Godly Parenting
Parenting as an extension of my redemption in Christ, of who I am as a Godly woman, who I am as a saved sinner and how that truth impacts my life and parenting.
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A Father’s Day Love Letter to My Husband
I wanted to write a Father’s Day love letter to my husband. Because I think we have devalued fatherhood in our country. We’ve taken what it means to be a man and characterized it as toxic instead of celebrating the types of righteous masculinity that God designed for men. And God designed the family to have both male and female parents for a reason. We need to be doing more to celebrate the different roles we have and the beautiful way God created them to complement each other. I want to celebrate my husband as a father for the best parts of who he is. And he definitely doesn’t hear…
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A Morning Prayer to Start Your Day with God
I wrote this morning prayer a few years ago, when I needed to learn how to pray to God to start my day with the right heart and attitude as a wife and mother. (Free daily prayer printable below) After becoming a stay at home mom, I felt very convicted about how I started my days. No rush to get to work, I would usually roll over, grab my phone, and check Facebook. Blessedly, I had the luxury most mornings to gradually open my eyes, covered in snuggles with my little. But starting my day without a morning prayer, I found myself worrying about this, stressing about that, completely letting…
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How to Raise Godly Children by Contending for Their Faith
Do you want to raise Godly children who don’t walk away from their faith? Raising Godly children starts with raising kids to develop a fierce faith. But that isn’t easy in today’s culture. You’ve got to fight for their faith as much as your own. Contending for your children’s faith can sound daunting. If you’re a Christian parent, you want to raise your children to know and love the Lord, but there is no one sure-fired 100% way to parent that brings kids to Jesus. With 3.46 million search results on How to raise Godly children in 0.5 seconds, it’s hard to know where to begin. We want to be…
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How to Be a Peaceful Parent When You’re Overwhelmed
Do you want to be a peaceful parent? I know I do! Becoming a peaceful parent is the fervent desire of my heart. But it is not the default setting of my nature. And is especially challenging when I am overwhelmed! Nothing reveals our sin nature more than our families with whom we let down our guard and unfortunately, too often take for granted. We are at our most comfortable and vulnerable in our own homes. It is there we are tired, sick, weak, stressed, and do not put on the mask of calm competence that we often wear in public. Unfortunately, being vulnerable and comfortable, also makes us vulnerable…
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A Christian How to Talk to Your Kids About a Crisis
Knowing how to talk to your kids about a crisis is hard. I don’t want to scare her unnecessarily, but I do want to equip her with truth. And that is the best thing we can offer our kids as Christians, the truth. Because while the world panics, we have reason to hope and trust in a good God who loves us. Romans 5:5 ESV And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Why you have to talk to your kids about a crisis – It’s really tempting not to. However, the world…
