I'm going to do a series of posts on the fantastic women in my life that serve as role models for me. The topic has been on my mind for a while and I figured, why not? Before I get started, I want to note that I am not doing posts on these women based on their importance to and/or influence on me. That is, I'm not ranking them by best role model, next best, and the next best after that, etc. Each plays a unique part in my life, so I'm just writing about them randomly! Here we go...
My youth pastor's wife, Liz, is one of my favorite people. I don't see her all that often, but every time I spend time with her or even just have a brief conversation with her I come away feeling a little more content, a little more patient, and a little wiser! I think the thing I love most about her is that she absolutely feels called to be a wife and mom first. Her ultimate passion is to create a loving, safe, and comfortable home for her husband and kids. And from what I can tell, she enjoys it! Their house is always so, well, homey; her kids are happy and obviously love her. She clearly displays the fruit of the spirit as a wife, and I want to follow her example in that area later on in life. (Plus, that just rhymed. So... epic win.) Don't get the idea that she's June Cleaver here, though. Liz lets all of us bizarre teenagers into her house to watch movies, eat cookie dough, sling sprinkles around her kitchen, and just hang out. Jeremy (my youth pastor) jokes that her love language is trash talking, and she has a great sense of humor. She's a strong woman.
Liz always has a listening ear for the girls in the youth group. There have been multiple occasions on which I've turned to her for good advice, and she hasn't failed me yet! In fact, just yesterday I emailed her about a tough situation I'm facing at school and she responded, as usual, with a loving, firm and practical suggestion. It means more than she'll probably ever know that she's there for me!
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