Category Archives: children

growth in the lord

I am so incredibly proud of my girls and the relationship they are developing with God.  I’ve learned over the last year how very important it is to take small, intentional learning moments and fill them with Jesus. I think sometimes, as parents, we get down on ourselves for not doing enough in teaching our [...]

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jesus calling :: blog carnival

Who loves a carnival?  I do! I do! So … in the spirit of carnival fun, along with the importance of family devotion time … I’ll be joining Tommy Nelson next week in their “Jesus Calling” blog carnival!  Here are some of the links to watch for: Monday :: Becky Tuesday :: Megan Wednesday :: [...]

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activity in thankfulness

“Always be joyful.  Never stop praying.  Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 We started our activity with a scripture verse in being thankful.  I explained to the kids, and we went through many scenarios, that it’s okay to be disappointed in [...]

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when moms pray

The prayer of the feeblest saint on earth who lives in the spirit and keeps right with God is a terror to satan. The very powers of darkness are paralyzed by prayer … No wonder satan tries to keep our minds fussy in active work till we cannot think in prayer. Oswald Chambers Are you [...]

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one hand, two hands :: max lucado

That’s right folks!  I’m a Tommy Mommy!!  A Tommy-who, you might be asking?  Tommy Nelson is the children’s division of Thomas Nelson, Inc. and they are seriously all kinds o’ cool!  And since I’ve agreed to be a “Tommy Mommy” it means all kinds o’ cool for you! How does it work exactly?  Well … [...]

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