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 prevailing. This is the confidence we have in praying for our children’s faith!  A familiar passage in Deuteronomy 11:18-20 instructs us, as God’s […]

  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 quantities of facts, details, and concepts at a young age. Yet sometimes information arrives at them fragmented. So how can we present our kids […]

  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 academic struggles — it is difficult to detect our kids’ inward battles. So much of what happens in their minds is a mystery. At times, […]

  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 for. Thankfully, in God’s Word, we find truth and assurance for the unpredictable nature of our lives. Proverbs 16:9 […]

  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 appearance of this glass. It is the product of hardship. These smooth, frosted, beautiful pieces of glass did not begin […]

  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, lurking fear of leading by a poor example. When it comes to habits of thanksgiving and an attitude […]

My husband and I had tucked our son into bed hours ago. We sat with family and friends in the adjacent room, visiting over Thanksgiving leftovers and pie. Then his scream pierced through our conversation. This was only the beginning of my son’s night terrors. Over the next two years, this scene would repeat itself, […]

If ever there was a perfect visual given from nature for motherhood, we might discover it in a perennial flower. In the delicate sky-blue blossoms of the Star of Bethlehem, the gracefully drooping blooms of White Heather, or a colorful blanket of Creeping Phlox, we discover a tenacity for life. No matter the conditions they […]

  It is difficult enough to face discouragement as an adult, but to watch a child suffering beneath the weight of disappointment or despair only compounds our own. Discouragement is a universal experience, and it surfaces from many scenarios. For a child, it might arrive through words from a peer, feelings of personal failure, a […]