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10 Powerful Prayers to Pray for Your Pastor’s Family

I never thought I’d be married to a pastor. Growing up in the Catholic church, I had no concept of what it would be like to be a pastor’s wife or the challenges ministry could hold for a pastor’s family.  Now that my husband has been serving in ministry for 15 years, I’ve learned how […] Read more…

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10 Day Back to School Prayer Challenge for Moms

Is the thought of your children starting a new school year making you nervous? Some moms might say they are relieved for their kids to go back to school but for me, although I am excited for my kids to have fun and learn, I also get a little worried thinking about some of the […] Read more…

Here are eight ways to encourage your child if they are hesitant to pray out loud! Help your kids develop confidence in their time spent in prayer--out loud or silently!

8 Ways to Help a Child Who is Hesitant to Pray Out Loud

“Dear Lord, ummm….” Do your children’s prayers ever begin this way? I know my seven-year-old son’s do! Several months ago, he really started struggling with praying out loud. Previously, he had prayed fairly easily so we weren’t sure what to think! Was it a discipline issue? Was he “bored” during devotions? While I don’t know […] Read more…

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5 Ways to Teach Your Children How to Pray

“Dear Jesus, um…..” If your child’s prayers seem to often begin that way, you’re not alone! Although my kids can quickly rattle off the latest Minecraft building ideas and go on for hours several minutes about the plot of a funny movie, praying to God doesn’t always come as easily. Perhaps it’s the fear of saying the wrong thing or […] Read more…

14 free printable Bible verse cards with Scriptures to pray over your children! Praying Scripture over our kids is such a powerful thing, and sometimes we need a reminder of exactly how and what to pray for our kids. These Bible verse notecards can help you with just that!

15 Bible Verses for Every Mom to Pray For Her Children

Here we are, already into March! At the beginning of the year, I intended to share the “top” 14 Bible verses we are praying over our kids in 2015, along with unveiling some beautiful printable Bible verse notecards that can be printed to remind us of these verses as we go about the day. However, time […] Read more…

5 ways to make your prayer life stronger - encouragement for when you want to remember to pray!

5 Ways to Strengthen Your Prayer Life

Follow these five tips for a stronger prayer life. As I go through my busy day, many things occupy my mind. Most of the time I’m mentally scrambling, thinking, “what’s for dinner?” but more often than not, my brain is filled with questions and worries. I get too caught up in the “tyranny of the urgent” and […] Read more…

Following all the mom advice out there can be completely overwhelming and exhausting. It makes me want to just throw in the towel sometimes, because I can't do it all? But the good news? There is one thing a great mom does every day--it might surprise you!

The One Thing a Great Mom Does Every Day

**Heads up! If you’ve never been here before, I’m a Christian blogger, so this post is written to apply to Christian moms. Thanks for reading! I am constantly overwhelmed by the mothering advice I see, whether on the internet, in books or elsewhere. How about you? And it’s not that all these tips are incorrect […] Read more…