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Renee Swope

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

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(Week 6) Word of the Week & “Roll-call”

Our word for the week: HIS
Download in a PDF file or in a MSWord file. Be sure to print it and post it everywhere so you can remember YOU ARE a HIS – He has redeemed you and called you by name. You belong to HIM!

God’s WORD for us this week:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!” Isaiah 43:1b (NAS)

Today’s Assignments:
Please print and post your word and verse for the week. Read and pray this week’s prayer at the end of this week’s chapter. Start or continue reading chapter 6..

Roll Call!! {and a giveaway!}
Let’s  get to know each other better! All who participate will be entered into a fun  GIVEAWAY for year’s subscription to the P31 Woman magazine and 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 45 and live in North Carolina. In my free time (which I wish I had more of) I love to sit in my backyard and relax or play games with my family. I also love to watch a movie with my husband or as a family, or read a good book.

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

Comments

  1. I am 58 years old and live in Hartland, MI
    I enjoy spending time with my husband, our daughters, son-in-laws, and our 15 grandchildren….whenever we can get together…which is more often then you’d think with the distance between all of us…..:)

  2. I live in Gainesville, Georgia and I am 40. When I have free time, I enjoy reading or doing absolutely nothing on my front porch! Thank you for this study, Renee.

  3. I am 42 years old. I live in Camp Hill , PA
    I enjoy spending time with my family, Watching my son play sports, watching my daughter sing and act.

  4. I am 58 years old. I am from Wisconsin. In my spare time I like to do Arts and Crafts, read, and crochet

  5. I am 46 years old and live in Kansas. I enjoy watching KU Jayhawks basketball, watching my kids participate in their activities, running and reading.

  6. I am 37 years old and live in Pittsburgh, PA. (Yes, that means I am a Steelers and Penguins fan 🙂 …)
    I enjoy running and spending time with my 3 children and husband outdoors.

  7. Hi! I’m 54 (ouch, hard to see in writing), I live in Franklin, TN. I spend my time going to the Y, working in my garden, cooking and reading the word of God.

  8. I am 52 years young and live in Maryland but I am originally from Pennsylvania. In my spare time I enjoy assisting with Opeartion Christmas Child efforts. It is amazing now many lives can be changed with a simple shoebox. I also enjoy spending time with my family and freinds; I like reading, watching TV and relaxing.

  9. From Arizona, i’ll be 61 in a few weeks. Gardening, reading, and taking in Native American art fairs when
    I am able are some of my interests. This is such a meaningful experience for me..
    The lessons seem to come at such appropriate times. Thank you so very much

  10. I am 48, live in Wisconsin and enjoy anything outdoors including biking, hunting, fishing, hiking etc. I love to do anything with my kids!

  12. I am from New Mexico, and 42 yrs. old. In my free time I like to read (a passion of mine!), or watch TV.

  13. I’m 33 and live in Maryland. In my free time (which is few and far between with 2 little boys), I like to sit down with iced coffee or a chai tea and watch my favorite show or read a good book.

  14. I’m 30, I’m from North Carolina and in my spare time I like to read and watch movies.

  16. Hi y’all! I’m 31 and I live in Lexington, SC! I love spending my free time with family & friends watching movies, playing games or just chatting with each other. 🙂

  17. Hi! I’m 35, live in Chicago, IL and enjoy cooking, reading a good book, and concerts.

  18. I am 47, live in Pennsylvania, and if there is free time, I love spending time with my family, reading and hanging out with teenagers. I am currently using this book to lead a group of high school girls Bible study and they are loving it!

  19. I’m 51 and I live in Las Vegas, Nevada but dream of retiring in Hawaii 🙂 I love to garden, cook for friends and family and create art with paper.

  20. I am 61, moved to Michigan from Maryland. I enjoy reading, walking, gardening and getting together with friends to do card making and scrap booking. I actually read The Confident Heart in February and I enjoyed the book told our Pastoral Care Pastor about the book and she asked to borrow my book I told her No that I would purchase one for her so she could have her own copy.

  21. Hi – I’m from California, I am 40 years old and in my free time I like to spend time with my family, camping, games, etc. I also enjoy Small Group Bible studies, reading a good book, and sometimes working on my flower beds (sometimes, ha ha)

  22. I live in Texas and I will 58 in August. I love reading and spending time with my family, especially the grandchildren.

  24. Im from Louisiana 48 years old and in my free
    Time I enjoy working in my yard or reading
    A good book

  25. I’m 37, from Marietta, GA and in my free time I like to make crafts and cook new dishes.

  26. I am 41 and from Kentucky. I love spending time with my grandkids (they make me laugh!). I also enjoy curling up with a good book on those few & far between free times! But my favorite past time lately has been getting together with one of my best friends & praising & praying to God. What a wonderful time to strengthen both relationships!!

  27. Howdy! I am from Houston, TX. I am 28 years old and in my free time I enjoy playing and being silly with my husband and our children, scrapbooking, traveling, camping (when it’s cool enough) 🙂 and entertaining friends and family in our home.

  28. I am 45 and I live in Broken Arrow OK. I am from a military background so I dont really have a home town.
    In my spare time i love to spend it with my granddaughters ( 3, 2 , 7 months) Love to hear them laugh. I also love to scrapbook, cook, and spend time with my husband.

  29. I live in California. I am 60. In my free time I enjoy working in the yard and reading.

  30. I am 61… I live in Grapeview outside Gig Harbor WA. My life is my hubby, kids, grandkids, gardening, photography, my sisters, pastors wives, reading, walking and did I say grandkids. :D.

  31. I am 46, live in Phoenix AZ, in my free time I like to read, watch ,movies, play with my grandchildren.

  32. I am 59, from Louisiana and enjoy spending time at the beach or at one of our local community parks to soak up the sun, read and relax.

  33. Where are you from (state or country): Iowa
    What is your age: 29
    What do you enjoy doing in your free time: Journal, read, quilt, crochet, work out, bike, play with my dog, hang out with my husband, video games, board/card games

  34. Hi, I am from a small town in Manitoba, Canada (pop. barely 2000). I am 41 and enjoy reading pretty much anything with words. I am surprised at how much I have begun to enjoy reading blogs, there are so many put out there by God’s girls which provide much encouragement and inspiration.

    • Greetings from South Florida,
      I used to visit my cousins in Winnipeg when I was little. I still remember the zip code – R2G2J7. It was Star Wars like. 🙂

  35. I am from South Carolina. I am 32. I enjoy being with my husband & kids in a relaxed atmosphere!

  36. I live in Mississippi. I am 29 years old. I don’t have much free time but when I do get a little, I love to read, play with my kids, watch movies with my husband, paint, scrapbook, or just whatever comes up.

  37. I am 36 years old, and I live in Flower Mound, TX. I have twin boys that are 6, and they pretty much consume all of my free time! One of my favorite things to do is journal, and when the boys were born, I created journals for each of them where I write to them little love notes, memories, scriptures and prayers. We also love baseball and being outside every chance we get.

  38. I am 44 years old and currently live in Strasburg, Virginia, but spent the majority of my life in Point Pleasant, WVA. In my free time, I enjoy reading and learning about new things.

  39. I am 59 years old and live in beautiful Hobe Sound, Florida. I enjoy Bible studies and cooking is my passion!

  40. I am 33 and live in Pennsylvania. I enjoy spending time with my husband doing almost anything!

  42. I am from Kimberly, Alabama (just north of Birmingham) and I am 58 years old. In my spare time (which like so many is scarce) I like to sit on the deck with my husband and enjoy the nature we have around us, birds, rabbits, dogs, and I love to fish in our pond. In the evenings I love to read blogs of all the followers I have on my blog and others that I follow!

  43. I’m 61 and live in Indiana. If I’m not playing with my grandkids or sitting on the porch with my 89 year-old mother, I’m reading or playing in a flower bed. I also spend a lot of time on the computer looking for a site like yours that is geared to women my age who have no children at home.

  44. I am 42 (will be 43 in July), I live in Eden Prairie, MN. In my spare time I love to read Christian fiction and scrapbook – both traditional (paper) and digital! Hanging out with family is another favorite!!

    • Thanks for the website. I love to crochet and look forward to making some blankets for our wonderful military people.

  46. Hi everyone! That was fun to scroll through all the posts to learn a little bit about you all. I’m 60 years old…wife, mom, nana. I’m 9th of 10 children so have lots of extended family most of whom live in the northern Illinois area. I LOVE spending time with my family. I also am blessed with a wonderful church family. I live in St. Charles, IL. In my spare time I love to make quilts and crochet rag rugs.

    • YEA~~~~~Finally someone from IL, I live in Lombard and am 60 too, until June 10th, my birthday!

  47. I am in the bay area California I am 48 yrs old and I enjoy being with my family and grandchldren 🙂

  48. I am 41 and live in Everett, Washington. I love to read, hike and play with my nieces and nephew!

  50. Hello Ladies,
    Glad to meet y’all
    I live in the mountains of Arizona with my husband and four dogs. I’m 62 and In my free time I volunteer at Circle L Ranch Rescue/Sanctuary. I help socialize dogs and take them to adoption events and do home checks.

    • Christine that is awesome! I love animals and adopted our golden retriever from a rescue in Tennessee! I admire the work that is done on behalf of our four-legged friends!

      • Hi Kelly
        Sure wish more people knew about rescues and all the great dogs available. I love hearing about successful adoptions. Keep spreading the word.
        Christine

    • Christine,
      I too think that is great that you volunteer at a rescue! I’m one of those people that sees a possible stray and turns around and tries to catch them. I am only able to catch about one a year. Some have been just a matter of re-connecting them wit their owners. 3 we have fostered and found homes. And we kept 2, 1 a poodle that I found almost 10 years ago and a Pomeranian that I found about 5 years ago. I love all animals, but dogs the most. It’s nice to hear about other animal helpers!