For much of my parenting I focused on helping my kids make good decisions, yet as they’ve grown into adults I’ve realized that their decisions are only part of the factor. My kids will also face heartbreak because of hard circumstances and the decisions of others. There are times the darkness will seem to overwhelm… [Continue Reading]
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How to Teach Your Children to Depend on God
Hi Friend! Greetings from Nashville! I’m here with the Teach Them Diligently Conference. Yesterday I taught about 40 Ways to Be Present In Your Child’s Day. I also taught with Kristi Clover about Homeschool Basics. I love, love, love meeting up with friends I’ve met at previous conferences and making new ones! Even as I write… [Continue Reading]
5 Ways To Teach Kids About God Through Nature And Scriptures
This post contains affiliate links. Growing up in the mountains of Northern California I spent many summer days at the lake. The icy cold water was clear, made up of melted snow. The lake bottom was sticky mud, and I’d dig with my toes until my feet were completely buried. Sometimes I’d build sand castles… [Continue Reading]
Ecclesiastes 4:6
Ecclesiastes 4:6 Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. Prayer Lord, I don’t know when I started believing the lie that more is better. More things consumes my time. More activities take me away from those closest to me—and away from time with you. More desires fill… [Continue Reading]
Proverbs 31:30
Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Proverbs 31:1 Prayer Lord, I am so thankful that you are showing me that what’s in my heart is what matters most. In my life, I’ve spent so much time trying to be charming and… [Continue Reading]
Proverbs 24:3-4
Proverbs 24:3-4 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. Prayer Lord, I am so thankful for all the moments I set aside time to meet with you, to be filled by you, and to fill my mind with your… [Continue Reading]
Job 9:33-34
Job 9:33-34 If only there were someone to mediate between us, someone to bring us together, someone to remove God’s rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more. Prayer Lord, for thousands of years before Christ came to earth God’s people longed for a mediator between them and God. What they… [Continue Reading]
2 Chronicles 30:9
2 Chronicles 30:9 For the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him. Prayer Lord, I’ve been a Christian long enough to know when I’ve allowed my attention to be drawn away from you, and when I’ve set up my own desires instead… [Continue Reading]
Psalm 67:2
Psalm 67:2 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us—so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. Prayer Lord, nothing inspires me more than seeing how you’ve guided, blessed, and provided for your children. When I see what you’ve done in–and… [Continue Reading]
Psalm 94:19
Psalm 94:19 When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. Prayer Lord, some days I feel as if I have faith to move mountains. Other days my anxious thoughts consume me. I am thankful that you draw near to me in both cases. You come to me with consultation and care when… [Continue Reading]
Psalm 68:28
Psalm 68:28 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Prayer Lord, as I come before you I have a new sense of my burdens. When I awoke the heaviness of all the problems and challenges of the day weighed upon me. But at this moment—as I lift them… [Continue Reading]