I’ll never forget the morning I was teaching a 4 & 5-year-old Sunday School class when one little boy and girl touched my heart in a way that still lingers around in my soul. We were doing our classic opening and I asked for prayer requests. Requests for prayer over pets, family, and school were shared. And then one little boy raised his hand and said, “We need to pray ... Read More »
Umbrella Prayers
Decorating for your Umbrella Prayers Event
*This post is for event planners that have scheduled an Umbrella Prayers Workshop/Event. Yay! You have your Umbrella Prayers Workshop booked and you're already thinking about ideas and ways to decorate for your event. Let me give you some ideas that might help you get started: Begin asking around for umbrellas and rain boots in good condition. You can use these in ... Read More »
My love of 25 years & giveaway winners announced
We celebrated 25 years of marriage yesterday. A look back at pictures from our wedding and a keepsake book of all our Anniversaries was a fun part of our day. It's funny how much we forget unless we take the time to look back and read. It was a lot of fun. He gave me the sweetest card ever along with chocolate and flowers. I simply love the quote from Shakespeare on the ... Read More »
Celebrating in Color – Give Away!!
God is graciously blessing the ministry of Umbrella Prayers and to celebrate I'm giving away some free stuff. Virtual door prizes! Yay! Since I'm all about color, prayer and Jesus, everything I give away this week will have to do with those things. I just wish I could give it to you in person. I am giving away 3 new packs of limited edition colored Paper Mate Flair pens to 3 ... Read More »
Umbrella Prayers Ministry
God gave me a vision for a creative prayer tool called Umbrella Prayers several years ago and He has been using it in some really neat ways. I wish I could take credit for this but I know God put this idea together and simply let me steward it. So far he has used women like you and me to take Umbrella Prayers to neighborhoods, churches, offices, foreign countries, sex slaves ... Read More »
Umbrella Prayers Leader’s Kit
The Umbrella Prayers Leader Guide is designed for you to lead an Umbrella Prayers event in your own home or in a large group setting. While I personally love leading Umbrella Prayers at various women’s events there’s nothing more satisfying than leading Umbrella Prayers in my own home. And even more satisfying than that is teaching others how to lead Umbrella Prayers in their ... 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 »
Why Umbrella Prayers…
"Umbrella Prayers" are changing the way I pray. When we start with WHO our God is in prayer and then bring up under him our needs, requests and worries it does something amazing. It doesn't always change the circumstances, although sometimes it does, but it does change our perspective. Coming to God first in acknowledgement and in praise of who he is gives us a stability and a ... Read More »