Back to the Beginning...
Remembering Your First Love
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Promote the kind of living that reflects right teaching Titus 2:1 NLT This series has come about as a means to reach out to people in all levels of faith. It is meant to teach, inspire and hopefully provide a source of support. Whether you are new to God’s Word or have had a relationship with Him. The name is dedicated to my Mother In Law, or as I called her, My Mother In Love. What a blessing to have had her in my life. She brought me to a deep and personal relationship with the Lord and I just feel moved to share what I have been taught. She was my Titus 2 Woman and I thank God for her. She has taught me so much about God’s word and His love. There is so much to learn and we learn something new everyday! Her one desire was to reach out to young Christian women. Mothers, Wives, Career Women, the Single Woman. To teach them how to live a Christ filled life. To find peace and joy in all they do and to do it all for the Glory and Honor of the Lord Jesus Christ. Inside these books are the life lessons she taught me. The tools she shared with me to get through the ugliest of times. How to hold onto hope when all seemed lost. How to Let Go and Let God when I was at my wits end. The best part is, she did it with true, genuine love and a great sense of humor. Mom passed away this year. We did not know she was ill and neither did she. Her care was as good as she had given to others whom she “walked home”. She had provided a loving, safe environment to others and because she had taught us well, she received the same. The family was with her everyday and the last week we all were there to sing God’s praises! He was taking her home. She leaves behind a husband, 10 children, 6 children in law and 24 grandchildren as well as 5 siblings, their families, the neighbors and dear friends, all will miss her so much. She gave love big and she got it right back just as big. So I invite you to share some insight. To find some peace and to learn a lesson or two along the way. That is my hope for this series!! Excerpt from book... Introduction Why do we find ourselves returning to the beginning of our relationship with God and reconnecting our hearts to His? As I study God’s Word, I have developed a deeper understanding about His people and our tendency to become unfaithful to the word of God. The long, distinguished list of those who have met with fallen human nature is woven all through the Bible. Good people get knocked off course at times, letting their connection with God weaken. Ultimately, these souls make the choice to return back to the beginning of their relationship to reconnect and do the right thing. Some of these names may be familiar ones; Moses, Jonah, Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph are all counted among those whose stories of recommitment to faithfulness to God provide us an example. When we lose sight of that intimate connection with our Creator, it is up to us to look back and remember the commitment God has made to us, His people. “I will be faithful to you and make you mine, and you will finally know me as Lord” (Hosea 2:20).
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A Collection of Reflective and Devotional Spiritual Studies
Go back to the beginning ...and remember again all the love available to us in God. We all can find ourselves knocked off course when life gets out of focus. But remembering what our first love ought to be will rekindle our soul's desire to reconnect with a Christ centered life.
This is the second book in the Mother In Love Series. Still offered, is an interactive way of understanding God's Word from where you are today. Relate Scriptures, stories, questions, and quiet time into each day. Re-discover the lessons in the stories of Jonah, Job and Noah, as well as lessons learned from personal stories. Reflect and devote time to these studies,experience a deeper Spiritual connection to Jesus.
Do not wait any longer. We can return to God. Work at restoring a relationship that will last forever!
"Mary continues in all of her books to understand Truth comes from the Bible. God gives to us the necessary Truth to handle all problems in our lives. Her books reflect this understanding of life."
Gordon Hendrickson, Acts 6 Missions
"Mary is a rising star in the Lord's galaxy of Biblically sound writers." Suzanne Geiss...Founder of Woofi the Missionary Puppy Ministry
About the Author
Nothing qualifies us in writing stories of inspiration better then telling the ones we have lived and seen. This is where Mary's stories come from,Life. Her struggle with an eating disorder inspired her to reach out in sharing a message of hope to others that recovery is possible through a spiritual journey and faith. That time in her life produced personal growth and physical healing, allowing her to publish a magazine article and first book, How A Mess Became A Message. Now her focus is on what God can do in a life. She uses the Bible as a daily tool with which she applies the teachings to her life. She has studied the bible in an extensive class for seven years and personal study for fifteen years. All that has offered the knowledgeable background she uses in her writing of adaily devotional studies and reflections. She has been married since age nineteen to the same wonderful man and together they were blessed with a son and two daughters. Their family shares a Christian foundation and a Christ centered life. Mary speaks openly about her struggles and the way God has blessed her life. Currently, she is involved in the Mother in Love conference series which is based on her current and upcoming devotional books. She and her husband spend time ministering at their church, they mentor a small group of young adults weekly, helping them both personally and spiritually to make the most of the opportunities they have in their life. They enjoy living close to family and friends in North Wales, Pennsylvania. The family hobbies include camping in our RV, swimming, going to the beach,enjoying people, and all God's creations!