7 Prayers to Say for Your Children So many times I find myself praying for the same things for my children. That they are healthy. They they are safe. That they are obedient. The other day I was reading the Bible, and I came upon Philippians 1:9-11: I pray that your love will overflow more… [Continue Reading]
Prayers
Prayers for the School Year
It’s the beginning of the school year, and I have so many hopes and desires for my children’s year. I want it to be a year of learning, yes, but I also want so much more. I want this to be a year in which my children grow spiritually, not just physically and educationally. I… [Continue Reading]
Proverbs 31:30
Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Proverbs 31:1 Prayer Lord, I am so thankful that you are showing me that what’s in my heart is what matters most. In my life, I’ve spent so much time trying to be charming and… [Continue Reading]
When God Asks You to Return to Your Darkest Place
Our darkest place is usually something we want to put past us and ignore. But, what do you do when God asks you to return to that place? What is the darkest place in your life? A place of heartache or even sin? Without a doubt, my darkest place was when I walked away from… [Continue Reading]
Your Prayers DO Impact Generations {And 5 Things to Pray}
Do your prayers matter—not just for today or this year—but for generations? Can the prayers you pray today and the faith steps you take this week impact your descendants 100 years from now? Yes, they can! Your prayers do impact GENERATIONS! We all want to know our prayers matter, but sometimes our greatest… [Continue Reading]
Mealtime Devotions | Lost and Found {Plus a Giveaway!}
Mealtime Prayer Tell God how thankful you are that he takes care of you like a shepherd cares and watches over his sheep. Appetizer: Sheep are curious but dumb animals. Did you know that sheep are often unable to find their way home even if the sheepfold is within sight? Knowing this, the sheperd never… [Continue Reading]
Mealtime Devotions | Attitude of Gratitude {Plus a Giveaway!}
Mealtime Prayer What are some things that your family members have done for each other today? Thank God for your family and the ways you can help each other. Appetizer: How do you feel when you do something nice for someone else and he or she doesn’t thank you for what you’ve done? Have you… [Continue Reading]
Mealtime Devotions | Water, Water Everywhere {Plus a Giveaway!}
Mealtime Prayer After the leader prays each phrase, everyone says, “We thank You, dear Lord.” Leader: For food to eat and water to drink, For healthy bodies and minds that think, For all that we have and all we enjoy, For every girl and every boy. Appetizer: Try to come up with ten uses for… [Continue Reading]
How Your Prayers Change the Future
How Your Prayer Change the Future I’d like to think I’m an expert pray-er. I can clearly see how my prayers changed things. For example, I have three little kids—not birthed from me—running around my house who are examples of that. Yet the way that my prayers changed the future is different than you think…. [Continue Reading]
16 Short {and Repeatable!} Prayers for Homeschooling Parents
16 Short {and Repeatable!} Prayers for Homeschooling Parents I’ve been a homeschooling mom for twenty-one years. I started homeschooling when my oldest son was four years old in 1993. Now, all these years later — through adoption — I’m homeschooling another four-year-old, a three-year-old, and a six-year-old, too. The best thing about starting over… [Continue Reading]
Podcast: Living Inspired: Lindy Boone Michaelis and Amanda Jenkins
To listen to the interview: go here and click on the player in the upper right corner of the screen. Thursday at 3:00 pm Central. This week on Living Inspired I’m thrilled to be talking to two fantastic ladies. Lindy Boone Michaelis, author of new memoir Heaven Hears (Tyndale House, 2013) was born into the entertainment… [Continue Reading]