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Michelle DeRusha

Every Day Faith. Faith Every Day.

November 7, 2014 By Michelle

When Faith Looks Like Endurance {#MyFaithHeroine}

I am thrilled to introduce the third and final winner of the #MyFaithHeroine contest: Elizabeth Stewart. Elizabeth writes at Just Following Jesus, and she’s a pastor’s wife, a mama, a nana, a Bible teacher and a mentor. She describes herself as quirky, creative, methodical and contemplative, and she loves to whistle – as well as write, photograph and paint. Join me in welcoming the multi-talented Elizabeth Stewart to the blog today, and be sure to stop by her place to say hi and introduce yourself. [A note: The #MyFaithHeroine series will continue here every Friday with a line-up of guest posts written in honor of the women in our lives who have led us, loved us, mentored us and impacted our faith. Join me here every Friday for My Faith Heroine and be inspired.]

MyFaithHeroineI was a daydream-y type kid so sometimes I’d daydream I had a different sort of mama than the one God had given me.  I’d daydream she was more like the young and perky housewife with the fashionable capri pants who lived next door,  or like my friend’s mama with the beauty shop hair and ever-present pearl earrings.  I’d daydream she was the type of mama that I could confide all of my secrets to, a mama/best friend, like a friend had told me her mama was to her.  I daydreamed that Mama was less no-nonsense, and more the type to fuss and fawn over me.

But Mama wasn’t fancy and she wasn’t very emotionally expressive. Mama was hardworking, enduring and faithful.  I know sometimes the death of a loved one can cause us to forget their faults and idealize them. I don’t think I’ve done that with Mama.  I still remember her shortcomings.  What I do think about, still so often even four years after her death, is how much I miss her. Because Mama was one very important thing to me.

Mama was always there.  Mama was my home.

…Please hop over to Just Following Jesus to read the rest of Elizabeth’s story about her faith heroine – her beloved mama. 

This post is part of the My Faith Heroine Series in conjunction with the release of
50 Women Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Heroines of the Faith. Click here to read other posts in the #MyFaithHeroine series. 

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Filed Under: #MyFaithHeroine, guest posts Tagged With: #MyFaithHeroine, Elizabeth Stewart

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a Triple Type A, “make it happen” (my dad’s favorite mantra) striver and achiever (I’m a 3 on the Enneagram, which tells you everything you need to know), but these days my striving looks more like sitting in silence on a park bench, my dog at my feet, as I slowly learn to let go of the false selves that have formed my identity for decades and lean toward uncovering who God created me to be.

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