A Woman

Do you know what I mean by the joy of having the loveliness of another woman in your life?  I long for this always.  I think more than the average woman -I really enjoy the company of other woman, and femininity in general.  Always - since I can remember I was playing with dolls as if I was a mother, and sitting and listening to my mom and all her friends, and cared for by so many woman as if I were their daughter.  

I am so thankful for this - and I know it must be a part of the thread of who God made me to be.  In every season of my life it seems the Lord provides an older woman for me to connect with.  

Let me tell you about Annette,

Annette Faser - Is the Mother/ Wife of the family that takes care of the guest house that I am staying at here in India for the duration of my time (The Farley Guest House).  

As I have told you about Farley, and what a resting place it is; Annette and the Faser family are a big part of that.

When I walked into the house - Annette greeted me with a loud! high pitched German hello!  Loud and expressive she is, but not a rude bone in her body.  She is one of the most joyful, full of life women; and in such a unique way.  I am a million times thankful for her!!  How she should be celebrated as she celebrates and prefers everyone, I mean everyone, she encounters!  

She is just as considerate towards her 5 children (Ages 7-16).  It is beautiful - how her husband David and her do a wonderful job raising their children on the mission field; and of course they are just children all the same- laughing, crying, getting into fights, playing all day, etc. Ha ha! I love this!

Today was her birthday - and she invited many of her friends to come and share a cup of tea with her and a piece of homemade cake.  She invited me and the 2 other volunteer girls for tea and cake as well. What a woman!  And indeed she did take time to sit down with us and share her birthday!  What a pleasure!

We gave her these flowers for her birthday today - Bright and beautiful  - Perfect!

I really am encouraged to have Annette in my life this year - and am so thankful to the Lord for placing me right here in her home.  How strategic!

I just wanted to share this - because I know how much it blesses my heart to have a woman to share life with, and to express how thankful I am to the Lord for blessing me so in this season.  

Two women, sharing together, have the ability to nurture, celebrate, love, and really Breathe Life - into each other.  We hold the ability to breathe life into the soul, enabling each other to be who we are created to be at the core, to have the energy to possess the fullness joy, to not to be afraid, but face our greatest fears, and to know the Lord and all the fullness of his character.  Men have so many igniting qualities - but these I think are particularly gifted to woman.

Know that you can be this woman - and if you need a woman like this; pray for her!

May we all learn to give grace to one another - and therefore fulfill the second greatest commandment - 

"Love your neighbor as yourself." Luke 10:27