Following is my favorite poem, "The Invitation" by Oriah.  Hadn't read it in awhile, then picked it back up this afternoon as certain phrases from kept ruminating in my busy head...

After God created Adam He declared, "I will make an helpmeet for him..." (Genesis 2:18)   What exactly is a "helpmeet"? 

These are my babies, 7 years ago this month...at the height of their innocent glory. 

Building upon what I've shared in the last couple of posts, regarding the "new" way Jesus the man taught and treated women, I want to share my thoughts on one of the most intriguing and least-understood figures in the New Testament...the Woman of Samaria.  Also known as the Woman at the Well.