My family has been under the weather for a few weeks now, each of us taking a turn to be sick. While my kids were not feeling well I had so much grace for them and their needs but still wanted to uphold most of the standards of communication. For example, I didn’t want themContinue reading “Prayer to NOT Complain”
Category Archives: Parenting
Prayer Kids – Stand up for others
In parenting there are times I have realized that training a skill or character trait needs to start WAY earlier then I could even imagine. Today I want to touch on the issue of defending those unjustly treated. This is not a trait I thought I would need to be training on until my kidsContinue reading “Prayer Kids – Stand up for others”
Love Your Word
My sweetie pie Madeline (age 4) is learning to read. She is reading some great literature, let give you some examples, passages that include riveting sentences like: The ram sat on the sand. We ran in the shack. The ant is mad at the man. So yes I am joking we are in the beginningContinue reading “Love Your Word”
HAPPY NEW YEAR – 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! I love new years!!! Probably because I love the idea of planning, dreaming, and discovering what this NEW YEAR will bring! This year Darren and I tried something new 🙂 we wrote out each month in 2018, and discussed some different key elements we wanted to include in each month. SomeContinue reading “HAPPY NEW YEAR – 2018”
Character
I am a passionate parent, I enjoy the role, however I feel terrified as a parent about the responsibility that has been given to me as I look at the little faces I am raising. Thank goodness there is a God who loves my children even more then I do, which is completely hard toContinue reading “Character”
What God has Ordained
Do you ever worry? SILLY question right! Before I was a parent I was probably the biggest worry wart there was, and now that I am a parent, well words can not express what kind of worry wart I am. BUT there is hope for me and for those of you who are worry wartsContinue reading “What God has Ordained”
Prayer for my Kids to Honor God
Psalm 118:26-29 (NKJV) 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We have blessed you from the house of the Lord. 27 God is the Lord, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. 28 You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You. 29 Oh, give thanks toContinue reading “Prayer for my Kids to Honor God”
YOUR TRUTH
TRUTH! Today it feels like their is so many versions of truth. My prayer for my children is that they will know THE TRUTH! John 16:13 says: 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears,Continue reading “YOUR TRUTH”
Grateful Hearts
During Thanksgiving and Holidays we tend to be reminded to show our thanks and gratefulness. I want to pray that I will continue to pray for my children to have grateful hearts. I find when I am correcting my kiddos behavior I tend to use phrase like: “Lets have a happy heart,” OR “I needContinue reading “Grateful Hearts”
Prayer for Contentment
Isn’t it always the struggle to encourage contentment and not to covet or want what others have? Especially in this season of gift giving and receiving. Our family has decided to not give gifts to the kids but instead to do acts of service. We have an “advent calendar” that hangs in envelopes and labeledContinue reading “Prayer for Contentment”