Empowering women to live out their calling.
Parenting is hard. My oldest is now in her “tweens” and I am encountering a whole new range of issues to deal with. Honestly, the toddler years were simpler, but that is a topic for a whole other blog. As I go through my ups and downs of parenting, I have come to learn to fall back […]
This is a two-part blog with helpful tips for teaching children to not only pray but to rely on prayer and to enjoy it. Make sure to also read the second part to this blog: The Art of Raising Prayer Warriors, Part 2 Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when […]
During a small group discussion last night, I was reminded how God may at times be displeased with us and will correct us, but his acts of mercy and forgiveness are even more pronounced. This morning as I reflected on that discussion, I remembered a wonderful verse that embodies that sentiment. John 1:17 says, “But […]
I was recently asked, “What is the bravest thing you have ever done?” As I quickly reflected on my life, I knew right away what the answer was. I have done some pretty crazy things. Some of them, in hindsight, I probably should not have done. However, ever since I was a little girl, I […]
No parent wants to find out that their child has a developmental delay. However, I praise and thank God that mine did. That experience taught me that empowering children sometimes means letting them struggle. The Beginning of Wisdom Began with a Developmental Delay When my daughter was about 18 months old, her pediatrician was concerned […]
“Sometimes your brain gets in the way.” These are words of wisdom from my then seven-year-old. As much as we value reason and knowledge, it is that same reason and knowledge that can be a hindrance to our spiritual growth. God was never meant to be put into a box, into the confines of human […]