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Thurs, October 23
TBN Interview with Kirk Cameron
Costa Mesa, CA
Sat, October 25
Fresh Grounded Faith
Springfield, IL
Sat, November 1
Fresh Grounded Faith
Greenville, SC
Fri-Sat, November 14-15
Fresh Grounded Faith
Springfield, MO
Sun, November 16
Totally Healthy Woman Retreat
Branson, MO
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Don't Miss
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Jennifer is joined by special guests: Chonda
Pierce, Anita Renfroe, Kathy Trocolli, Lisa
Whelchel and others.
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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,
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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 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.
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Fresh Grounded Thoughts |
What God Has Been Teaching Me Lately
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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Spill the Beans |
You Ask It, I'll Answer It
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!
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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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And the Grande Goes To |
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The Winners of the Month
We have three winners this month!
And the grande goes too...
Jane S. of
Salisbury, NC
(janestoner@....)
Sharon A. of
Bald Knob, AR
goldcrown50@...)
Sherri of
Huntington, IN
(gram.cracker@...)
Jane, Sharon and Sherri have won a 3-pack of
Jennifer's Fresh Grounded Faith Girlfriend
Blend Coffee. Check out our
Fresh Grounded Faith website to find out
if there is a conference coming to your
area!
Congratulations Jane, Sharon and Sherri!
Please
email us your mailing address to receive
this gift.
To enter your name in the drawing for next
month's giveaway from
JenniferRothschild.com Store, be
sure to click on the link below to let us
know you were here. Your name will
automatically be added to a random drawing
to win. Then read the next month's email to
see if your name was picked!
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Thanks-a-Latte |
A Special Offer for Special Friends
 Free
DVD for First 35 Purchasers!
During the month of October, the first 35
people to purchase anything on Jennifer's
Store will receive a Free
Walking By Faith: The Music Videos DVD.
Enjoy the seven music videos captured live
from the filming of the
Walking By Faith interactive Bible study.
With grace and beauty, Jennifer communicates
poignant songs that will be a lasting
reminder of God's presence on your journey
of faith. Plus, you can experience the
laughter and love expressed through candid
interviews and video footage of Jennifer,
her boys and her husband.
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Sole Sisters Highlights |
Small Things, Big Impact
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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Taster's
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