There’s a lot I can say about this prayer that was woven together out of need, but sometimes less is more. I’m just gonna set this prayer right there, propped up on your screen, just in case you might need it too. Surely I can’t be the only one… Jesus, I praise you for knitting my children together as siblings. Continue Reading →
The restoration message in Joel 2:25 has been one that I have prayed over my little girls that we adopted from Eastern Europe. Adoption has been a beautiful, but hard road containing many unspoken things–things that people don’t want to talk about and would rather I’d sweep under the rug. Some of these things I talk about anyway for the Continue Reading →
Love. I thought I knew what it was until God began giving me opportunities to dig deeper on this one in study and in practice. Love is something that can be so simple and yet so complex at the same time. The quote above from Billy Graham resonates deeply with my Spirit. It has become the heart of me. Simply Continue Reading →
I believe that prayer works. I believe that prayer matters. I believe that God wouldn’t ask us in His word to pray if it wasn’t important. And yet, over the past few years, as I walked through a difficult season that lasted longer than I was comfortable with, I wrestled with prayer. His word promises that He hears us, but I Continue Reading →
This was a post that I went back to read today because I needed it. Maybe you need it too. “Though it feels that this child needs more from me than I have to give, I will still praise you because I know that you will fill me in perfect measure.” “It is clear to me that I am not Continue Reading →
Today I found myself searching out a prayer for my children that relates to siblings and their relationships with one another. Maybe it’s because I have no gauge for what is normal in sibling relationships so any amount of bickering and I am driven to my knees asking the Lord to give me some insight and for Him to fill Continue Reading →
Every Monday I have been trying to post some of the prayers I pray for my children. I do it for you, but I also do it for me. You see, praying for my children is an area that I have been weak in. I have wanted to do well at this, but have never been able to be consistent Continue Reading →
We all seek to find the purpose and meaning for our life. I have seen many an adult that is still wandering in an effort to figure out why they are here. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want that for my children. I want them to be confident that God knit them together perfectly and that He Continue Reading →
I’ve wanted to cover this topic for awhile, but it is such a huge topic that I have been apprehensive, wondering where to start. I think I’ll start with prayer. If one (or maybe more than one) of your children is especially tough for you to parent, like I do, then I have a story to share with you. For Continue Reading →
“He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young. “ Isaiah 40:11 I don’t know what it is about this passage, but I’ve always loved it. It’s very comforting to me when I read it. It gives me confidence to Continue Reading →