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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Why should we pray to ask God for things?
*We are continuing to journey with Jesus through the end of the year with a Bible reading plan through the Gospels. Please join in on Facebook at facebook.com/ameliarhodeswriter (Click “follow” next to the “like” button and then “See first” on the drop down to not miss a post!) or on Instagram at instagram.com/ameliamrhodes. We started […]
Control Girl – An Interview with Shannon Popkin {Giveaway}
I’m delighted to share this interview with Shannon Popkin, author of the newly released Control Girl Lessons on Surrendering Your Burden of Control from Seven Women in the Bible. Be sure to leave a comment on this post to be entered in a drawing for a giveaway of her book! Also Shannon is doing […]
7 Prayers for 7 Mothers
Mother’s Day is a time of celebration for many. But for a number of women, Mother’s Day is one of the most challenging days of the year because of the deep ache in their hearts. Church services and aisles of cards and flowers bring fresh grief over children they’ve never held, who’ve wandered and rebelled, […]
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 […]