Tiff's Turn

As I have written about before , I follow an online Bible study called She Reads Truth . Recently, this blog has encouraged followers to share how they follow and apply what we've learned through this study to our own lives. This week, the topic is our spiritual mothers, sisters and daughters . I can not agree more that we need to lean on other women with our faith to grow and bond together for ourselves and our relationships. SRT has asked its readers,  How is spiritual mothering already taking place in your community? I would like to take the opportunity today to break away from my typical ramblings on motherhood and instead ramble on about friendship and faith.  My good friend, Kim, is someone I would consider a spiritual mother. Seven years ago, I nervously walked onto the stage of First Baptist Raytown to begin my first Sunday as a member of the Celebration Orchestra. Kim wasn't at rehearsal the Wednesday before due to her work schedule, but the moment I met her ...

A friend on Facebook  recommended a daily devotion blog. Since I have a fabulous new iPhone 5, it is so easy for me to now follow blogs and do other fun things with different apps. What I discovered is that " She Reads Truth " is an excellent blog for women to follow. The blog divides up different sections of the Bible to help you dig in deeper to the Word. Begin by creating a free account on YouVersion. (I downloaded the app on my phone). There is a short and simple explanation of the steps to take to get started here . She Reads Truth  is an online community for women to read, discuss, and grow with their daily devotions. For the next 8 days, the community will be digging into 2 Peter 1. I'm excited about this plan. Lately I have feel like my relationship with God has become lazy. I have wanted something to help draw me back into my daily "talk time" with Him, but with a new baby I have let myself use the excuse of distraction. With this blog and app,...