(This is my Good Morning Girls Group – we are missing 1 in the photo)

Enrollment for the Winter Good Morning Girls Session is ABOUT to begin.  Here’s all the details:

When: Enrollment runs January 1st through January 15th

Where: Sign up on the Message board

Who: If you have a group of girls already, then enroll them on the message board.  If you do not have a group yet, go to the thread on the board where other ladies are looking for a group and email one of them and create a group!

What: If you have never heard of Good Morning Girls before here’s what we are…The “Good Morning Girls” is a title for a group of women who use email, facebook, twitter or text messaging to keep each other accountable for their quiet times. For 3+ years, I have been a part of a group of girls who email each other each weekday morning after we have our quiet time. We say “Good Morning” and then share what we read in our quiet time. Some of us have our quiet time first thing in the morning, while others squeeze it in during children’s naps or at bedtime.

Why:  Our main goal is to be accountable to each other and to help each other maintain the discipline of reading God’s word daily.

Important to note:  When our group started we had 11 women – within five months we were down to 5 women.  After 2+ years, we had one drop out and we added two new ones this past fall.  Your group may lose a few – don’t sweat it.  This is normal – do not take it personally or let it discourage you.  Keep going and praying for your group.

 Over time, we have learned a lot about each other and have bonded. We discuss marriage, parenting, homemaking and more. We have fasted and prayed for each other in times of trouble, have kept each other accountable in specific areas of weakness and in the summer we always read a book together to discuss.

Commitment:  Joining a Good Morning Girls group requires commitment.  Now that Angela and I have had time to watch these groups form and grow, we are aware that some start strong but then fizzle out.  As a result the entire group can get discouraged.  So it is very important that if you join a group you remain committed to the end.  Even if you can only check in once or twice a week – please do not quit completely.  The other girls WANT to hear from you! 


This is a 3 month commitment.  The winter session runs from January 15th – April 15th.

What to study:  You can choose as a group to read through a certain book of the Bible together, to join a Bible study together such as a Beth Moore study or each do your own thing.  This past year my entire group was in an Anne Graham Lotz  Bible study together but this winter we will not be in a Bible study together.

Angela and I will be unveiling a very simple Bible study in the book of James.  This is what I will be doing in my quiet times during this session.  We would love for you to join us in our study of James if you do not have other plans.

We look forward to a wonderful winter as we journey together in our Walks with the King!

This verse couldn’t be more appropriate in explaining what I experienced at a blogging conference this past weekend!!! Yes, you read it right……a blogging conference!!! This past Sunday I flew back to Texas from attending the Relevant Conference- A Christian Women’s Blogging Conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I went to support my dear friend Courtney and also prayed that God would speak to me in regard to Good Morning Girls, I was searching for direction. God met me there in Harrisburg, Pa and answered my heartfelt prayers POWERFULLY!

He showed me that Courtney and I are on the right track with Good Morning Girls when Sally Clarkson spoke to the audience of 200+ women, challenging us to put God first in our lives. To make sure we are making time for HIM and having our quiet times. If we can make time for blogging, and getting on the internet, if we can find time to watch TV, then we have time in our schedules to be alone with God. She lovingly pointed out that “a woman alone is a target”, we need each other! We live in a culture where we are alone, we need each other for support and encouragement. Lovingly holding each other accountable to be in God’s Word and being there for each other is what Good Morning Girls is ALL ABOUT!!! We are to encourage each other to be in God’s Word daily and support each other through prayer as we communicate with each other within our GMG group.

What I Saw

Sally Clarkson and Ann Voskamp- two women who are in God’s Word and allow HIM to guide their lives spoke such wisdom into our lives. They each are so beautiful on the inside and out and just RADIATED Jesus’s love for us! As they each spoke, I soaked in their wisdom and realized that their wisdom came from God and from their discipline of spending time with HIM. I was so encouraged by their every word! They were both so gracious and humble…..I loved being in their presence.

Some Of My Favorite Quotes

- “I give my compliments to your maker.”- Ann Voskamp

- “Tell me your story, not your sermons.”- Ann Voskamp

- “Make your writing a gift to God.” – Ann Voskamp

- “You don’t have to be qualified to have a message.”- Sally Clarkson

- “Be gentle, be gracious. Have integrity in your home.”- Sally Clarkson

- “Love passion, adore compassion.”- Sally Clarkson

-”Jesus had only 12 followers, and even one of them left Him.” – Ann Voskamp

So What Does This Mean For Me?

That spending time in God’s Word will reward you with wisdom that can only come from HIM. That spending time in God’s Word is important. That having a support group of women around you, like Good Morning Girls, is so important for us!

I wish I could sit right next to you as you read this post and just encourage you to be in God’s Word daily. I wish I could give you a hug and let you know how much I love you and daily pray for you! You all are sooo very important to me! I LOVED meeting those of you who attended Relevant this past weekend! Thank you for sharing your stories with me!

Pictures with Sally and Ann!

Weekly Challenge: Reach out to the girls in your GMG group! Find out what prayer requests they have, what burdens they are carrying…..be there for each other and don’t let anyone feel alone! Ohhh and one more thing………..share what God is teaching you as you grow in wisdom by spending time with the Wisdom Giver!!!!

Until next week……

Love God Greatly,

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