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Renee Swope

Encouraging and equipping moms to parent with God's grace and confidence.

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{Week 2} Word of the Week, Roll Call & a Giveaway!

 

This graphic is part of our verse for the week.
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Our Verse for the Week: “Satisfy [me] in the morning with your unfailing love, that [I] may sing for joy and be glad all [my] days…for I have put my trust in you.” Psalm 90:14, 143:8b, NIV

Our Word for the Week: SATISFIED (Download in a PDF or download in MSWord). Please print it and post it everywhere so you can remember that God’s love can satisfy the thirst of your soul!

Roll Call!! {and a giveaway!}
Let’s  get to know each other this week! All who participate will be entered to win a $15 gift certificate to our Proverbs 31 Ministries Online Store.

Just answer these 3 simple questions: Where are you from (state or country), what is your age, what do you enjoy doing in your free time?

I’ll go first: I’m 46 and live in North Carolina. In my free time (which I wish I had more of) I love to sit on our back porch and read, and relax or play games with my family. I also love to watch a movie with my husband.

Click on “Share Your Thoughts” below to give your answers. {If you are reading this via email, click here to return to my website to participate}.

Comments

  1. I am 40, from Texas and love to be with my family- go to my daughter;s volleyball games, go on dates with my son and walk with my husband.

  2. Great morning to all. I’m 37 and live in NC. I enjoy spending time outdoors with my family and traveling as much as my schedule allows.

  3. I grew up in Indiana and am in the process of relocating to Missouri. I’m 42. A few things I do for fun right now? Walk my sweet senior dog, play with my charming godson, cook, and get into bible study!

  4. Good morning! I am 42 years old & live in the mountains of western NC. In my free time I enjoy reading, listening to music & spending time with my two girls.

  5. Hello, I am from Wisconsin, near the Horicon Marsh, where I love to watch and take pictures of birds. I also love to garden, sew and crochet.

  6. Good Morning, I am 49 years old and live in a small mountain
    community, Crestline, Ca. I my spare time I love to read, crochet and bake.

  7. Good morning, my name is Lisa and I am 52 years old and live in Tennessee. I love to ride my bicycle, garden and read in my spare time.

  8. Hi, I’m 59, from Chicago and on my free time I like to write devotionals to help others and also enjoy playing Solitaire.

  9. Good morning and happy Monday! Im 37 and mother of 2 and
    married 8 yrs. I live in Macomb, Michigan. Im a waitress.
    I read and spend time with my family. 😉

  10. I’m 36 from Northern California. I actually consider work my spare time:) I do hair two days a week, although my real job is being a mother to 6!

    • I’m a mother of five. Congratulations! I’m amazed that you have any time at all!

  11. Good morning,
    I live in Champaign, Illinois and I am 46 years old. In my free time I love to read and watching movies with my family.

  12. I live in Sydney Australia, I love reading, knitting, and especially praying with my friend Jo.

  13. I am 46 and live in West Virginia. In my spare time I love to spend as much time as I can with my children…I have six- ages 9 to 24!

    • Hi Sandy!

      I am also from WV. I live in Morgantown. I am 24 and I am disabled from Lymphoma. In my free time I enjoy reading, gaming, cooking, and blogging.

      • Hi Stephanie! I just now decided to check to see if there were any women from WV… so, I just noticed that you said Hi! I am right between Buckhannon and Elkins, WV.

    • I’m in WV, too – Elkins. Hi to Sandy and Stephanie. Where in WV are you from, Sandy? Isn’t this a neat thing to do? God bless you both. May we all grow in Christ through this study.

  15. Hi! I’m Janice. I’m 30 and live near Pittsburgh. In my free time I enjoy playing with my two children, ages 5 & 2.5. I enjoy reading, running and being with family and friends! This is such a blessing!!!

  16. Good morning! I’m from the Big Apple, NY, NY. I’m 48 years young & I’m learnig to enjoy reading as well as learning what it’s like to be a single woman again with grown children & 2 wonderful grandchildren. God is good & life is grand…well once I’ve figured myself out all over again. Nevertheless, all is well with my soul!

  17. My name is Leandra I am 50 yrs young, I live in Tulsa OK, I enjoy hiking, the water, my 9 grandchildren, 4 children, whom all live in MI I also enjoy my husband and dog who live in Tulsa w me…..I am a very blessed nana

  18. I’m from Jenkinsburg, GA. I just turned 38 – where does the time go?? In my free time I love reading!

  19. Good morning. I live in Richmond, Indiana. I am 53 years old. I have two adult sons, a beautiful daughter-in-law and I am a first time grandmother to a beautiful baby girl. In my free time I enjoy knitting, reading and listening to new Christian music.

  20. Hi I’m Annie and I am 30. I live near Springfield, Missouri and in my free time (which doesn’t really exist between full time work teaching and a 6 month old little girl) I love to do Zumba and take my big dogs on walks with my husband. We also enjoy watching some tv and reading books and then discussing them with our family. My best friend married my brother in law and I’m VERY close to my 2 sisters so we spend a lot of time with our family playing games and just enjoying each other. I am excited to become an aunt soon too since my sister in law AND my sister are pregnant. It took my husband and I over a year to conceive but timing was definitely all God’s because now our little girl will have cousins her age. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!!

  21. Hi! I’m Brandi and I am from Texas. In my spare time I enjoy reading and spending time with my kids and my husband! Have a blessed day!

  22. Hi, I’m 40 yrs old, live on GA. In my spare time (which I wish I had more time of) I enjoy planting flowers and gardening, spending time with my children and husband. I especially enjoy the days, which are few and far between, that we are all home and can spend a day together.

  23. I live in Tennessee and am 46. Right now in my free time I enjoy training for a half marathon and riding motorcycle with my husband.

  25. I am 44 and live in Missouri. When I have free time I love to drink coffee and read, spend a day with a friend, or travel with my husband and three teenage kids.

  26. Hi! I live in Connecticut. I’m 49 years old. I love to decorate, sew, read, go to the beach, and spend time with family and friends!

  27. Good Morning! I live in Milwaukee, WI and I enjoy reading and spending time with my girls.

  28. Good morning! I’m 36 and live in central PA. In my free time I knit and read. I also love just hanging out with my family-especially playing games.

  29. Hi my name is Jenn and I’m from Massachusetts. I’m 37 years old and I love camping, we have a seasonal campsite in New Hampshire. Love it. 🙂

  30. Hi! My name is Linda, and I’m 50 and from Connecticut. I enjoy swimming, hiking and reading.

  31. I am 48 and I live in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. I love spending time with my 2 boys, listening to Christian Praise and Worship music, and reading my Bible.

  32. I am 35 years old and I live in Spring Hill, Florida. In the very little free time I have, I like to read, watch my kids play out on their playset with their wonderful imaginations, or relax with my husband!

  33. I live in Boise,Id I’m 62 I love camping with my husband and spending time with family

  34. Hi! I’m 43 and live in Singapore. In my free time will catch up with some sleep, drama and doing crafts.

  35. Hello, I am 46 and live in Argentina and In my free time I love to read, write poetry, study the Word of God and take a sun bath!!!

    • Hi, Gloria! Praise God for you! It is nice to “meet” someone from Argentina. I live in West Virginia. God bless you!

  36. Hi! I live in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of NY and am 42. I’m a homeschooling mom, so I love to spend time with my family, but also love to get away too…hiking, kayaking, riding horses, and gardening are among my favorite things to do.

  37. I am 41 and live in Ohio. In my free time I enjoy spending time with family and friends and hanging out at the horse barn.

  38. I am 48, I live in colecamp, Missouri and I love spending time with my children and talking, I love church events, I love worshiping God, I love time with my husband, I love reading and I am learning to play the cello… Just started the cello….

  39. I am 34 years old and live in Maine. In my free time (which is limited with 3 kids and a hubby, lol) I enjoy reading, watching movies with my family.

  40. Hello everyone, I am 39 years old and I am from Iowa. In a few hours, I will be done with my licensing exam and will have FREE time in the first time in 3 years. I will be able to enjoy my hobbies of photography, cross stitch and ‘working’ in my yard and many flower gardens. Can’t wait!! I am looking forward to spending more time on this online study also. Thanks again, Renee!

  41. I’m a 41 year old living in the pineywoods of Huntsville, Texas. With 16 year old twin girls, there isn’t much free time, but I love sitting on my deck admiring God’s creation, reading, bird watching and nature photography.

  42. Hello my name is Karen I live in meadville,pa
    I am 65 years old
    In my spare time I enjoy playing with my 4 dogs

  43. I am 41 years old, I live in Northern Kentucky, in my free time I like to study God’s Word, spend time with my family at places. like the zoo Parks, dog park with our dog , I like to read to my younger children , attend my kids sporting events and go to church and participate in Bible studies.

  44. Happy Monday!!
    I’m 30 and from Connecticut! I’m a stay at home mom of an amazing 18 month girl and I spend most of my time chasing after her! 🙂

  45. Oops forgot to tell what I like to do. I love reading and watching my children participate in sports.

  46. Good Morning!! I am 43 and live in Georgia. Let me just say what a blessing this study is and all the support from everyone.

  47. Good morning! I’m 36 and from the great state of Texas! Yeeeehaw y’all! In my free time, I enjoy fishing with my hubby, camping in one Texas’ amazing state parks with my family, hiking, biking, geocaching, reading, baking, and a new found passion – refinishing old furniture. Free time doesn’t come along very often, but when it does, I/we try to make the most of it.

  48. Hi, my name is Teresa Hagood and I’m from Athens, Al. I enjoy photography, running and most of all bible studies such as this one!

  49. Hi everyone. I m 29 from London, United Kingdom. In my spare time, i like to relax, watch movies, swim or read inspirational books.

    • Yay! I have an excuse to stop reading through as I am from the uk. Its great seeing where everyone is from and I could comment on many but its nearly 10.30pm here now as i couldn’t get time earlier to do this.
      I am 39 and live in Tamworth,uk. You could say i am from Tamworth as thats where i currently live, but I was born in the Gambia and brought up in Senegal ( West Africa ). I went to an international school so hearing from people all over is great and reminds me of friends all over, ie the states,new zealand(where i’d love to visit),Australia,France(where my sister lives), holland( where my husband is from )…..
      I live with my four children 2 girls; 9 and 6, and 2 boys 5 and 2 1/2. They keep me very busy but I try to ignore the work/mess to make time for me and esp. now God.
      I love the outdoors, sunshine, walking,my garden, any crafting(sewing,crossstiching,card making,bead work, flower arranging,baking….)watching films and some reading. oh and if i get the chance dancing(latin/salsa/ballroom)
      I’m sorry i can’t read everyone elses right now as i only get to read when the kids are in bed and I am pretty tired.
      Babs.

  50. Hello, I’m Debbie from Southaven, Ms. I’m 52 years young. I like to read ( especially books that help me grow spiritually), work in my flower bed, bird watch, find bargains at yard sales, crochet and spend time with family. Also love finding and making healthy recipes. 🙂