Journal

3 Prayers God Wants to Answer for Your Child

Have you ever experienced a direct response to prayer? It’s incredible to witness God answering our requests. As we practice aligning our prayers to His Word, we see more clearly His plans ...

What Can a Tree Teach Us About Trusting God's Promises?

If we could quantify the number of miracles God performs each day, we might realize this world is much more fragile than we thought. Every day, God is preserving our lives from more danger, thre...

3 Powerful Gospel Lessons for Your Child

Do you ever struggle with teaching your child the good news about Jesus? Children are constantly absorbing an incredible amount of information. God created their minds to soak up impressive quan...

3 Attributes of God's Love to Teach Our Children

It is difficult to anticipate, on any given day, the challenges our children face. While we can often see exterior hardships — sickness, physical limitations, arguments with friends, and academi...

The Power and Practice of God's New Morning Mercies

We are constantly striving to have enough. We hope our coffee is enough for the day before us. We finagle our money to be enough for the month. We hope our vacation will be restful enough. We ne...

3 Biblical Truths to Empower Our Kids

Perhaps now more than ever, we feel the pressing reality that we cannot anticipate what a year might bring. Life throws us what we never expect, and holds back what we often anticipate and plan ...

4 Ways to Begin the New Year With Rest and Contentment

Many times, at the threshold of a new year, we’re thinking about what we want. The things we wish to accomplish and acquire are at the forefront of our minds. Yet what if at the center of these ...

Pointing Our Kids From Hardship to Hope

Walking along certain beaches, you might notice a glint from the shore. Sea glass mingles with shells, sand, and seaweed, telling a story all its own. Time and turbulence both lend to the unique...

Living with Biblical Intentionality

One of the most disheartening experiences of life is feeling we have no purpose, and this is because God never meant us to live like that! Instead, He created us with incredible significance and...

Advent Scriptures and Songs for Remembering Why Jesus Came

It is difficult to defend ourselves against the distractions of the holiday season. It seems everywhere we turn, something wants to steal our attention away from the lowly stable in Bethlehem. T...

3 Habits to Help Our Kids Rejoice in All Circumstances

One of the most daunting realities of parenthood is knowing our kids follow our lead. On the one hand, we take joy in the opportunity to guide them. On the other hand, there is an overwhelming, ...

Collecting God’s Goodness

It is easy to lose sight of God’s goodness. If we’re not intentionally setting our eyes and minds on His good gifts, distraction, disarray, and discouragements quickly divert our attention. We p...