Today’s post comes from my friend Brenda Yoder who just released a book for parents titled Fledge: LaunchingYour Kids Without Losing Your Mind. It was my pleasure to not only endorse this book, but to also write the foreword for it (a first for me!). As a friend and mom who is a stage ahead of […]
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How the Joy of the Lord Can Be Your Strength
“This is it. This is her final journey home,” my husband said. For the past 24 hours, our phones had blown up with text messages from my father-in-law. My husband’s 94-year-old grandmother was in the hospital. The doctors had just made their diagnosis. This would be her journey to Heaven. She had told us for […]
Ten Reasons Why Families Who Say Grace Are Happier {giveaway}
It was my delight to endorse this beauty of a book – A Spoonful of Grace: Mealtime Blessings in Bite-Sized Pieces by Annette Hubbell. Two minutes is all you need to read these short little mealtime prayers with those who gather around your table. Hubbell included 366 prayers with a series of Sunday Graces […]
6 Family Prayer Activities {Free PDF Guide}
Meaningful family prayer times–beyond a bedtime or mealtime routine–is it possible during these busy seasons of raising kids? Whether or not you observe Lent, this is a prime season for directing our focus to the sacrifice Christ made for us. This can also be a perfect time to begin or deepen a time of family […]
Pray A to Z Stories: Depression & Mental Health
*You’re Invited! Join us next week Tuesday 7-9 p.m. for an evening of prayer at Baker Book House in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I’m honored to be joining author Sharon Brown and Louis McBride from Baker Publishing as we explore historical and personal perspectives and practices on prayer. It will be the perfect time to slow […]
Pray A to Z Stories: Missionaries (and their families)
The Pray A to Z Stories series continues with a story from Jennifer, who grew up as a missionary kid. You can catch up on all the Pray A to Z Stories here. We’re learning from those who have personal experience with the topics covered in Pray A to Z: A Practical Guide to Pray […]