Sojourning Hope

“But a woman raising her children is not only shaping the next generation, she is also shaping little humans who are going to live forever. The souls she gave birth to are immortal. Immortal. And somehow, our culture looks at a woman who treats that as if it might be an important task and says, “It’s a shame she’s wasting herself. She could be doing something important—like filing paperwork for insurance claims.”
― Rebekah Merkle, Eve in Exile and the Restoration of Femininity

“Can you give up your comfortable routine to live in the tension of God’s uncharted plan?”
― Mesu Andrews, Of Fire and Lions

“You will grow to be an ishah chakmah, a wise woman, one who will offer solace to those who mourn, hope to the downtrodden, and who will speak Yahweh’s truth in times of trouble.”
― Connilyn Cossette, A Light on the Hill

“This does not mean they lived sinless lives—quite the opposite, in some cases. Nevertheless, God was at work in them—even when they were living in sin—to bring about His plans for His people.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., Genesis 34 to 50: Jacob and Egypt