A Postcard and a Prayer from Mennonite Women USA

Don't miss the next issue of timbrel which focuses on Seasons of Marriage. It is our hope that this issue will facilitate older women sharing some of their wisdom on this topic with younger women in the church. Those who are single, widowed, divorced, or remarried can all benefit from the stories in this issue, so we may all work together as women strengthening marriages within the church.

Suter

In the May/June issue, Donna Brunk Suter shares a bit about forgiveness following a spouse's infidelity. While we don't like to think so, researchers find infidelity is so common, especially in younger people's marriages, and rising precipitously among women. The data is no different for evangelicals than for the secular population, which indicates the church is failing its young people, especially its young women, in a significant way.

Barbara Reed shares a new season of marriage she is beginning with her spouse who has Alzheimer's disease (pictured right). Indeed, caring for a spouse as couples age is a reality many of us do not wish to acknowledge, yet it is quite common. Also in this issue Kirsten Klassen shares a personal experience in which she and two other married women discuss what-to-expect information with a friend soon to be married. This, too, is something that would be beneficial in our churches.

In preparation for the next issue on "Kitchen Table Theology," consider:

As women visit and share our stories informally with one another, we often share our faith journeys; this is kitchen table theology. How have you participated in such informal exchanges that have had a positive impact?

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