Seasons

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven...
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Lord willing, September 2009 will launch a new season of the CWP. We have some behind the season changes happening. Please look for the next issue of the CWP before Thanksgiving. I'll keep you posted.

I hope you're thoroughly enjoying the last few days of summer!

With Christ's love,
Janel

Strong Women

I finally published the issue I've had in draft for the last seven months. I hope you enjoy it!

You can find it here.

CWP on Twitter

For those of your who love Twitter, I've set up a page for the CWP. Visit us on Twitter at cwpmag.

Celebrations - A New Issue

Now here is a reason to celebrate: after many, too many, months, I published a new issue!

I've picked my favorite articles from the last ten years. While they are all reruns, except for the Hello Letter, we have many new readers who may or may not have seen them.

Enjoy!
Janel

If God Wills...

As Christians, Scripture tells us in James 4:13-15 that we should say "if God wills" before we make plans to do such and such. God might have other plans. That has been the stuff of last year for me.

If you read my personal blog, you know that it's been a tumultuous year for the Messenger family. This post pretty much sums up what has been going on and provides links if you're interested to know more of the details.

All that said, I am preparing to publish a new issue with the theme Women of Strength. Look for it soon, Lord willing.

Of Purple Skirts...

My daddy bought me a lavender skirt.

My mom and I spent some time singing together like we used to before I was married.

Which country singer 15 years ago crooned, "Life's about changin' nothin' ever stays the same"? She summed it up pretty well.

Every year when I was little, my grandpa used to make sure I had a new Easter outfit. There were the green years and then there were the purple years. Maybe that's why I fell in love with the purple skirt that Monday afternoon? Maybe it reminded me of a simpler time where life was good and time was my friend? Maybe that's why Daddy insisted, gently, that he get it for me?

Sometimes life seems so complicated and just plain hard. But when I stop to remember a time when life was simple and God was really big and awesome in a child-like way, today doesn't seem so hard. I think I'll dig out my purple skirt.

"I Serve A Risen Savior" Quotes

We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us, we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.

C. S. Lewis

What is it to serve God and to do His will? Nothing else than to show mercy to our neighbor. For it is our neighbor who needs our service; God in heaven needs it not.

Martin Luther