞) for all the twists and turns.

Along with our Tuesday AM and PM sessions we are offering two online sessions. Sessions begin Tuesday, September 14, and run for 7 weeks. All sessions run on the same schedule and are interchangeable.
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Tuesday Morning 9:30 -11:15 am
Tuesday Evening 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Tuesdays online 12:00 -1:00 pm​
​Wednesdays online 8:00-9:00 pm (begins September 15)

More info and registration at www.mygaltuesday.com

05/28/2021

After an exhausting year, many of us need a reconnection with God and His ways through His Word. The Well-Watered Woman is not a Bible study, but an easy summer read, full of truth, and steeped in grace. The MGT Summer Book Club is filling up fast! Each of the remaining meeting dates (local and online) only has a few spots left open. Info and registration @ www.mygaltuesday.com.

05/23/2021

Hey, Hey Ladies! The My Gal Tuesday Summer Book Club is here!

After an exhausting year, many of us need a spiritual refill - a reconnection with God and His ways through the person of Jesus. The Well-Watered Woman, by Gretchen Saffles, is a light, yet deeply nourishing reminder of the goodness of God through His Word.

Link in profile for more information, LOCAL and ONLINE meeting times, and registration.

05/22/2021

Hey, Hey Ladies! The My Gal Tuesday Summer Book Club is here!
After an exhausting year, many of us need a spiritual refill - a reconnection with God and His ways through the person of Jesus. The Well-Watered Woman, by Gretchen Saffles, is a light, yet deeply nourishing reminder of the goodness of God through His Word. Click below for more Information, LOCAL and ONLINE meeting times, and registration.
http://mygaltuesday.com/summer-book-club/

01/28/2021

When this picture was taken, I had recently quit my job to stay home full-time. I wasn’t loving or hating it. I was just living it. Feeling torn between two worlds, I held gratitude in one hand and a sense of lostness in the other. I couldn’t shake the idea that I was getting left behind by staying home and raising littles.

There is a tiny little verse in Isaiah 40, where God speaks sweetly to life. A season when women are forced to slow down due to the hems and haws of raising young children.

At the time of this passage, God’s people had just experienced a political and economic crisis because of their sin, stripping them of their power and dignity, exposing their true nature – a people far from the heart of God. Life was not necessarily hard for the Hebrew people, but they were humiliated, forced to live as exiles, and forfeit their national security.

In this dispirited season, God does the opposite of what our human nature tugs at us to do. Instead of offering a national rebuke or an, “I told you so,” He stretched out his hand of hope and gently spoke words of comfort. And in this famously quoted passage in Scripture, God takes special notice of the ones who took a back seat to life, who chose the long road and unhurried way, to walk with and carry little humans whose tiny legs and small steps slowed down a mobile nation.

Speaking to the momma’s, He says He will “gently lead those who are with young.” He would be gentle with those:

❉ who could not be pushed to move faster.
❉ who walked with their hands tied to the responsibilities of diapers, dishes, and dirty laundry.
❉ whose bodies were tired from carrying their little ones on their hips and in their bellies.
❉ who felt led to place their careers and ambitions on hold to tend their child’s needs.
❉ at the back of the fold, feeling forgotten.

The mommas were not expected to keep up with the others. This pace in life was part of the bigger picture and it was theirs to claim and hold. All He asked of the mommas was for them to lean into His comfort so He could gently and gingerly guide them along the way (Isaiah 40:11).

01/28/2021

When this picture was taken, I had recently quit my job to stay home full-time. I wasn’t loving or hating it. I was just living it. Feeling torn between two worlds, I held gratitude in one hand and a sense of lostness in the other. I couldn’t shake the idea that I was getting left behind by staying home and raising littles.

There is a tiny little verse in Isaiah 40, where God sweetly speaks to this season of life. The season when women are forced to slow down due to the hems and haws of raising young children.

At the time of this passage, God’s people had just experienced a political and economic crisis because of their sin, stripping them of their power and dignity, exposing their true nature – a people far from the heart of God. Life was not necessarily hard for the Hebrew people, but they were humiliated, forced to live as exiles, and forfeit their national security.

In this dispirited season, God does the opposite of what our human nature tugs at us to do. Instead of offering a national rebuke or an, “I told you so,” He stretched out his hand of hope and gently spoke words of comfort. And in this famously quoted passage in Scripture, God takes special notice of the ones who took a back seat to life, who chose the long road and unhurried way, to walk with and carry little humans whose tiny legs and small steps slowed down a mobile nation.

Speaking to the momma’s, He says He will “gently lead those who are with young.” He would be gentle with those:

❉ who could not be pushed to move faster.
❉ who walked with their hands tied to the responsibilities of diapers, dishes, and dirty laundry.
❉ whose bodies were tired from carrying their little ones on their hips and in their bellies.
❉ who felt led to place their careers and ambitions on hold to tend their children’s need.
❉ at the back of the fold, feeling forgotten.

The mommas were not expected to keep up with the others. This pace in life was part of the bigger picture and it was theirs to claim and hold. All He asked of the mommas was for them to lean into His comfort so He could gently and gingerly guide them along the way (Isaiah 40:11).

01/23/2021

01/23/2021

God gave me a Word the other day and I felt inclined to share: do nothing but bless. From the Old Testament story of Balaam (Numbers 22-24)

02/14/2020

When it comes to God's calling, in light of our shortcomings, saying "no" is often our obvious choice. Walter Brueggemann said this about Moses regarding his physical, mental, and social obstacles: “When God calls you, He calls you warts and all.”

When the Lord began speaking to me about starting a women's community Bible study, I felt unbelievably inadequate. I had so many "warts" (some voluntary, some imposed by others, and some natural) that I believed another woman would be better suited for the calling.

For the first two years, as each Tuesday night would roll around, I would wonder if anyone would show up for My Gal Tuesday Bible study, and when they did, I continued to wonder, "why?"

The truth was, I struggled to see past my warts. They glared like headlights in a night, leaving me feeling overly inadequate. But, something deep within continued to push me to say "yes," even though everything in me wanted to say "no."

I’ve learned something about warts. If and when others see them, the response tends not to be, “look at your wart” but, “I have one too.”

Responding to God’s call, in obedience, requires us to bring our inadequacies to the table, forcing full honesty with self and God. When this happens, instead of our flaws instigating failure, God redirects them to ignite something new within our integrity and inner strength. Our questions pivot from, "Will anyone come?" to "Who will come next?" Or from, "Will I be able to ____?" to "What do I get to do next?"

If God is calling you, embrace your warts. Don't let them misguide you into saying "no." The reality is, they are part of His plan because they are part of you. Our warts make us human and draw us to one another; they help cultivate an authentic life; they illuminate what only God can do. So, as God calls you, instead of viewing your warts as a stopping point, consider they might be the perfect components for Him to create something new. Say, "yes."