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• The True Measure of a Woman

  Posted: September 14, 2007, 6:09 am by mwari

  
  

  I finally did something that I feel has been tugging at my heart for a very very long time.  I have always wanted to be a mentor.  But for some reason, I’ve never done it.  Maybe it was fear (something about providing guidance to a young lady, when I haven’t quite figured out who I am, what my purpose is, and other never ending soul-searching issues) kept me from doing it. But now, I’ve realized that it wasn’t just the right time.  It wasn’t God’s time.  But, I think I’m ready now.  I’m so excited.  I’ll be mentoring young girls age 15-18.  The program I’ll be working with is a Christian based organization, and I’m so impressed by what the program offers for young ladies.  Makes me wish I had something like this when I was their age.  But, I figure its things like these that make me want to do this; hopeful make a difference in someone’s life. Plus, this is part of the committment plan that I’ve been working on.

   

  As part of the program, the gals will be reading Lisa Bevere’s “The True Measure of a Woman.”  I started reading the book yesterday.  After only the first chapter, I’m stumped.  The first question she asks is: “What is the True Measure of a Woman?” I’ve been thinking about this question all day.  I’m not sure I know what the answer to that question is.  So, if I don’t know what that means, how can I recognize what she embodies? How can I aspire to be something that I do not comprehend? What do I need to change about myself to become that woman? Questions, but no answers.  This is bound to be interesting.

   

   

   

  

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