A few weeks ago our oldest daughter came up to me when I was dishing out dessert and told me, "Mama, God said I can't have a treat." Taken aback, I simply paused and then softly said, "OK, I like that you're obedient to the Lord." Inside I was longing for her to enjoy dessert… Continue reading Delighting in His Goodness
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Equipping a Generation in the Presence of Fear
Fun fact: I'm terrified of scary movies. I've learned as my walk grew with Christ how to attack that fear head on. However, as a child, I struggled. I've written on fear before. How the spirit of fear comes up and how to attack it in our lives. Today I want to gear my writing… Continue reading Equipping a Generation in the Presence of Fear
Praying for my School Age Daughter
I’ve spent a lot of time praying over our oldest daughter in recent weeks. She begins her public school journey next week and I fully admit I’m fearful. What if she gets picked on? What if she falls into picking on someone? What if someone gossips about her? What if she gets hurt and I’m… Continue reading Praying for my School Age Daughter
“You Parent Your kids so Differently”
“You parent your kids so differently.” A statement I hear often. Mainly from friends and family who have watched us walk through the clumsy first years of parenting our oldest girl. Bless them for sticking with us. Those were some clumsy years. Ha! They aren’t wrong though. We parent each girl vastly different. We know… Continue reading “You Parent Your kids so Differently”
Am I Life Giving?
As christian I hear the term Life giving all the time. Sayings like: "Are my words life-giving? My actions?" "Is your home life-giving?" "Are you creating a life-giving environment?" On the surface we can hear that and know exactly what that means and respond, "yes! I love the Lord and am life-giving to those around… Continue reading Am I Life Giving?
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