Living Deliberately or Living by Default?

I encourage you to head on over to Generation Cedar to read Kelly’s post today.  And remember her when you pray.  Two weeks after giving birth to her 9th child, they lost their Alabama home to the tornadoes that swept through a couple of weeks ago.  They lived on a beautiful piece of land with lovely scenery, trees, etc.  Can you imagine being postpartum and losing all your treasured surroundings? It will take a generation for all of that to grow back and be as mature and wonderful as it was.

She is a courageous communicator of truth.  I’ve recommended her blog many times in the past…and do so again today.  You won’t get any fluff over there…just honest, gutsy, sometimes uncomfortable truth.  My kids commented today, “I don’t know if we could face what they are facing with so much joy.”  I think that is a testimony to the grace of God in times of severe trial!

Related posts:

  1. God’s Grace in the Middle of Tragedy
  2. Does Grace Grow Best in Winter
  3. Parenting: It All Starts with Your View of God
About Wemmick Girl Saved by Grace

Natalie Klejwa is a child of the King, saved by the blood of Jesus, wife to Joe, and mama to Sam 17, Phillip 15, Aimee 11, Tim 9, Stephanie 7, Katie 6, Jennie 3, and Peter 1…and “someone special” due in March of 2012!

She loves a good book, dark roast coffee, writing, music, sewing, soaping, eating good food, and educating her children in their home. Natalie is the creator of Apple Valley Natural Soap, which gives her children an opportunity to earn money at home and expand their own entrepreneurial endeavors. It also supports the Visionary Womanhood blog and pays her book bill every year.

Passionately believing in the sovereignty of God and the sufficiency of Scripture for all of life, she has rejected the Wemmick culture box and prefers the ancient paths found in the Word of God. Natalie taught high school English when she was single and has been discipling women for 25 years through full time campus ministry, personal mentoring, writing, and Bible studies. More recently, she is the founder of Visionary Womanhood Gatherings in the Twin Cities area, which began almost five years ago, and she is also the administrator of the Visionary Womanhood blog, while currently working on an e-book: Visionary Womanhood Gatherings: A Family Strengthening Mentorship Tool for Women and Maidens.