(I'm on a mass email list from Craig Gross and his ministry and received this email today. I copied and pasted since there is no blog post to the same information. All Craig's social media contact information is in this post so you can decide to follow him if you want. He's been helpful in guiding our family in some of our decisions and I think you might ... Read More »
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5 ways to survive Mother’s Day when you want to be a Mom but aren’t.
Mother's Day is a sweet day of honoring our Moms and our children. Flowers, dressing up, pictures, cards that share our heart's message and on and on the celebrating goes. But there are women most likely in your midst who are having a hard time celebrating because of an ache inside. A deep ache that can't always be explained. She might be the woman who is barren and longs to ... Read More »
What are Umbrella Prayers?
Many of you have asked about umbrella prayers. Some of you know already and are probably sick of hearing about it by now - ha! I am to honestly. If it poured down rain today I wouldn't want to see one single umbrella in my sight since that's all I've looked at since January. Just Kidding. Sort of. Umbrella Prayers is a creative tool in praising God and praying for others ... Read More »
When Mama’s Pray
I remember praying with a group of Moms years ago when one of the teenage sons of a Mom was in a deep funk. He was glued to his computer screen hooked on a game that kept him up for hours on end. We asked God to release the control of this addiction and to help him break free. Little did we know the very next day the boy would spill a drink all over the keyboard preventing him ... Read More »
Rugged Faith
"Rugged Faith" Randy used this term Sunday night in his teaching and I really liked it. I've been thinking about it all week long. It conjures up a lot of different things in my mind. Sometimes we like to think of faith as pristine and fitting tightly in nice little categories where everything makes sense and fits just right. When I hear the term Rugged Faith I think of ... Read More »
Growing Stronger Roots – A Prayer Journal Review
Oh friends this prayer journal is such a great little nugget of gold. I just love it. I'm still not sure how I came across Tara Furman on social media but I'm sure glad I did. She put together this prayer journal and it's packed with all kinds of treasures! My favorite features in this prayer journal... The categories - Praise. Thanksgiving. Confession. Favorite Verses & ... Read More »
How we’re handling The Shack and Beauty & The Beast as a family.
Hi friends - this post is to share where we're coming from on two movies Christians are talking about right now. We might land in different places on one or both of the topics and it's okay to do that. It's the beauty of respect within community. I read the Shack when it first came out but have not seen the movie. I've watched a few interviews with the author to better ... Read More »
2 simple & transforming Bible study techniques
So let's admit that sometimes we open up scripture and are like, "ummmm what did I just read?" We go away confused or bored. Been there done that. I learned something from John Piper that has helped me and I want to share it with you. Every morning he gets out of bed and gets on his knees and prays these three verses. He calls them the I.O.U's. Instruct - "I will instruct ... Read More »