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 November 2008
 
Greetings!

 
Thanksgiving was full of family, food, friends and...well, full pretty well describes the whole experience!  We ate so much!  Now, the tree is going up and the fragrance of mistletoe and cloves fill the air. 
 
Pour yourself a cup of your choice holiday java and snuggle up by the fire while we give a taste test to some of my favorite warm drinks and Christmas CD's.  I'll also introduce you to one of my favorite dead authors for a good holiday read!  Also, we will think about how to be overjoyed this season rather than overwhelmed-that's in my Fresh Grounded Thought.  Spill the Beans features a question voiced by a reader that is tender and gives utterance to how we have all felt when life gets hard.
 
Hey, here's some news!  You're the first to know about the release of my new devotional, Fresh Grounded Faith, coming out just in time for Christmas.  It will remind you of our monthly java time together with daily fresh grounded thoughts and an opportunity for you to spill the beans. You can find out more information about the book below in Thanks-a-Latte.

So, take a coffee break before the holiday hustle takes over and let's enjoy some java time!

As always,
email me your thoughts or questions.  I'd love to hear from you!

Your friend,
 
Jennifer
P.S.
Hundreds of you have emailed me asking when my video-based Bible study, Me, Myself, and Lies: A Thought Closet Maker (based on Self Talk, Soul Talk), will be out.  It will be on LifeWay shelves (and at my store) in February. My Dr. Phil will send you a special pre-order announcement next week. Begin planning your spring Bible studies with ME in mind -- ME, Myself, and Lies. 
Taste This! 

 
What I Am In To Lately

 
This month I was a part of the LifeWay Women's Ministry Forum in Nashville, TN, traveled to Ontario, Canada, and had friends and family in our home for Thanksgiving.  But the highlight of November had to be our Fresh Grounded Faith Conference here in Springfield!  About 1300 women attended and my cup was definitely full with God's kindness.  Lisa Whelchel was funny and deep as she shared her story and insights, Marcy Priest led worship beautifully, and one of the most special surprises was partnering with Michael O'Brien.  The women at the conference were crazy about him!  You really must check out his Something About Us CD--it is fabulous.
 
JR with Kathy Troccoli Speaking of CD's, I just popped Christmas music into my CD player.   Over the last few weeks, I've had the privilege of partnering with Travis Cottrell and Kathy Troccoli in ministry events, so their Christmas CD's are getting the most play!  Travis' voice is clear and compelling, and I love Kathy's jazzy take on the Christmas classics. 
 
While the Christmas music is playing, I am sipping my favorite holiday drink from Starbucks - a Peppermint Mocha!  But, there are lots of marvelous holiday drinks to choose from.  The girls that make up Jennifer Rothschild Ministries list these as their favorites: Kathryn loves the Hot Caramel Apple Spice, Valerie enjoys the White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha, Karen (who doesn'tJR with Travis Cottrell drink coffee-can you believe she works with us?) always orders the Signature Hot Chocolate, and Susan goes for the Verona Blend-black! Tracie likes the Mocha Frappuccino and Julie is fond of the Java Chip Frappucino.  Robyne, who handles our WomensMinistry.net newsletter orders a decaf, low-fat Grande Latte with 1/2 pump of sugar free vanilla. Around here we call it a "why bother."  So, grab one of your girlfriends and head to Starbucks!
 
Around the World in 80 DaysOn your way to the coffee shop, stop by the bookstore or library and pick up Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules VerneVerne is one of my favorite dead authors!  He was born in France in 1828, was a contemporary of Victor Hugo, and is famous for his science fiction.  Now, before you get girlish thinking his novels are infused with too much testosterone, let me just tell you he is one of the most tender, relational male authors I've ever read.  It's also very interesting to trace the brilliance of his forward-thinking mind.  In his novels, he prophesied the invention of helicopters, autos, submarines, internet, television and space travel to name just a few!  He really fascinates me. 
  
So give these things a taste test:

1. Michael O'Brien--Something About Us

2. Holiday drinks from Starbucks

3. Travis Cottrell--Ring the Bells

4. Kathy Trocolli--A Sentimental Christmas

5. Around the World in Eighty Days or anything by Jules Verne


 
Fresh Grounded Thoughts
What God Has Been Teaching Me Lately 
Jennifer Rothschild
 
Christmas is just around the bend and most of us are feeling that little tingle of anticipation.  We're shopping, decorating and trying to keep our stress levels at manageable proportions. Preparing to celebrate can bring joy, but turning on the TV news can squelch any joy of the season.  The media is quick to point out why you should worry rather than reminisce.  They remind you how tough our economy is rather than refer to how blessed we are as a nation.  So, to protect your Christmas from the bad news and bad moods that can steal your joy, let's consider what joy is.
 
According to James 1:2, joy is a mindset; a perspective.  James says, "Consider it all joy..."  Joy really is a way of viewing life.  One of the words in the Old Testament that is translated into our English word joy means "a special goodness in the widest sense."  So, how do we keep a joyful perspective and experience that "special goodness" even when things seem especially bad this year?
  
 "What if we don't have enough money to buy gifts?"  "What if my husband loses his job?"  "What if taxes go up, the stock market keeps going down, we keep bailing out, and there's no money coming in?" Whew!  Can you really keep joy in your Christmas when those are real possibilities and realities?
 
The apostle Peter gives us practical tips on gaining and keeping joy.  "Do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed." (1 Peter 4:12-13)
 
Peter first tells us not to be surprised by the sorrow or trial that can invade the Season.  "Don't be surprised," he says.  In other words, this has happened before; it most likely will happen again.  In The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis says: "Tribulations cannot cease until God either sees us remade or sees that our remaking is now hopeless." So, my friend, you know as well as I do--sorrow and hard times will last as long as the human race runs!
 
Peter tells us that instead of being surprised, we should rejoice.  To rejoice is a verb.  It's an action that is underpinned by an attitude of a special goodness in the widest sense!  To rejoice means we wear the attitude of joy on our countenances and engage in the action of joy. 
 
The result of choosing to rejoice even when things are tough is that you will be "overjoyed when His glory is revealed."   But the good news is His glory being revealed isn't merely a future event reserved for His second coming.  It's a daily event.  His glory is revealed every moment of every day if we simply choose to observe it.  His glory is revealed in celebration and in sorrow.  His glory is revealed in children's faces and in Christmas carols. His glory is revealed in family gatherings and falling snow. His glory is not only made clear in mangers, but it can be evident in malls...if we are looking for it. It's just up to us to notice it.  If we aren't overjoyed, it may be because we haven't begun to rejoice and notice His glory.  I don't know about you, but I don't want to spend the next few weeks being overwhelmed; I want to be overjoyed.
 
Jesus said that He came to give you abundant life but "the thief came to steal and to kill."  (John 10:10)   The enemy of your soul is the thief who will steal your peace and kill your joy this season if you aren't aware of his schemes.  He does use hard times and bad news, but the best weapons he uses against us are the ones we give him.  Weapons like unforgiveness, bitterness, or just plain negativity and hopelessness.  You can keep your joy and overcome the evil one by not giving him any weapons-by defeating him before he has a chance to attack.  Just rejoice, and look for God's glory.  You will find that your willingness to rejoice will be the platform upon which God's glory shines the brightest.  Shine on sisters!
 
Well, that's what's been percolating in me lately!
 
 
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Question: In the past six months I have had more medical problems besides retinits pigmentosa, and the most important man in my life, my father, passed away.   Then my childhood girlfriend (since three years old) was murdered by her husband, and two more deaths in  the family.  Now my cousin that I am close too has M.S.  Fear has set inside me...and I haven't felt so separated from the Lord.  Where can I find Him???
 
Janine
Utah


Answer: Oh Janine, you can find Him in your pain.  He never left.  Sometimes the sorrow we feel is so big that it makes God feel small.  But feelings are not always based on fact.  God never left so to find Him simply means you seek Him.  Seek Him in your pain.  Seek Him in your confusion. Seek Him in your loneliness.  He is there with you.  You have not cried one tear that He hasn't caught and placed in His bottle.  Just as He wept at the tomb of His friend Lazarus, He wept with you at your father's funeral.  Perhaps your tears have blurred your vision of Him and your fear has clouded your ability to see clearly that God is with you and will never leave you. 
 
This is when faith becomes the most real.  Faith is the evidence of what is not seen.   Faith isn't a feeling so don't wait for tingles and emotions to well up and carry you to a recognition of God's presence.  His presence is with you based on who He is, not how we feel.  Fear is a feeling, that's why it's so powerful and makes you think it represents ultimate reality.  But, feelings don't always represent ultimate truth and they are not worthy of our ultimate trust.  Trust God more than your feelings, my friend.   Look for Him and you will see Him.  He will be the one with the tear stained face and the nail scarred hands reaching out to reassure you that He never left.
 
 
And now the beans are officially spilled!
 
 
Prayer Requests

 
I need your prayers - if you have time, will you please consider praying for me? Here is my prayer list for this month:
 

 
1. Thanks for praying for FGF in Springfield. God was so kind to be with us and empower us.  Women were deeply ministered to.  Thank You Lord.
 
2. We have at least over 70 new sisters in Christ that joined the family of God this past weekend in Alberta, Canada.  I had the privilege of partnering with Sherwood Park Alliance Church for their annual Christmas dinners.  God moved and I was there to be a part of their harvest of souls.  Thank You Lord!  Pray for our new sisters and Sherwood Park Alliance Church as they seek to continue to minister to the new believers.
 
3. For me personally, I am asking God for wisdom for the coming year.  I want to be wise in knowing where to speak, what to write and how to live.  May God increase and I decrease. 

As usual, thanks for partnering in prayer with me.  May we proceed on our knees.

 

 
 
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September - October 2008
 
Dear friend,

 
As I write you this month, there's a wood-burning candle flickering and crackling right beside me.  It smells like fresh biscotti and its fragrance is homey and rich.  Breathe in...can you smell it?  I wish you could, because if "peace" had a fragrance, this would be it!
 
Pour yourself something warm and peaceful to drink, or light a candle that smells like "peace" to you and settle in for our time together. This month I'll clue you in on what de-stresses me in Taste This, and in our Fresh Grounded Thought we'll think about another boundary-privacy. 
 
There are also a lot of fun pictures in Espresso Shots from the Bible Study filming.  Thanks for praying! 
 
I'm glad you're hanging out with me for our Java time.

As always,
email me your thoughts or questions.  I'd love to hear from you!

Your friend,
 
Jennifer
Taste This! 

 
What I Am In To Lately

 
September began as it does each year for the Rothschilds-in Athens, Georgia at the Georgia Bulldogs opening game.  We reunited with some of our dearest friends and had a blast!  As my friend Lori put it, "[When we gather for the game] we are leaving our stress behind." But she quickly followed that statement with, "Actually, my stress is my behind!"
 
Well, this month, I found two things to help with stress--no matter the source!  The first is my favorite...dark chocolate caramels and toffee from The Candy House here in Springfield.  These hand-dipped chocolates are luxurious-the caramels have a hint of amaretto, and the toffee melts in your mouth!   I have a personal theory that eating chocolate slows down the aging process.  I may not be right, but do I dare take the chance?
 
The second surprising item I've found for stress management is niacinamide.  Never heard of it?  It's one of the water-soluble B-complex vitamins. Niacin, or nicotinic acid, is also known as vitamin B-3. It was originally recommended to me to help with acne, but I have found it really seems to offer a little more energy and makes me just feel a sense of wellness.  Besides, I'm feeling so good, if it doesn't help the acne, I'm still happy!  See how well it works?  
 
Of course, I really needed the chocolate and the niacinamide because I was in "stress mode" for the filming of the new Lifeway "Me, Myself and Lies" Bible study.  Thank you for praying!  It went so well, and I can't wait for the final product in February.  Lisa Welchel and Kathy Trocolli joined me and filmed some fun and insightful conversations.  They did such a great job, and you will love the energy and openness they give--very cool.  Of course, I brought them chocolate, too-chocolate covered niacinamide! Ha!

Phil surprised me by flying in Clayton on Thursday night of the filming.  Both Connor and I were shocked and thrilled!  It was so special having him with us since it's just been the three of us at home since he's been at college. 
 
The House of the Seven Gables The book I brought on the trip was The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.  I am not quite finished with it yet, but am almost done and I really don't want it to end. It's that good.  I just love the complicated and subtly strong character, Hepzibah Pyncheon.  She's an unmarried older woman, a descendant of the Pyncheon who built the house of the title. She is from a high-society class, but destitute.  At the beginning of the novel, she has opened a cent-shop to care for herself and her brother.  Hawthorne's ability to peer right inside the intricately knit human spirit and psyche astounds me.  I highly recommend this book. 
 
Highlights of this month included seeing Connor's art displayed at our local art gallery--The Bellewether Gallery of the Arts.  He made a squirmy, colorful octopus out of clay. The three of us (me, Phil and Connor) also enjoyed eating pizza on the roof of the San Francisco Oven restaurant on several unseasonably cool evenings, and I even rearranged our living room on a whim!  (That will either reduce your stress or create stress for your husband!)  
 
So, no matter what you choose to do this month, put "eat chocolate" at the top of your
to-do list.  If you do, you will get at least one thing on your to-do list done for sure!
 
Give these things a taste test:
 
1.  Dark chocolate from The Candy House.

2.  Niacinamide (Girls, I AM NOT a doctor! You should always check with your doctor before starting something new like this.)

3. The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

4.  Rearrange a room in your home.  It will give you that extra little "zing" and freshen up your perspective.


 

Fresh Grounded Thoughts
What God Has Been Teaching Me Lately 
Jennifer Rothschild
 
Grab your favorite mug and pull up a chair!  This fresh grounded thought is the second cup in a four-cup brew!  If you remember, in July, I introduced a series of fresh grounded thoughts about boundaries.  Last month, we thought about simplicity, and this month we will consider a "privacy" boundary.
 
Geoffrey Fisher once wrote: "There is a sacred realm of privacy for every man and woman where he makes his choices and decisions..."
 
Privacy is an important and often neglected part of each of our lives.  Privacy provides time to commune with God.  It makes a place for just you and your Heavenly Father-space for you to pray, listen to His Voice, and read His Word.  Privacy can safeguard your personal creativity.   Well-planned privacy can invigorate your mind, body and spirit.   Well-used privacy can prepare you for public service and participating in community.  Take a look at your day-timer, your Outlook Express, or your wall calendar.  How much empty space is there for privacy to occur?
 
Here are some questions to ask yourself as you begin to consider if you need to tighten your privacy boundary:
 
 
  • Do I actively pursue and engage in solitude?
  • Is there any part of my life that I feel it's my right to keep private?
  • Can I say "no" to someone with out explaining why or feeling guilty?
  • Do I give myself the liberty to let the phone ring or go to voice mail, rather than allow it to disturb my privacy?
 
Truly, not every woman needs this boundary; some women need to expand their privacy zone and let others in!  Privacy should never occur at the expense of true intimacy.  If we draw the privacy lines too tightly, we push out everyone else and do not live out the communal life God intended.  It is possible to have intimate friends and still have healthy boundaries of privacy. "Friends will be much apart. They will respect more each other's privacy than their communion." (Henry David Thoreau)
 
In the midst of busy community life, full of friends and family, most women must consider if they have chosen to implement enough healthy privacy.  So, what does reasonable privacy look like?  The individual implementation of boundaries may vary, but here are some basic privacy principles to apply:
 
1.  Generate privacy; you create it.
 
My pastor has always called his daily time with God, his "private time."  I love that phrase because what it says to me is that not only is it legitimate to need and desire privacy, but it is essential, because privacy lends intimacy with God.   
 
Unfortunately, privacy doesn't just happen; we have to make it happen. Set a time for you to have daily privacy and choose which areas of your life are to be private.  Private times could be early mornings, afternoon walks, occasions with friends, or family dinners.  Private areas of your life may be personal family information, personal convictions, or the reasons for choices you make.  Privacy is necessary; you create what is private to you.
 
2. Guard your privacy; you protect it. 
 
Because private time with my Heavenly Father, friends or family is something I try to create, I protect it!  When I am visiting with a friend or talking to a family member, I will not pick up a buzzing telephone no matter how loudly it chirps or how urgent it sounds.  To do so would invade the private community created by my time with a loved one.  The ground is sacred when I am engaging one-on-one with someone, and I choose to create and protect a boundary around our exchange. 
 
We often place our needs last and put the needs or wants of others ahead.  But, in doing so in an extreme fashion, we forfeit giving our friends, families and community our best. 
 
Create privacy and protect it as if neglecting to protect it will cause you great harm...because it can.  Don't allow your privacy to be easily forfeited, for in doing so, you forfeit the energy and groundedness that comes from it. 
 
3. Govern your privacy; you manage it.
 
"Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Your privacy is your business.  If you must say "no" in some areas sometime to maintain your privacy, do so.  But, manage that word well.  "No" is an appropriate word to say, but it must be spoken with wisdom and God's Spirit as its guide.  So, be a good manager of it.   Private areas of our lives and private times of our lives are intended to strengthen and grow us.  Don't let your privacy be a time of mental or spiritual idleness; fill your privacy with that which adds to your life, not subtracts from it.  Never let privacy be a veiled excuse for selfishness either.  Our privacy is ultimately for us to meet with God, know ourselves better, and refresh our spirits so we can give and serve with renewed vigor.
 
Well, that's what's been percolating in me lately!
 
 
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Question:  I am legally blind with retinitis pigmentosa. I have spent lots of time leaning how to do things like crochet, run my home, take part in church activities,etc. It has been a challenge, as you well know, but God has helped me all the way. Many times I am told, "You can't be too blind or you couldn't do that" from sighted people, and I have to admit it hurts some. With all of your accomplishments, do you get that response and does it bother you, or am I just being too sensitive or proud? How do you respond to it?
 
Wanda
Glenwood, AR
 
 
Answer:  To be honest, I don't get many who say things like that to my face, but there may be some who say it behind my back!  Ha! 
 
I know that kind of comment hurts you.  Unfortunately, blindness, like any handicap, causes more confusion than clarity for those who spectate.  I understand great levels of function can coexist with great limits because I live them!  But, some people can't or won't try to understand.  So, here's what I would say to you, dear sister:
 
1.  Tell the truth. If it hurts you, tell them.
 
2.  Educate...don't just emote! Help them understand how or why you are able to do certain things without seeing.  Maybe they're just ignorant. No need to get your feelings hurt over someone who is clueless.
 
3.  Pray.  When you feel hurt or misunderstood, tell Jesus--He knows what that feels like, too.   He will show you if you're being too sensitive or prideful.
 
And finally,
 
4.  Don't quit!   Stay encouraged.  Be a model of grace and perseverance. Keep up the good work; I know it's hard, but we are not of those who shrink back! (Hebrews 10:39)
 

 
And now the beans are officially spilled!
 
 
Prayer Requests

 
I need your prayers - if you have time, will you please consider praying for me? Here is my prayer list for this month:
 

 
1. Thank you, thank you, thank you for praying for the Bible Study filming!  I  know I told you thanks in my intro to this letter and in Taste This...I  just want you to know I am so grateful!  God gave me clarity, energy and guidance.  He took care of all details.  The crew was magnificent; Lisa and Kathy were superb.  What can I say but thank you and praise Him.
 
2.  I go to Nashville in early October to record the song that will be featured on the Bible Study video.  Please pray for Travis Cottrell who is producing the song.  He is a busy man.  Pray that God blesses him with creativity for the song and personal peace and grace in his life.
 
3.  We will also shoot a music video for the song.  Please ask God for ease in the process and favorable shooting conditions as we film. I so desire that this project pleases Him and blesses others in every way. 
 
4.  Here's a big praise!  The new gals in the office are doing so well and really managed things like pros while we were gone for the filming.  I thank God for them and ask Him to bless them.  My assistant Kathryn shopped for the filming clothes (not an easy task) and spent four long days with me at the shoot attending to all details with a great attitude and boundless energy.  I tell you, I do not know how I could have done it without her energy, loyalty and helpfulness.  I rarely mention her but the way she lives and serves brings blessing to me and praise to God and I wanted you to lift up a thanks to God for her and ask Him to protect and bless her.  We need each other, don't we?
 
Well, that's the biggies.  Thanks for praying and know that I thank my God every time I remember you. Philipians 1:3-6

 
 
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I hope you'll consider being one of my faith-walkin' Sole Sisters. I covet your prayers and appreciate so much the things you do to spread the word about my message.

Here are just a few of the small things you can do to make a big impact:

  • Join Sole Sisters (10 points)
  • Email Five Friends (10 points)
  • Write a Review at Amazon or LifeWay for Jennifer's new book: Self Talk, Soul Talk (10 points)
  • Email us a Photo with You and a Friend (20 points)
  • And more!
See the most recent List of Activities here.
 

 

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