An Example of A Wife, Mother, And Christian.

I love to see examples of Godly women who have strong marriages, strong families, and are strong women in their faith.
I saw Victoria Osteen on Good Morning America. I love both Joel and Victoria’s ministry and I loved the interview with Victoria. I especially loved when Robin asked her about being a strong woman and still supporting her husband. Victoria smiled and said it is about giving and taking and bending and changing.

In the interview Joel talked about the influences that his mother and wife have had in his life:

He says the two strong women influence and teach him every day.
“From both of them — persistence, determination — I know I wouldn’t be who I am today. I wouldn’t be half who I am today without Victoria. I mean, she has pushed me in a good sense and told me I can do things,” he said of his wife.

I loved Victoria’s philosophy as a mother. Especially in the role her children are in she has to know she has not walked in their shoes She really has to listen to their experiences and their perspectives on life:

Just as important as Victoria Osteen’s role in the church is her role as mother. She says motherhood is a constant learning experience.
“I try to listen to my children. I try to change with my children. That’s something I’ve really, really worked on because it’s easy when they’re little to move them from one place to the other. But now my son, he’s gonna be 13 years old,” she said.
Victoria Osteen said that on the podium she preaches, but at home, she listens “I’m like OK, let me hear what you’re saying, and let me try to understand where you’re coming from. And I always teach my children to just — to tell me what they’re thinking. Tell me if you have another perspective on it ’cause I wanna hear your perspective,” she said.

You can read, and watch the entire interview from Good Morning America by clicking here. It is a two part series, yesterday featured and interviewed Joel. If you are interested you can continue to watch to see his interview.