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Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/1120637... Teatime with Miss Liz joining and sharing her T-E-A is the beautiful Author Mae Renfroe February 2nd 10 Am EST LIVE SHOWS AND MULTIPLE PODCAST STATIONS AND APPS Mae Renfroe is the homeschooling mother of 10 children, newborn to 22, who lost three family members to sudden death within three years. She brings new hope, new purpose and new energy to broken hearts with big dreams. I have been passionate about encouraging fellow moms in their mothering and drawing women closer to the heart of God and have been doing so for a number of years through my blog and, more recently, via my YouTube channel and my Facebook grief group. Even in the unbearable seasons of life, He is nearer than we sometimes think. He promises never to leave us nor forsake us. We have to keep believing, keep trusting, keep loving, keep worshiping, and keep praising. I believe a greater intimacy with God leads us to a wave of inner peace, unquenchable joy, & an ever-lasting hope regardless of what we may go through in this life." Mae Renfroe Author of Holding on to Hope http://www.maerenfroe.com/?fbclid=IwA... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/misslizsteatimes/me... Sometimes God takes us through things we would rather not go through, or into situations we would rather not be in, to get us to places in life He needs us. To prepare us for the work He has for us, so that we can touch lives that He wants us to touch. To touch lives that we never could have, had we not walked that difficult journey, experienced that loss, went through that tragedy, that unfair situation, or rejection, etc.. Like the story of Joseph in the Bible, God is getting us into the place or position He needs us to be in to do the work He has for us to accomplish. It's in the middle of those painful and difficult things that bring spiritual growth in our lives, and we learn to trust our Heavenly Father even more. All of which is part of the preparation. In the midst of our trials and storms we experienced His peace, His love, His comfort, His presence, His guiding hand, His provision, His protection, and we found Him faithful and trustworthy. God did not abandon you, He is preparing you for the work He has for you! Our greatest spiritual growth moments don't happen when everything is going smooth & rosy, and falling in place just how we want and when we want. There's no strength in that. There's no growing. But rather it's in those times of difficulty that we grow. It puts our faith to a test. And we see just how much we need Jesus. When we've walked through pain and sorrow; yet we see His hand at work in our lives. In the midst of our storms we feel His presence and peace, and we see miracles happen. We know He is active and present in our. And we know we couldn't do life without Him. The things that our enemy thought would break us, make us stronger! It's easy to praise God when everything is going great. But we praise Him in the midst of our times of difficulty as well. That's acknowledging that He is still good to us. He never said life would be easy, but He would always be with us. He said He would never leave us nor forsake us. And Jesus told us in this world there would be tribulation. "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33 KJV Blessings, Mae Renfroe Five years since the loss of our precious son, Clayton. In this video I give hope, encouragement, and helpful resources for those walking a difficult journey in life. And I share about my latest book, Holding on to Hope. For much of the resources mentioned in this video visit my website and blog. And for the book on my website as well. For the video series I mentioned, Hope From the Cemetery series summer 2020, look here on my YouTube channel. Mae Renfroe Music: Sweet Musician: LiQWYD URL: http://www.soundcloud.com/liqwyd Wow Mom host, Ellen Mongan, , interviews Mae Renfroe about her book, "Holding on to Hope". When tragedy hits a persons life all you can do is hold on to the hope you have in Christ Jesus, our Savior and our Lord. With wisdom and encouragement Mae tell her story . She brings the light of Christ to guide those who grieve and are broken hearted. This is a story of hope and will touch the hearts of many. Listen and pass it on. Here is a list of 20 songs that were a real life saver to me after the loss of our 14 year old son. There's nothing like the power of praise and worship. And these songs speak about going through hard things, but yet God is good, He's in charge, and always with us. To connect with me or for more great resources please visit my website and blog. I have a page just for grief support. And you can find my book there about our family's story of loss and the hope that keeps us going. Mae Renfroe Dear friends, I know many of you have been following along with me on our family's journey since the loss of our son, Clayton, in 2017. You have seen as I've been given encouragement and inspiration through Facebook, here on my website & blog, and my YouTube channel of what God has been doing in our lives, and the hope that has kept us going. And now my new book as well, Holding on to Hope. Well, I would absolutely love the opportunity to share with you in person that hope & peace I have and my message of hope & encouragement. If you have friends or family, or ladies from your church that you feel could benefit from my story and message. You can get them together for an evening or afternoon of refreshments and fellowship and I'll be glad to come share. And I'll bring along a few of my latest books. It can be as small as a handful of friends in your living room or bigger like at a community center or your church. "I believe a greater intimacy with God leads us to an inner peace, unquenchable joy, & an ever-lasting hope regardless of what we may go through in this life." And that's what I invite women to, is that close and intimate relationship with God that produces that true peace and joy regardless of our situations and what we go through in life. Please contact me by commenting below, or by email, and I will get with you as soon as I can. Anything that is out of my preferred traveling area at the moment, I will consider for the future when I might be in that area. Looking forward to hearing from you!! Mae Renfroe www.maerenfroe.com maerenfroe@yahoo.ca Find me on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube
Hey there, I just wanted to share with you the link to the podcast I was recently a guest on. The podcast is called, From Mess to Miracle. The episode will be released on Dec.9th. So a couple weeks away. But, good news, I have been given a link I can start sharing right now. If you like to hear that episode where I talked about our story of loss and my new book just follow this link, Holding on to Hope. And be encouraged today in what ever you are going through! There is still HOPE! I'm so grateful for opportunities like this to be able to share our story and of the hope we have in Jesus. And to be able to talk about my book which I feel will be an excellent resource for those going though similar things in life. I can't wait to see what all God is going to do through our story. Listen now to the episode on the, From Mess to Miracle podcast. In Him, Mae Renfroe If you want to be in contact with me, just leave a comment in the contact box, and I will reply as soon as I can.
Hey there, and a big welcome to my blog! Welcome to this week's blog post which a YouTube video. Hi, I'm Mae Renfroe. I blog, write books, and do YouTube videos to give hope, encouragement, and inspiration! As well as speaking as I get opportunities. To find my new book please visit my book page. In this video I mentioned a podcast called, From Mess to Miracle, that I had an opportunity to be on and that episode will come out on December 9th, 2021. So you can look forward to that. Take care and God bless. Great news!! My newest book is ready! Holding on to Hope is now available! Click on the image to go to my book page which will direct you to where you can purchase. Enjoy the video below where I talk about my book. And share the inspiration behind it. And my exciting news of some opportunities I have of being a guest on some podcasts!! In Him, Mae
In this video I am talking about the series ,Hope from the cemetery ,I did last year. Hey you all!! I'm so happy to announce that my latest book is in the works! And in fact is nearing completion. Praise the Lord! This is a very time consuming project for me being a busy homeschooling mom, but I'm very excited about it just the same. And can't wait for it to be finished and ready for you. There is some really great and powerful content in this book to encourage you in your journey regardless of what you may be going through in life. Watch this video for more details about my book! Look for Holding On To Hope coming later this fall! Mae Renfroe Hi there, and welcome to PART 2 to living a joy filled life. ( original done as a video )
In the first part we covered Giving thanks, Rejoicing and praising the Lord, and forgiving. It’s not that I have this all figured out and am always living this joy filled life, but I know it's possible and it's spiritual. It’s possible and spiritual and there is really not any other way that we would want to live. Part 2 to six steps to living a joy filled life. ( steps 4 -6 ) 4. Dying to self - no longer I that liveth protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 1 Corinthians 15:31 Everyday we have to choose I'm going to die to flesh and live more for God, a little less of me and whole to more of Him. No longer is that liveth. Galatians 2:20 Denying the flesh, not living for self. :laying down our will for His. Full surrender. Thy kingdom, they will be done. Matthew 6:10 Seeking His will and His way in our lives. How do we die to self when we are still very much living? We have to lay down our will, our wants, our way, our will, and seek His. And we got to what He wants for us, His will, His desires for us. And in scripture we can read how he wants us to live and the plans and desires he has for us, and we have to really lay down our will and surrender completely to HIm. Completely every day surrender to Him, saying not my will but yours be done, and die to the flesh. I know that’s easier said than done, right? But its something we have to do everyday and with Gods help we can do it. I can do all things through christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. It’s something we have to do every day and seek his desires for your life. A little more of HIm and a little less of you. And just be very selfless in God and be kingdom focused. A little less of me today and a whole more of Him, and in doing so it will keep us joyful. “ All I need today is a little bit of coffee and a whole lot of Jesus.” 5. Seek first the kingdom of God Matthew 6:33 - 34 Not self focused. God focused. Others focused. Seek first the things of God. Things that please and honor God. That's very similar to dying to self. Just seeking first the kingdom and the things of God, seeking first his will and his ways, and helps us to be selfless. And we take the take the focus off us and put all our fucus on Him, and the more we do that the less we will think about us, and the things we want, or our will, or our feelings. Seek ye first the kingdom of God. Being focused on Him and on the things that please him, and thats what makes us more joyful. We are to seek to please HIm in all things, and so often we do things or watch movies that are not pleasing to him, and not really give much though to weather it’s pleasing to Him or not. We are more concerned if it will hurt us or effect us instead of if it is honoering or pleasing to Him. And we say things like it’s not evil, or it’s not hurting us, I enjoy it. We only think how it will effect us, nad yet it was never about us, it’s about Him and weather is pleasing or honoring to Him, and what hurts God does hurt us. Prove what is the good and perfect and acceptable will of God. Is this pleasing to God is this acceptable to God and not about . And we need to lay down what we want or we think is good, and see what He thinks is good, what His word say about it. And we can easily find that out in scripture. Philippians 4:6-8 6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. 9The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. He will keep our hearts and minds when we keep focused on Him, and make our request known unto him with thanksgiving in our hearts. And keep us in peace that we can even wrap our minds around. Veres 8 is how we know what is pleasing to God, so we can say it’s ok, i don’t mind, but it wasnt about us but about Him. He gave us a perfect guideline about what to watch or read or listen too ect… This is my go to verse that i go to rate a movie, book, song, etc… I often say either memorize this veres or tape it to your laptop or tv screen. Tape it somewhere handy and so you can think is it lovely, is it pure, is it of good report, is it true, etc…. If not out it goes. Because we want to please the Lord in all things and all areas of our lives, so we have to keep laying down what we think is good and what we want., or what we think, but what he thinks, because its all about him. It’s just wonderful when we lay ourselves down completly and choose His way and His will and we will be truly happy. Thats how we can truly live a joyfilled life. 6. Trust - Trusting God in all things and every situation Trust and rest in God knowing he is in control which brings peace of mind. Psalm 27:14 ; Psalms 31:24; Isaiah 26:34; Psalm 29:11; Psalms 13:5-6; Psalms 147:11 Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Proverbs 3:5-6 Isaiah 26:3-4New King James Version 3 You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You,Because he trusts in You.4 Trust in the Lord forever,For in Yah, the Lord, is [a]everlasting strength. You want to be in perfect peace, keep your minds on Jesus. Don’t keep our mind or our focus on the news, on your troubles, problems, and the things around you. That’s whats going to keep us down and get us worried about things when we listen to the news, and all the crazy stuff going on. God will keep in perfect peace those who keep their minds on HIm. But its a choice we have to make and keep on making. The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear Him in those that hope in his mercy. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. The LORD taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. Psalms 147: 10- 11 Proverbs 3: 5-6 5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. We don’t want to rely on our own way or our own thinking, but on God’s. OUr ways are not HIs ways and our thoughts not His thoughts, so we can see we don’t always think the way He does, so not everything we think is good, or right to do isn’t necessarily His way. so we got to be purposeful about desiring that. The wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 1 Corinthians:3:19 Isaiah 55: 7-8 7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Keeping your mind focused on God He will keep you in perfect peace, not with your mind on the news and the things happening around you. Not on your disappointments, not on your failures, not on others faults. When we are completely trusting in God, we will be at perfect peace. We will stay joyful. Being in complete surrender and giving him full control of our lives. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. Psalms 31:24 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. Psalms 27:4 So that’s our desire to dwell in the house of the Lord. Psalms 13: 5-6 5But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. That’s about rejoicing In God. So that’s like i mention in the last one about always thanking and praising the Lord because there is always something to thank and praise Him for. Like when i get up in the morning,’I'm like thank you lord thank you Lord. Nad just always pressing him for his goodness and faithfulness, and for who He is. Just rejoicing in GOd for all that He has done for us. There is so much, always something to praise Him about and parise Him for. Psalms 29:11 11The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. So we will keep in perfect peace when we keep our minds on Him. Conclude: In every state I’m i've learned to be content. It’s not that I have this all figured out and am always living this joy filled life, but I know it's possible and it's spiritual. It’s not that we will always be walking on sunshine, but when we live out the 6 secrets of living a joy filled life then we can stay above the waters when the clouds do come, which they will. And when we have learned to be content in whatever state we are in. Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatever state I am, therewith to be content.KJV Philippians 4:11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. NIV These things are not something you just do once, but something you do on a daily basis. A choice you make every day. To give thanks in all things in everything and every situation. Rejoice, forgive, seek first the kingdom of God, trust God, perfect trust. We have to let go. Its hard because we want to hold on, and we want to do things our way and in our time. Yes, but we are worried about this or we don’t know about that. We think He can’t possibly be in control of that or do that for us. God can’t take care of that. We got to let God and let Him be in control. We got to be in control and now we feel better, but we don’t want to be in control because we just take care of things like He does, we don’t know what's best. So we have to let go and let Him have control over every area of our lives. Then we can rest and be joyful because we know that everything will be ok, because He got it and is in perfect control and there are no accidents with God. Nothing takes Him by surprise. The full surrender of our lives to Him, and completely trusting, with a perfect trust, brings peace, comfort, and joy. You then can have a joyful heart and joy filled life regardless of what life brings your way. There is no safe place to be. No stronger arms. He is our refuge, strong tower, our strength, our place of quite and peace, regardless of what is going on in our lives. My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteous. That your joy may be full. 1 John 1:4 Mark 4:7 ( We got to focus on Godly concerns and not worldly concerns. Colossians 3:1-2, 1. Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is youra life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. ( For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Matthew 16:26 ) Nehemiah 8:10 Joy of the Lord is your strength Proverbs 17:22 Merry heart doeth good like medicine Have you ever been around someone that is always full of joy? No matter what’s going on in their life, they're upbeat & positive. Well they must know the secrets to living a joy filled life.
It’s not that I have this all figured out and am always living this joy filled life, but I know it's possible and it's spiritual. It’s not that we will always be walking on sunshine, but when we live out the 6 secrets of living a joy filled life then we can stay above the waters when the clouds do come, which they will. And when we have learned to be content in whatever state we are in. How can you live a joy-filled life when things are not always going smoothly? If you're faced with great disappointments in life, or have gone through tragedies and your life has been changed forever? Or when things are not going your way, when things don't happen the way you wanted, when you wanted and how you wanted? When life isn't going the way you thought it would. This is especially vital for us mothers since we are the heart or center of the home. As the saying goes, “If momma ain't happy, ain't no one happy.” Or my spin on it, “If you have a stinking attitude the whole house will smell.” How we are feeling, and the attitudes we express, and how we go about our days really affect the whole household. And more often than not our children will pick up on it and portray the same thing. Just as there is always things to be thankful for if we would just look, we also will always have things we could complain about too, but we all know regardless of how much we grip, wine, complain, fret, or worry over something it won’t change anything, so this is an area we really have to be purposeful about. In part one I cover the first 3 steps that I put together on living a joy-filled life. Learning to give thanks in all things, rejoicing constantly, and continuously forgiving. A full and abundant life is possible in Christ, and is the life He intended for us, when we heed his words, and the things He instructed us to do. He gave us these commands, instructions, and guidelines for our good. There is a reason. It wasn’t withhold any good thing from us, but that we would have a more abundant and fuller and richer life in him. And I don't mean the riches the world can give, that is so temporary and fleeting. Jesus said, “A thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy. I have come that they might have life and have it abundantly” (John 10:10). People often talk about God doing “exceeding abundantly, beyond all we can ask or think” (Ephesians 3:20). In part 2 I cover the last 3 of the six steps to living a joy filled life: Dying to self, Seeking first the Kingdom of God, and Trusting God.
This veres doesn’t just say to be thankful when things are going smoothly, it says to be thankful in everything. No matter what happens in life.Thankful in difficulties, in disappointments, in tragedies, on good days, on bad bad days. Sick days, well days. We can always find things to be thankful for. As the saying goes there is a silver lining to every cloud. There is always a bright side to every negative thing. But we have to be more diligent and very purposeful about finding it. We can always find something to be thankful for even in a major tragedy, and when we do it lifts the spirits, allows you to smile even with tears in your eyes, and heals the heart bit by bit. Like when we lost our son we found things to be thankful for, lifting our spirits. We were thankful that he died very quickly, with no suffering, that he didn’t have any of the other little ones with him, thankful for our new baby who was really healing to my heart, thankful for my other children. And be thankful for the very simple everyday things in life, the ones we often take for granted, like the gift of a new day or life it’s self. Since we lost our son I see life in a new light, each new day as a gift from God, and life nothing short of a miracle. When I wake each morning I thank him for the new day. And I thank Him for life. I’m awake, I’m alive, thank you God!! We are still here, we are alive and breathing! There is still time and hope for our plans and our dreams, and what God wants to do in us, and through us for others, and for us. There is so much to be thankful for all the time. In the same way though there are always things we could complain about too, but we all know regardless of how much we grip, wine, or fret over something it won’t change, so this is an area we really have to be purposeful about. And when we are always grateful and thankful our countenance is joyful and others can see that joy in you and they can wonder, “Wow, why is she happy ? She has gone through all this and she is still smiling.” Only God. And staying grateful and thankful and always looking for things to be thankful for. Everyday I look for something new. Yes, you will have to be purposeful about it. And you're doing it with a purpose in mind. I encourage you to do that everyday and you will see what it will do for your heart and spirit. 2.Rejoicing - rejoice evermore Rejoicing and finding things to praise the Lord for. Rejoice in the Lord always; and again I say, rejoice. Philippians 4:4 Praise the Lord. Rejoicing is similar to being thankful. Rejoicing in every situation. Focus on the blessings. Focus on what we do have and not what we don’t. Rejoicing in the Lord for who he is. That He is our great and mighty Lord, our refuge, our strength,our protector, our redeemer. OUr strong tower. Our help in times of trouble. Our hope, peace, comfort. He is always there with us and for us. And when negative thoughts come, speak life over them and truth over them in Jesus. Shoot all negative thoughts down with praise and rejoicing to the Lord. Yes, I may be worried about this, but my God is good, He is on the throne and in control. Yes, but I'm serving a great God, and He has said he would never leave me nor forsake me. Yes, this may have happened, but I’m in God and He has me, yes this is bothering me, but God loves me, I am forgiven, I’m chosen, I’m His daughter. Just thank them, and rejoice in his goodness and greatness, and what He has done for us, and through us. There are so many things to rejoice and thank him for, and just do it throughout the day. And Rejoice in the things we usually take for granted, Like rejoicing in HIm for your marriage, your children, your good health, a roof over our heads, a dependable vehicle, a warm house, etc… Be mindful throughout the day to do that. The more we do that the more we will find to rejoice about. And that lifts us up and puts joy in our steps. Rejoicing that He loves us, cares for us, calls us by name. Psalm 146:5 Happy is the man who has God as his help and his hope is in the Lord. That is what keeps us joyful! Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.KJV Philippians 4:11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. NIV 1 Peter 4:13-17 Rejoice in tribulation and in sufferings for Christ sake. Mathew 5:12 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philpiallans 4:8 3. Forgiving -Matthew 6 14-15 - love and charity Forgiving is so powerful and healing. Having a forgiving spirit and forgiving attitude. Matthew 6:14-15New King James Version 14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Always forgiving. We will be hurt, and not like in tragedies, but by our spouses, by other family, or just things in life. Sure this may be easier said than done, but we can do that in Christ, He gives us the ability to forgive. and we just have to keep forgiving, and keep forgiving, it’s an ongoing thing as long as we are living. We have to seek to do that and be very purposeful about it, and we can. And dying to self, because it’s really not us living anymore, but Christ living in us. And if we can truly live like that, die to ourselves and not be so consumed on ourselves and our little feelings, and be more concerned about and looking out for others, and not have these little pity parties and wow me attitude, then we can be forgiving, because we want to be joyful. Not forgiving is just being down in spirit and low. But when we can forgive we can just get on with our lives and these things won’t keep bothering us anymore. Like sometimes my husband says something or does something that hurts me or disappointed me and I've let that get me down. And I know he needs to tell me he is sorry and until he tells me sorry I will be upset at him. So finally I'm tired of being upset at him and I go to him and say I'm tired of being upset. Let's get this over with I don’t want to be mad at you anymore. So when i mention that to him, he is usually a little quicker to tell me he is sorry that he would have, and then i'm like great, now we are good again. Let's be happy, let's not be upset and that helps us joyfull each day. Forgiving is so powerful and healing and life giving, but we have to be intentional about it, and as the other things we have to continually be forging throughout our days everyday. Not worrying about the future. Philippians 4:5-7 So today we covered being thankful, rejoicing, and forgiving. And just got to keep doing things everyday, it's a choice we have to make. The choice we have to make is to be thankful, rejoice in the Lord to praise the Lord no matter what happens, be grateful, in whatever situation we are in, and forgiving. And we know that when we forgive others, God forgives us because we know we do plenty _ everyday, we are not perfect, we keep making mistakes. If we want to be forgoing, we have to be forgiven. And that keeps us joyful and keeps us going. This is something I wrote around the three year mark of loosing our son Clayton. This is things that we were currently doing at that time, and things that helped me. God is still writing our story! On April 19th, 2020 we were still living in Deadwood. This year we neither went to the cemetery, walked out to the accident scene in the woods, watched the picture slideshow from the funeral, or watched the funeral service as we had the previous two anniversaries after our sons death. It's not that I didn't want to go to either the cemetery or accident or both that day in remembrance of our son but things came up and we weren't able to. I was certainly thinking of him that day though. I did something different this spring and summer though. First I did a youtube video over in the woods at the accident spot. I shared our story of loss, gave hope and encouragement, and read some scripture. Then shortly after that I started a video series called Hope From the Cemetery summer 2020 series. I just wrapped up that series with my last video from the cemetery at the end of October. As well as one more video out in the woods. In all I did 13 videos from the cemetery over the summer. I'm very thankful for that platform where I was able to give hope, encouragement, and scripture to someone going through grief and loss or other difficult things. At this point, November 2, 2020, I only have 13 subscribers and some videos only have a couple fews. But I'm still very glad for what I was able to do through those videos and I never know How God will bless those videos and get them into the hands that need it. I also post every video on my blog too, but I don't have much of an audience on there either. So I'm praying to expand my audience and build my platform so I can get my stuff out to more people. The ones that need it. I'm also trying to diligently look for places to speak at still. Early in the new year of 2020 I was praying diligently for places to speak at and how to find places and at that time I really felt I was to just book a couple halls in our area and put on my message. So I did. Though I didn't see the need to do it so soon so I booked the first one about a month and half later followed by the second one about 2 weeks after that. Well I got my first one in and had about 20 ladies show up. But for the next one it was cancelled when everything got shut down with covid-19 the middle of Mar. Then I waited till August when we could have meetings again and planned one more again for August 27th. And no one showed up. That was very discouraging for sure. And set me back for a bit thinking I wouldn't plan another event on my own like that anymore and would just wait and look for opportunities to be invited to speak somewhere. Then I contacted a few churches in GP about speaking. They said there wasn't much going on right now with covid-19 but they would check out my website and keep me in mind. But now we are headed to Texas for a while so I will try to do outreach there and continue to look for places to speak. I'm praying for God's leading, direction, and guidance, and for an open door. I'm thankful for the platforms I've had via video and online to be able to give hope and encouragement through our story and loss of our son Clayton. It means a lot. And I know that our story is not over yet. I know God's got more in store for us. In this blog post I wanted to share something I wrote about a year ago of things I've learned or God is teaching me or putting on my heart since loosing our son Clayton in 2017. It has been just over for years now since our loss. God is still working in us and through us!! Six things I've learned since losing our son.
This is a repost from early spring 2019 when I first did these videos. Recently I had been thinking of these 2 videos and how I wanted to turn them into a written blog post as well as a message I could use for speaking purposes. I decided to share them again here on my blog for whoever may not have seen them when they were first posted. This was in my early video making so the quality may not be as good, but the message is still great!! So may you enjoy, and I do hope you would pass them to someone who could be blessed by these. Welcome to parts one and two to living a joy-filled life! How can you live joy-filled life when things are not always going smooth? If you your faced with great disappointments in life, or have gone through tragedies and your life as been changed forever? Or when things are not going your way, when things don't happen the way you wanted, when you wanted and how you wanted? In part one I cover the first 3 steps that I put together on living a joy-filled life. Learning to give thanks in all things, rejoicing constantly, and continuously forgiving. In part 2 I cover the last 3 of the six steps to living a joy filled life: Dieing to self, Seeking first the Kingdom of God, and Trusting God. For helpful grief resources, and to find me on my blog or website please visit Mae Renfroe Moving ahead with a healed heart and a great hope for the future. This is part 3 of the 4th annivery of the loss of our son. God has a way of healing our hearts and giving us a hope and a purpose for the future like nothing else can. The things of this world only give us temporary relief. This hope is for everyone who gives there lives to God and believe in Him and His Word. There is hope after tradgidies. I look forward to hearing from you. In Him, Mae Renfroe In this video I talk about the things I have been working on over the past four years since the loss of our son. I explain what all I've been doing and have to be able to share with others that have gone through loss or other difficult things in life. Such as my blog, my video series called Hope From the Cemetery, my grief support page on my website, and more recently,my speaking. This video goes with my previous one titled, Holding on to Hope through the hard times - four years after our loss. To contact me or to find these resources I mentioned in the video please visit my website and blog. Mae Renfroe www.maerenfroe.com It's been four years now since the tragic loss of our 14 year old son in April of 2017. in this video and in the next few ones I will be talking about different aspects of our loss and the last 4 years. In this video I briefly explain our son's quad accident, and focus on the hope, and peace we have in Jesus. this video would be great for those that have recently experienced loss or going through other difficult things in life. In Him, Mae Renfroe I'm adding this video, taken out in our woods, to the Hope From the Cemetery series that I've been doing over the summer of 2020. It's done at the accident site of where we lost our son. I did a video here early in the spring before starting my series at the cemetery. ( there is a link to that video below ) I thought this video would be a great way to wrap up the series. I hope to do one more at the cemetery though . Mae Renfroe Here is the link to the first video I did out here in the woods of spring 2019. https://youtu.be/P0bXS8FG4uU And here is the link my first video from the cemetery in Hope From the Cemetery series 2020 https://youtu.be/eDbS5qSCHqY
#12 Hope From the Cemetery - comforting others with the comfort that God has given us heals us too10/20/2020 Hi there! Welcome to another video of hope and encouragement from the cemetery. In this one I share one of the things that helped me the most after our loss- reaching out and comforting others. When we reach out to comfort others it can be the be the very best thing we can do for ourselves. Please feel free to contact me here if you have any questions, comments, or need someone to pray for you and with you. That's what I'm here for. Him Mae
welcome to another Hope From the Cemetery video! In this one I talk about Hope. And what exactly is hope. What it means to have hope. What are we hoping for? And in what or where do we place our place? And i share beautiful verses of hope from the Bible. I share some acronyms on hope as well. So watch, enjoy, and keep hanging on patiently expecting the great things that God has planed for your life! In Him, Mae Please feel free to connect with me here on my blog. don't below the video is the list of verses i share on my video plus more.
29 Bible Verses about Hope
Now Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 NIV For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 | NIV Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:11 | NIV But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 | NIV The Lord will keep you from all harm-- he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalm 121:7-8 | NIV May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 | NIV Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 | NIV And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 | NIV Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 | NIV Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:3-4 | NIV You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. Psalm 119:114 | NIV Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 | NIV Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. Psalm 31:24 | NIV But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans 8:25 | NIV But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. Micah 7:7 | NIV Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 | NIV I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” Lamentations 3:24 | NIV I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. Psalm 130:5 | NIV Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:5 | NIV May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:22 | NIV And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Romans 5:5 | NIV Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 | NIV The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. Isaiah 61:1 | NIV But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15 | NIV There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called. Ephesians 4:4 | NIV To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 | NIV Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 24:14 | NIV I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. Ephesians 1:18 | NIV The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. Proverbs 10:28 | NIV Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:6-7 | NIV Bible verse of the day How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. Psalm 119:9 | NIV For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. |
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I am a wife to my wonderful husband, Paul, of over 22 years. Mommy to 9 blessings, ages 21 to 3 years. Our 2nd oldest son, at age 14, has gone on to be with the Lord on April 19th, 2017. I share about that new road we are on here on my blog. Categories
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