Live for the glory of God
I sit and watch my teen daughter as she excitedly tells me something new she has learned in God’s word. Her joy is contagious. She walks in truth and loves the Word of God. This is what it looks like to have the Word deeply rooted within her heart. I see it in her life as […]
I have been looking for some fun Easter activities for us to do this year. My kids are getting older and I can’t wait to decorate our house today and make this Easter memorable! But I do not want to decorate with bunnies and eggs. In our home, we emphasize a Christ-centered Easter, just like […]
Where do you go to find comfort? Food? Work? Sleep? Perhaps you’ve not even taken time to consider this question, but we all turn to something or someone for in those times when we’re walking through difficult times. Times of loss Time of reversal Times of pain Times of rejection My have always been food and […]
Does your prayer life need to be challenged? Is it stale and routine? Have you lost joy in daily prayer and communion with God? If this describes you, then it is time to take your prayer life to a new level! It’s time to take on a new challenge and begin doing those things that […]
One thing I want to do in 2017 is include my children in my Bible study. Not just do family devotions, but teach them the value of Bible study so that they grow up with a sense of the importance of studying God’s Word and prayer. I’ve come to realize that my children learn more […]
If I was at all intimidated by writing about how to have effective family devotions, I am certainly much more intimidated by writing about how to help your teen have a quiet time! I don’t have teenagers…. Its been THIS MANY years since I’ve been a teenager…. But as I’ve pondered, prayed, and prepared for […]
Just as it is important for adults to do more than just read the Bible, so kids need to study the Bible as well. I’ll admit, one of the struggles I had in having family quiet time is that I wasn’t quite sure how much my children were retaining. The fact is, by listening we […]
I have heard some parents state that they feel family devotions are like brain-washing their child, and that they want to allow their children to make their own decision for faith as they get older and are more well-informed about their decision. When I hear this, I bristle. The fact is that if you don’t […]
Having family devotions is not always as easy as it would seem. Before I had kids, and even when my kids were babies, I envisioned amazing family devotion times where my kids were fully engaged and excited about spending time with Jesus as a family. What is reality is that having regular family devotions have […]
There were times when my husband and I despaired of our toddler son ever saying anything we could understand. It’s not that he’s not chatty. Oh he’s chatty enough – he just chatted in his own language. He still does sometimes. Our youngest has now started speaking as well. It is just so much fun […]
