Last week, Josh Conner, the spiritual formation pastor at my church, Parkway Hills, gave a fantastic sermon about discipling. As Christians, we know discipling must be a key component in our life and something we must do as Christ followers…
Read MoreLike my post yesterday, I had also printed out and saved another set of prayers from Proverbs 31 Ministries in March of 2014 and these were for boys….
Read MoreRecently I was looking through an old prayer journal and I found a devotion I loved. If I find something particularly helpful, I save it, and like an old-fashioned scrap book, I tape the devotion or prayer in my journal…
Read MoreI pray my children will not fall victim to the lies of the enemy and that they would know their worth comes from God. I hope and pray my children know they are loved so much that God sent His Son for them…
Read MoreFor someone who dabbles in worry and fear as a hobby, I have really had to work hard at ridding myself of this extracurricular activity of mine. As I have grown in my walk with Jesus, I have seen how He instructs us often in scripture not to fear…
Read MoreWould you say you are a content person? I know when I was younger, I was not very content. I was guilty of filling my time and my life with things other than God…
Read MoreA couple of posts ago, I mentioned this verse. Then it came up again in some of my quiet time so I feel like it must be something for me to focus on this year. Often I love to look at the same scripture but in different translations. I love to see the differences in words that are used in the different translations…
Read More“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17. I love this verse for the new year! As we all are making resolutions or setting goals for the year, I love what this verse speaks to for all of us. If we are in Christ, we are a new creation. Each year, I try to make some goals...
Read MoreWelcome 2022! I say that with some hesitancy of course, as the past several years have roughed us all up a bit. I have taken some time to pray and seek God’s will for this space for the year. It is really my hope (and prayer) that this space will grow to become an encouragement to anyone with a child in your life, in some capacity…
Read MoreHere is a tradition that is new to me, but one I definitely want to start when I have grandchildren. My sweet friend Kelli, who is a young mom of two precious girls, is the one who told me about this tradition. Instead of putting the focus on gifts and Santa Claus, this activity will help children focus on scripture and the true meaning of Christmas…
Read MoreOn this fourth Sunday of Advent, some Advent calendars have peace as the topic for focus and reflection for the week. However, some traditions focus on faith, which will be my focus this week…
Read MoreA fun tradition to start with the little ones in your lives is to throw a birthday party for Jesus in December.
Read MoreJoy!!! One of my very favorite words ever!!! The theme for the third week of Advent is Joy…
Read MoreI have been involved in Bible Study Fellowship for many years and they have a weekly handout for the parents who have children enrolled in the children’s program. Recently, they had a wonderful lesson about teaching your child the Christmas Story…
Read MoreYesterday’s post discussed Luke 1:28-33, where the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and explained to her, her heavenly assignment. On Sunday, I heard a message about this very passage by Greg Laurie of Harvest Church in Riverside, California. He had some great points that he taught about in this scripture…
Read MoreIn these verses, the angel Gabriel tells Mary she would give birth to a son. I cannot imagine what it must have been for her to receive this message from this angelic messenger. What a sight that must have been!
Read MoreHave you discovered items that you wanted to purchase for your children or grandchildren are hard to find? Impossible to find may be more like it! And because of the supply chain issues, you are unable to fulfill the request? I was discussing this issue with a good friend of mine and we talked about how we could address this with the children in our lives…
Read MoreThe theme for the second week of Advent is Peace. In the dictionary Peace is defined as…
Read MoreThe Jesse Tree is a way to tell the story of Jesus’s family tree. Jesse was the Father of the King David and Jesus descended from the line of David…
The first weekend of Advent was Sunday the 28th of November. For this first week of advent the theme is Hope. Hope is a state of anticipation and expectation in the life of a Christian. Hope for the Christian is a statement of certainty for us…
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