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Inspiring Blogs – The Loft Link Up

August 13, 2014 By livingabovethenoise

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I’m joining The Loft link-up, a group of women, seeking to build a community of bloggers who inspire, challenge, and simply share with others in a quest to grow into the women God intended us to be.

This week’s topic:  Blogs That Inspire

Wow, did this topic really make me think!  Although, I don’t have time to write an official post…okay, I lied…I made the time!  This really made me consider what this post might say about me.  

  • How do I spend my time on the internet?
  • Who do I read?  And what personalities make me laugh, find joy in this journey, or find inspiration?
  • What websites get me frustrated, angry, or sad?
  • Which ones build me up in my calling as wife, mom, homeschool teacher, house organizer, etc.?
  • And what blogs would I really recommend?

I meander around the internet, gleaning from a variety of blogs.  Some are meant to encourage and offer ideas as a home school mom and manager of my home.  Others help in my sometimes difficult marriage (or in dealing with my often difficult me!).  And still others inspire me to trust God alone for my needs.

But most of all, pondering this question – “What blogs inspire me?” – made me realize my real vision for why I write and for why I read.  I write, I read, I communicate, I question, I think, and I pray ALL to grow in my ability to give glory of God.

Therefore, we must be careful in what we read and in what we write.

  • We need to lift up one another, not beat each other down.
  • We need to lead others to Christ, not to our specific way of following God.
  • We need to challenge one another to be the best women, wife, mother, home manager, and more – not look down on anyone for not doing things “just right” or for the same reasons we do them.

My Blog Recommendations

I cautiously list only a few of my favorite blogs.  I don’t want anyone to get the idea they are missing out if they don’t read all the “good” ones!  Honestly, none are necessary to becoming the women God wants of us, but, the counsel of other women can help us gain new perspective when we’re stuck or down.  So, read, and write, and share, trusting God to show you how much time is best spent on the internet.  Use caution in what you take in.  Put it through the filter of God’s Word.  Above all, be blessed!

Time Warp Wife – really good articles on marriage, meat to chew on…

For The Family – really good articles on raising a family for the glory of God, written for both men and women

Club 31 Women – easy to digest help for homemakers, wives, and moms

The Better Mom  – Contributors share on growing together as women of God

Enjoy the journey!

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Now I ask you, dear lady, not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.   2 John 1:5-6

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  1. Arabah Joy says

    August 13, 2014 at 3:48 pm

    Terry, wow. Just wow. Your insight and the introspection you’ve done on this is so helpful. You have inspired me to ask some of these questions and look at my writing from a different angle. Like you said, it all comes back to glorifying God; having some blogging sisters to help remind us and exhort us in that is such a gift. Thanks for being one of those voices to me today!

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    • livingabovethenoise says

      August 13, 2014 at 5:13 pm

      Thanks so much for your encouragement, Arabah Joy! With all the voices out there, encouragement can be hard to come by. Let’s join the quest to lift one another up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Blessings.

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  2. Jen says

    August 15, 2014 at 8:46 pm

    Hi, Terry! I’m stopping by from The Loft. You asked some thought-provoking questions that would be good for all of us to consider, I think. You also listed some excellent blogs above! Thanks for sharing with us at The Loft, and I look forward to hearing more from you.
    Jen :)

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    • livingabovethenoise says

      September 26, 2014 at 4:05 pm

      I like the title, Inspiring Blogs. And isn’t that what blogs should do? Inspire. I pray mine offers more inspiration than trinkets. Thanks for encouraging me today!

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  3. Rebekah says

    August 16, 2014 at 2:58 pm

    Thank you so much for this great insight – you’re right, nothing we read online is necessary to becoming a better woman, but it is such a blessing when we can find some quiet spots that point us to Jesus! Thank you for these that you’ve listed – definitely some treasures in those sites!

    Hope to see you again soon at The Loft!

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    • livingabovethenoise says

      September 26, 2014 at 4:04 pm

      Thanks for your words of encouragement! We do need to sort out the treasures from the trash in the blogging world. And I pray I add to the treasure. See you soon!

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