Grace in Action- Women's Ministry at D1Naz

Grace in Action- Women's Ministry at D1Naz Grace in Action is the Women's Ministry at D1Naz. We exist to develop strong and dignified women who laugh together, speak wisely, and teach faithfully.

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Do You Want Friends? Be the one to take the first step. You probably won't find that friend with the first effort. Rem...
06/04/2026

Do You Want Friends? Be the one to take the first step. You probably won't find that friend with the first effort. Remember to have a friend is to be a friend. Guard the confidences you make. Accept that no one is like you and that is OK. Look for opportunities to make a difference in someone else's life. Finally, take it to the Lord. Pray that God will help you see people as He sees them. Learn to have compassion instead of judgment. Ask God to show you who else needs a friend. Go girl! You can do it and add so much to each other's lives.

Weigh in! We all have boundaries. What are yours? Share below.
06/03/2026

Weigh in! We all have boundaries. What are yours? Share below.

For those of us who struggle making friends anywhere, it is important to recognize that there is no one thing that leads...
06/03/2026

For those of us who struggle making friends anywhere, it is important to recognize that there is no one thing that leads to friendship. It can happen anywhere and under all kinds of circumstances. So try as many as you can. And be open! Don't be shy, even if you are! Don't stand around on the fringes. Remember having a friend is also about being a friend. Be available, but don't be pushy. Be willing to enjoy someone else's passion. Share parts of your life with others to foster connections. Use all the opportunities.

So what do you like to do at church? Comment below.
06/02/2026

So what do you like to do at church? Comment below.

All the advice in the world doesn't help if you don't take it and use it. I think that the most important advice is be ...
06/02/2026

All the advice in the world doesn't help if you don't take it and use it. I think that the most important advice is be the friend you want. Be available. Don't hide, and be part of smaller groups where intimacy can form. So join some kind of small group and get to know the people who attend with you. Ask them questions and find out about their lives. Care and be emotionally generous.

It's time to weigh in on how you make friends. Comment below.
06/01/2026

It's time to weigh in on how you make friends. Comment below.

The topic this week is making friends. I must confess that I struggle with this. Early on in my life, I felt like some...
06/01/2026

The topic this week is making friends. I must confess that I struggle with this. Early on in my life, I felt like somehow I didn't get the friend handbook. I was shy and tried to stay away from social situations because they were so hard. Just as I was settling into any situation, we would move or my friend would leave and I would once again struggle to make a new friend. I carried this into adulthood. I always preferred to stay out of social situations because I'd experienced betrayal and the feeling of being left out, but I still wanted to be part of a friend group and feel connected. I still struggle.
Having made that confession, I think this week's topic is as much for me as any of you.
So how do you make friends at church? I did a little research and have come up with a little list. What I would really like is for some of you who are good at making connections to join in and give some us less socially aware women some help!
The Bible has lots of scripture about being a friend and what it means to be a friend, but I think 1 Corinthians 13, is our ultimate friendship guide. Let read it together this week and see what we can learn about being a friend.
When you walk into church, you have to be willing to engage with others, and with what I've learned, you have to start looking at friendship from a posture that considers what you can do for others and not just be in a friendship from a place your own neediness. Love from a place of genuine care and love.
Ok,girls! What do you have to add? I am listening.

Let's get to know Penny Ditmer! I don't know much about her, but I've seen her interactions with children and know that...
05/29/2026

Let's get to know Penny Ditmer! I don't know much about her, but I've seen her interactions with children and know that she loves the Lord. This series of getting to know the women of D1 is precisely for this reason--to know each other better and to appreciate the value God sees in each of us. So here she is--Penny Ditmer.

I was born in Decatur, Illinois at DMH.
I grew up in the Mr. Zion/Long Creek area and graduated from Mt. Zion High in 1990.
I have 3 brothers, two older and one younger.
I would say that my grandmother and my mom influenced me the most.
I wanted to be a veterinarian or a cosmetologist when growing up, but ended up being a mother at 20.
I am married and have been for 13 years. I have 2 adult children and my husband and I adopted my biological grandchildren. So now we have 3 together.
I do not work outside the home. Too much running for the 3 kiddos.
Taking care of the 3 kids is my favorite thing to do.
I wouldn't say I have a super power, but the kids would say that I love to take care of all the sick animals in the neighborhood and try to save them.

My best day would be relaxing in our pool and enjoying the kids laughing and having fun.
I feel that I am a homebody, but I do like to out garage sailing or thrift store shopping.
I would like the seashore sitting on the beach best.
Spring/Summer is my favorite because the new animals being born and the green life.

My guilty pleasure is chocolate. I love chocolate covered bacon, chips and all nuts.

I came to Jesus thru Sherri Dukett. I started coming to D1 a few years ago and fell in love. I mean I worshipped in my own way before I came here, but didn't go to church until then. Best part of D1 is my new church family.

The skill I bring to D1 is to help out at church and be involved with all the kids in the kids wing.

Comment below.
05/28/2026

Comment below.

Celebrations make life better in so many ways. Birthdays, anniversaries, job promotions, new babies, graduations, famil...
05/28/2026

Celebrations make life better in so many ways. Birthdays, anniversaries, job promotions, new babies, graduations, family reunions--they make life sweet. Celebrations are everywhere. Some of the most sacred celebrations are even more important than all of those.
God commanded the Israelites to celebrate 7 different holy times. The celebrations were to remind them of the mercy and grace of God. And here's the most important part of all of them. Every single one of those 7 celebrations point us to Jesus, to his sacrifice of blood on the cross, to his resurrection and ascension and the to arrival of the Holy Spirit to us on Pentecost.
I find these Holy celebrations to mean so much more as I grow in my faith. We experience so much stress and tension as we live and that is true within the body of Christ too. Celebrations say, "Let's remember why we are here! Let's remember the God who loves us and has shown us mercy and acted with grace to save us" We need them. It is incredible to watch God's people celebrate in worship and we should take every opportunity to do this. We will be better for it.

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